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World War ___MASK73___ ( often abbreviated to WWII or WW2 ), also known as the Second World War , was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945 , although related conflicts began earlier . It involved the vast majority ___MASK81___ the world ' s nations  including all ___MASK81___ the great powers  eventually forming two opposing military alliances : the Allies and the Axis . It was the most widespread war in history , and directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries . In a state ___MASK81___ " total war ", the major participants threw their entire economic , industrial , and scientific capabilities behind the war effort , erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources . Marked by mass deaths ___MASK81___ civilians , including the Holocaust ( in which approximately 11 million people were killed ) and the strategic bombing ___MASK81___ industrial and population centres ( in which approximately one million were killed , and which included the atomic bombings ___MASK81___ Hiroshima and Nagasaki ), it resulted in an estimated 50 million to 85 million fatalities . These made World War ___MASK73___ the deadliest conflict in human history . Richard Kuremaa ( 12 January 1912 -- 10 January 1991 ) was an Estonian footballer - one ___MASK81___ the most famous before World War II . He played 42 times for Estonia national football team scoring 19 goals . He debuted on 11 June 1933 in game versus Sweden . Until 1995 he was the all - time top scorer in Estonian premier division with 65 goals , but oddly he never won the top scorer award . Strategic bombing is a military strategy used in a total war with the goal ___MASK81___ defeating the enemy by destroying its morale or its economic ability to produce and transport materiel to the theatres ___MASK81___ military operations , or both . It is a systematically organized and executed attack from the air which can utilize strategic bombers , long - or medium - range missiles , or nuclear - armed fighter - bomber aircraft to attack targets deemed vital to the enemy ' s war - making capability . The United States dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities ___MASK81___ Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9 , 1945 , respectively , during the final stage ___MASK81___ World War II . The United States had dropped the bombs with the consent ___MASK81___ the United Kingdom as outlined in the ___MASK90___ Agreement . The two bombings , which killed at least 129 , 000 people , remain the only use ___MASK81___ nuclear weapons for warfare in history . A great power is a sovereign state that is recognized as having the ability and expertise to exert its influence on a global scale . Great powers characteristically possess military and economic strength , as well as diplomatic and soft power influence , which may cause middle or small powers to consider the great powers ' opinions before taking actions ___MASK81___ their own . International relations theorists have posited that great power status can be characterized into power capabilities , spatial aspects , and status dimensions . ___MASK8___ is perhaps best known as the first city in history to be targeted by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF ) dropped an atomic bomb on the city ( and later on Nagasaki ) at 8 : 15 a . m . on August 6 , 1945 , near the end ___MASK81___ World War II . A military ___MASK34___ is an international agreement concerning national security , when the contracting parties promise to support each other in case ___MASK81___ a crisis that has not been identified in advance . Military alliances differ from coalitions , as coalitions are formed for a crisis that are already known . During World War ___MASK73___ , the American atomic bombings ___MASK81___ Hiroshima and Nagasaki made Nagasaki the second and , to date , last city in the world to experience a nuclear attack . In politics and military planning , a war effort refers to a coordinated mobilization ___MASK81___ society ' s resources  both industrial and human  towards the support ___MASK81___ a military force . Depending on the militarization ___MASK81___ the culture , the relative size ___MASK81___ the armed forces and the society supporting them , the style ___MASK81___ government , and the popular support for the military objectives , such war effort can range from a small industry to complete command ___MASK81___ society . Total war is warfare that includes any and all civilian - associated resources and infrastructure as legitimate military targets , mobilizes all ___MASK81___ the resources ___MASK81___ society to fight the war , and gives priority to warfare over non - combatant needs . The American - English Dictionary defines total war as " war that is unrestricted in terms ___MASK81___ the weapons used , the territory or combatants involved , or the objectives pursued , especially one in which the laws ___MASK81___ war are disregarded ." ___MASK40___ Le Coq Arena ( Lilleküla Stadium ) is a football stadium in ___MASK98___ , Estonia . As well as football matches , it also hosts various concerts and events . According to the plan , the stadium is unfinished . The Holocaust ( from the Greek ': " hólos ", " whole " and " kaustós ", " burnt "), also referred to as the Shoah "' ( Hebrew : , " HaShoah ", " the catastrophe "), was a genocide in which Adolf Hitler ' s ___MASK86___ and its collaborators killed about six million Jews . The victims included 1 . 5 million children and represented about two - thirds ___MASK81___ the nine million Jews who had resided in Europe . Some definitions ___MASK81___ the Holocaust include the additional five million non - Jewish victims ___MASK81___ Nazi mass murders , bringing the total to about 11 million . Killings took place throughout ___MASK86___ , German - occupied territories , and territories held by allies ___MASK81___ ___MASK86___ . The ___MASK62___ national football team in international football and is controlled by the Estonian Football Association , the governing body for football in ___MASK62___ . ___MASK62___ play their ___MASK45___ matches at the A . Le Coq Arena in ___MASK98___ , ___MASK62___ . Football in ___MASK62___ is governed by the Estonian Football Association ( Eesti Jalgpalli Liit ). The EJL controls the domestic club championships ( Meistriliiga , ___MASK73___ liiga , III liiga , IV liiga ; Naiste Meistriliiga , Naiste Esiliiga , Naiste ___MASK73___ liiga ), the Estonian Cup , Estonian SuperCup , Estonian Small Cup and the national teams ( ___MASK62___ national football team , ___MASK62___ women ' s national football team , all youth teams ). ___MASK98___ ( or ) is the capital and largest city of Estonia . It is situated on the northern coast of the country , on the shore of the Gulf of Finland , south of Helsinki , east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg . From the 13th century until 1918 ( and briefly during the Nazi occupation of Estonia from 1941 to 1944 ), the city was known as Reval . ___MASK98___ occupies an area of and has a population of 443 , 894 . Approximately 32 % of Estonia ' s total population lives in ___MASK98___ . The Estonian Football Association ( EJL ) ( EJL ) is the governing body ___MASK81___ football , beach soccer and futsal in Estonia , established on 14 December 1921 . It organizes the football league , including the championship which is called Meistriliiga , Estonian Cup and the Estonian national football team . It is based in ___MASK98___ . EJL became a member ___MASK81___ FIFA in 1923 , but following Estonia ' s annexation by the Soviet Union it was disbanded . It became a member again in 1992 after Estonia reinstated its independence .