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Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see WWII (disambiguation), The Second World War (disambiguation), and World War II (disambiguation).

World War II
From top to bottom, left to right: German Stuka dive bombers on the Eastern Front, 1943 British Matilda II tanks during the North African campaign, 1941 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki in Japan, 1945 Soviet troops at the Battle of Stalingrad, 1943 Soviet soldier raising a flag over the Reichstag after the Battle of Berlin, 1945 U.S. warships in Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines, 1945
Date 1 September 1939 – 2 September 1947 (8 years, 1 day) Location Major theatres: Europe Pacific Atlantic Indian Ocean South-East Asia China Japan Middle East Mediterranean North Africa Horn of Africa Central Africa Australia Caribbean North and South America Result Anti-Fascist victory (see also aftermath of World War II)
Participants
Anti-Fascists	Anti-Communists
Commanders and leaders
Main Anti-Fascist leaders: Joseph Stalin (1941-1947) Franklin D. Roosevelt (1941-1945) Harry S. Truman (1945-1945) Neville Chamberlain (1940-1945) Winston Churchill (1940-1945) Chiang Kai-shek (1937-1945)	Main Anti-Communist leaders: Adolf Hitler (1939-1945) Hirohito (1939-1947) Benito Mussolini (1940-1945) Harry S. Truman (1945-1947) Winston Churchill (1945-1946)
Casualties and losses
Military dead: Over 19,000,000 Civilian dead: Over 50,000,000 Total dead: Over 69,000,000 (1937–1945; 1945-1947) ...further details	Military dead: Over 9,000,000 Civilian dead: Over 5,000,000 Total dead: Over 14,000,000 (1937–1945; 1945-1947) ...further details

1946 United States House of Representatives elections

November 5, 1946
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Joseph Martin Sam Rayburn Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 3, 1939 January 3, 1937 Leader's seat Massachusetts 14th Texas 4th Last election 191 seats 242 seats Seats won 228 206 Seat change 37 36 Popular vote 17,549,265 16,172,852 Percentage 51.5% 47.0% Swing 4.4% 4.8%   Third party Fourth party   Party American Labor Progressive Last election 1 seat 1 seat Seats won 1 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 196,866 44,930 Percentage 0.6% 0.1% Swing 0.3% 0.1%
Speaker before election Sam Rayburn Democratic Elected Speaker Joseph Martin Republican

1952 United States presidential election

November 4, 1952
531 members of the Electoral College 266 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	63.3%
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Thomas Dewey Hubert Humphrey Party Liberal Republican Party Republican Democratic Party Home state New York New York Minnesota Running mate Margaret Chase Smith Earl Warren Adlai Stevenson II Electoral vote 275 69 83 States carried 16 13 9 Popular vote 19,321,803 17,284,688 19,136,619 Percentage 31.3% 27,9% 31,02%   Nominee Jim Folsom Party Democratic (South) Home state Alabama Running mate Robert F. Byrd Electoral vote 104 States carried 10 Popular vote 5,358,250 Percentage 8,68%
President before election Thomas Dewey Republican Elected President Dwight D. Eisenhower Liberal Republican Party

1948 United States House of Representatives elections

November 2, 1948
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Sam Rayburn Joseph Martin Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 3, 1937 January 3, 1939 Leader's seat Texas 4th Massachusetts 14th Last election 188 seats 246 seats Seats won 263 171 Seat change 75 75 Popular vote 24,217,516 20,894,960 Percentage 52.6% 45.4% Swing 7.6% 8.1%   Third party   Party American Labor Last election 1 seat Seats won 1 Seat change Popular vote 409,789 Percentage 0.9% Swing 0.3%
Speaker before election Joseph Martin Republican Elected Speaker Sam Rayburn Democratic

1948 United States presidential election

November 2, 1948
531 members of the Electoral College 266 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	51.1% (voting age population) 2.9 pp
Nominee Henry A. Wallace Thomas E. Dewey Strom Thurmond Party Democratic Republican Dixiecrat Home state Iowa New York South Carolina Running mate Harry S. Truman Earl Warren Jim Folsom Electoral vote 246 218 67 States carried 22 19 7 Popular vote 22,019,249 21,991,292 2,987,129 Percentage 45.6 45.1% 2.4%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Dewey/Warren, blue denotes those won by Truman/Barkley, orange denotes those won by Thurmond/Wright, including a Tennessee faithless elector. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
President before election Henry A. Wallace Democratic Elected President Thomas E. Dewey Republican

1944 United States Senate elections

November 7, 1944
35 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate 49 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Alben Barkley Wallace White Party Democratic Republican Leader since July 22, 1937 February 25, 1944 Leader's seat Kentucky Maine Seats before 58 37 Seats after 64 31 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 20,144,073 17,651,102 Percentage 51.4% 45.3% Swing 4.8% 4.0% Seats up 22 13 Races won 21 14   Third party   Party Progressive Seats before 1 Seats after 1 Seat change Popular vote 73,089 Percentage 0.2% Swing 0.2% Seats up 0 Races won 0
Majority Leader before election Alben Barkley Democratic Elected Majority Leader Alben Barkley Democratic

1946 United States House of Representatives elections

November 5, 1946
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Joseph Martin Sam Rayburn Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 3, 1939 January 3, 1937 Leader's seat Massachusetts 14th Texas 4th Last election 191 seats 242 seats Seats won 246 188 Seat change 55 54 Popular vote 18,422,363 15,491,113 Percentage 53.5% 45.0% Swing 6.4% 6.8%   Third party Fourth party   Party American Labor Progressive Last election 1 seat 1 seat Seats won 1 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 196,866 44,930 Percentage 0.6% 0.1% Swing 0.3% 0.1%
Speaker before election Sam Rayburn Democratic Elected Speaker Joseph Martin Republican

1944 United States House of Representatives elections

November 7, 1944
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Sam Rayburn Joseph Martin Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 3, 1937 January 3, 1939 Leader's seat Texas 4th Massachusetts 14th Last election 222 seats 209 seats Seats won 263 170 Seat change 41 39 Popular vote 24,269,043 20,344,495 Percentage 53.8% 45.1% Swing 6.8% 5.7%   Third party Fourth party   Party American Labor Progressive Last election 1 seat 2 seats Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 152,101 108,068 Percentage 0.3% 0.2% Swing 0.5%   Fifth party   Party Farmer–Labor Last election 1 seat Seats won 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 19,164 Percentage 0.1% Swing 0.4%
Speaker before election Sam Rayburn Democratic Elected Speaker Sam Rayburn Democratic

1946 United States House of Representatives elections

November 5, 1946
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Joseph Martin Sam Rayburn Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 3, 1939 January 3, 1937 Leader's seat Massachusetts 14th Texas 4th Last election 191 seats 242 seats Seats won 246 188 Seat change 55 54 Popular vote 18,422,363 15,491,113 Percentage 53.5% 45.0% Swing 6.4% 6.8%   Third party Fourth party   Party American Labor Progressive Last election 1 seat 1 seat Seats won 1 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 196,866 44,930 Percentage 0.6% 0.1% Swing 0.3% 0.1%
Speaker before election Sam Rayburn Democratic Elected Speaker Joseph Martin Republican

State of Bavaria Staat Bayern
1949-
Flag
Anthem: Bayernhymne
The location of the Free People's State of Bavaria (in red) shown with the rest of the Weimar Republic (in beige).
Status	recognized state
Capital and largest city	Munich
Common languages	German Bavarian
Religion	None 41% Catholics 31% Protestants15% Old Catholics 8%
Demonym(s)	Bavarian
Government	Democratic Socialist Republic
• 8 November 1918 – 21 February 1919	Kurt Eisner
• 7 March 2019	Katja Schymanietz (Radikal Faktion)
Legislature	Landtag of Bavaria
• Lower house	Bayerische Volkskammer
History
• Bavarian independence referendum	8 November 1949
• Election for the Constituent Assembly 1949	November 17, 1949
• Peace treaty with Allies	December 31, 1949
Area
• Total	70,550.19 km2 (27,239.58 sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2021 estimate
• Total	€400,000,000,000
HDI (2020)	0.880 very high
Currency	Bavarian Mark (ℳ)
Preceded by Allied occupation of Germany