Answer: World War II, which took place between 1939 and 1945, left thousands of people dead, countless injured, and redefined the balance of world power.
The main consequences of this conflict were the rise of the United States, the division of the world between capitalism and socialism and the emergence of the UN.
The conflict, according to some estimates, killed 45 million people and injured 35 million people. The largest number of casualties were recorded in the Soviet Union with 20 million deaths.
