Questions and Answers about
World War II
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in HistoryWho was the Catholic Church’s head during World War II?
Answer: Pope Pius XII led the Catholic Church during World War II. His papacy spanned from 1939 to 1958. Recently, a letter dated 1942 was unearthed among his private papers. This letter suggests that the Holy See was informed about the mass exterminations at the Nazi death camp in Belzec, Poland. The revelations from this…
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in HistoryWhich bloc was Sweden a part of during the cold war?
Answer: Sweden has avoided military alliances since the end of the Napoleonic Wars and kept its policy of neutrality during World War II and the Cold War. Thus, approximately 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated and placed with families in Sweden during the Second World War, and nearly all of Denmark’s Jewish population._x000D_
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in HistoryHow many Soviet people died in World War II?
Answer: During World War II, known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia, the Soviet Union lost 27 million people. May 6 marks the celebration of the Soviet Union’s victory over the Nazis in WWII. Russians regard Victory Day as a national holiday. A massive military parade is held on Red Square to commemorate the…
