Date & EventTestable

Germany invaded Poland September 1939; Britain and France declared war

From lesson

The World Wars

From chapter

A Long and Illustrious History

Related questions (1)

easysingle choice

In which years did the Second World War take place?

1914–1918

1929–1935

1939–1945

1941–1947

Explanation

World War II took place from 1939 to 1945. 1914–1918 was World War I. The other date ranges are distractors.