Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 81. Chapters: Ambassadors to Paraguay, Bilateral relations of Paraguay, Paraguayan diplomats, Treaties of Paraguay, Wars involving Paraguay, World War II, Fourth Geneva Convention, Chaco War, United Nations Charter, Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, Joint warfare in South Vietnam 1963-1969, War of the Triple Alliance, Mercosur, Vietnamization, United States occupation of the Dominican Republic, First Geneva Convention, Third Geneva Convention, Protocol I, Anti-War Treaty, Protocol II, Second Geneva Convention, Protocol III, Treaty of Tlatelolco, Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, Covenant of the League of Nations, United States Ambassador to Paraguay, Paraguay - United States relations, Paraguay campaign, Republic of China - Paraguay relations, List of diplomatic missions of Paraguay, Yves Gagnon, Floro Bogado, Treaty of Asuncion, Robert Choquette, Paraguayan Civil War, John Hughes, List of diplomatic missions in Paraguay, Paraguay-Russia relations, Argentina - Paraguay relations, Cesar Grillon, Paraguay-Spain relations, Paraguay-Uruguay relations, Paraguay - South Korea relations, Paraguay-Peru relations, Brazil-Paraguay relations, Shu Tomii, Protocol of Ouro Preto, List of wars involving Paraguay. Excerpt: World War II, or the Second World War (often abbreviated as WWII or WW2), was a global military conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, which involved most of the world's nations, including all of the great powers: eventually forming two opposing military alliances, the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million military personnel mobilised. In a state of "total war," the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war ...