Editing World War II

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*The first use of [[human]] nuclear weapons.<ref name="encyctimeline"/>

'''World War II''',<ref name="forerunnerintro"/><ref name="glasslandsp321"/> also known as the '''Second World War''', was a conflict on [[Earth]].<ref name="famousshipp260">''Halo: Encyclopedia'', Famous UNSC Ships, p. 260-261 (2009)</ref>

[[John Forge]]'s [[Forge family|family]] had members fight in World War II.<ref>''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]'', Factions, UNSC Leaders, p. 22-23</ref> During the war, the [[Britain|British]] cracked a [[Germany|German]] encryption scheme.<ref name="ilbenigma">''[[I love bees]]'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 4|Chapter 4]] - Herzog: "Enigma"</ref> [[Wikipedia:Isoroku Yamamoto|Isoroku Yamamoto]] crippled the [[United States|US]] Pacific Fleet at [[Wikipedia:Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]].<ref name="hsschapter4">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', Chapter 4</ref> Also during the war, [[France]] created the [[Wikipedia:Maginot Line|Maginot Line]].<ref name="forerunnerintro">''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe'', The Forerunners Introduction, p. 175</ref> One of the bloodiest battles in the war was the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Stalingrad|Battle of Stalingrad]].<ref name="famousshipp260"/>

The war came to a close with the first usage of human [[Nuclear weapon]]s at [[Japan|Nagasaki and Hirshima]].<ref name="encyctimeline">''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]'', Timeline, p. 31</ref> The bomb at Hiroshima left a [[Wikipedia:Hiroshima Peace Memorial|domed structure]] still standing.<ref name="hlegorigins">''[[Halo Legends]]'', ''[[Origins]]''</ref>  

Some in the 26th-century confused World War II with other wars, like the [[Wikipedia:Hundred Years War|Hundred Years War]], and the [[Wikipedia:Thirty Years War|Thirty Years War]].<ref name="ilbenigma"/> World War II is taught in [[Russia]]n schools in the 26th-century.<ref name="glasslandsp321">''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', p. 321</ref> The attack on Pearl Harbor was compared to the 26th-century [[Fall of Reach]] by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[McRobb]].<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', p. 283</ref> France's Maginot Line became idiomatically associated with a Forerunner [[Jat-Krula|defensive strategy]] through Forerunner translation software, after this strategy was discovered by humans.<ref name="forerunnerintro"/>