Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than onceA. edibleF.casualties G landminesK.massacresB.stage G. landmines L.inevitableC.unrecorded H.appallingM.fosterD.tangleI.inflictN.innumerableE.decline J.stabilizeO.distinctionWorld War II was a global war that was under way by 1939, and ended in 1945. It involved a vast majority of the world's nations, including all of the great powers, eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis (轴心国). It was the most 1)____ and widespread war in human history, with 2)____ people serving in military units. In a state of "total war", the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the wareffort, erasing the 3)____ betweencivilian and military resources. Estimates for the total number of 4)____ of the war vary,because many deaths went 5)____ Mostsuggest that some 60 million people died in thewar.Many civilians died because of disease,starvation, and 6)____.The war ended with the total victory of the Allies over the Axis in 1945. World War Il altered the political alignment (结盟) and social structure of the world. The United Nations was establishedto 7)____ international cooperation and prevent future conflicts. The Soviet Union and the United States emerged as rival superpowers, setting the 8)____for the so-called Cold War, which lasted for the next 46 years. Meanwhile, the influence of the European great powers started to 9)____. While the decolonizationof Asia and Africa began. Most countries whose industries had been damaged movedtoward economic recovery. Political integration, especially in Europe, emerged as an effort to 10)___post-war relations.
Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than onceA. edibleF.casualties G landminesK.massacresB.stage G. landmines L.inevitableC.unrecorded H.appallingM.fosterD.tangleI.inflictN.innumerableE.decline J.stabilizeO.distinctionWorld War II was a global war that was under way by 1939, and ended in 1945. It involved a vast majority of the world's nations, including all of the great powers, eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis (轴心国). It was the most 1)____ and widespread war in human history, with 2)____ people serving in military units. In a state of "total war", the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the wareffort, erasing the 3)____ betweencivilian and military resources. Estimates for the total number of 4)____ of the war vary,because many deaths went 5)____ Mostsuggest that some 60 million people died in thewar.Many civilians died because of disease,starvation, and 6)____.The war ended with the total victory of the Allies over the Axis in 1945. World War Il altered the political alignment (结盟) and social structure of the world. The United Nations was establishedto 7)____ international cooperation and prevent future conflicts. The Soviet Union and the United States emerged as rival superpowers, setting the 8)____for the so-called Cold War, which lasted for the next 46 years. Meanwhile, the influence of the European great powers started to 9)____. While the decolonizationof Asia and Africa began. Most countries whose industries had been damaged movedtoward economic recovery. Political integration, especially in Europe, emerged as an effort to 10)___post-war relations.