Russia and Japan have never signed a peace treaty to officially end WWII due to a dispute over the Kuril Islands. Both nations claim rights to the islands, and talks have not resulted in a resolution.
Although WWII effectively ended in 1945, it is technically still ongoing as two participants, Russia and Japan, have never signed a peace treaty. The cause is the dispute between the two nations over the Kuril Islands, a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean, which stretches between Japan and Russia. At the start of World War II, the islands were occupied by the Japanese, but Russia took control of the islands at the end of the war. Both nations claim rights to the islands. There have been several talks between Japan and Russia to finalize a peace treaty, but it has not taken place as the Kuril Islands dispute remains unresolved.
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The US defense budget increased from $1.9 billion in 1940 to $59.8 billion in 1945.
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World War II casualties are estimated to be between 50 and 70 million people, half of them civilians.
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