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Date	1937 - 1945 • 1924 - 1927
Related People	Sun Yat-sen • Zhou Enlai • Chiang Kai-shek • Zhang Xueliang

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization Axis powers Gulf Cooperation Council Central Powers Triple Entente League of Cambrai Holy Alliance Anglo-Japanese Alliance Dual Alliance Stresa Front

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