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As the world commemorates the 70th anniversary of the defeat of nazi germany it is worth recognizing the role venezuela played in securing the oil needs of the allied nations.

World of war xbox 360 the world z game. World war ii was one of the greatest conflicts in history and was carried out on a scale almost impossible to grasp. The history of venezuela during world war ii is marked by dramatic change to the countrys economy military and society. In many ways it was the first modern war in which airpower played a vital role.

Economic assistance from the united states as well a booming oil industry led venezuela to become. Much of the early zippo lighter advertising are works of art painted by hand and as technology has evolved so has the design and finish of the zippo lighter. International news features and analysis from africa the asia pacific europe latin america the middle east south asia and the united states and canada.

Reuters the news and media division of thomson reuters is the worlds largest international multimedia news provider reaching more than one billion people every dayreuters provides trusted. More than 60 million people died. Pius died on oct.

9 1958 at the vatican summer residence at castel gandolfo near rome. In the fall of 2002 zippo obtained trademark registration for the shape of the zippo lighter. The first zippo was produced in 1933 and it quickly rose to prominence during world war ii.

World war ii was the bloodiest armed conflict in the history of mankind. Get the latest bbc world news. After world war ii the zippo lighter became increasingly used in advertising by companies large and small through the 1960s.

At the beginning of world war ii in 1939 venezuela was the worlds leading oil exporter and subsequently one of the main beneficiaries of the american lend lease programs. Since then these lighters have become synonymous with the us military and have gone on to become super popular in pop culture hollywood and on broadway stages. The zippocase museum opened in july 1997.

Pius was elected pontiff on march 2 1939 six months before world war ii erupted in europe.