Why was the 1940 and 1944 olympics cancelled?

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The 1940 and 1944 Summer and Winter Olympics were cancelled due to World War II

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Those are the years of WWII, right? Is just a guess, but, makes sense.

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It was right before WWII.

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World War II

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World War 2

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World War 2

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