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Navajo speakers specially recruited during World War II by the Marines to serve in their standard communications units in the Pacific Theater. It was pioneered by Cherokee and Choctaw Indians.

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The Bracero Program was a series of laws and diplomatic agreements, initiated on August 4, 1942, when the United States signed the Mexican Farm Labor Agreement with Mexico during WWII

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Forgotten Voices: The Story of the Bracero Program

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In this chart the casualties shown are between different countries that were featured in World War II. The other shows the differences in casualties between the Allies and the Axis powers.

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A conference held in Potsdam in the summer of 1945 where Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill drew up plans for the administration of Germany and Poland after World War II ended.

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The Yalta conference was a meeting between president FDR ,Prime Minister Winston Churchill and, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin were they discussed on how to stop Adolf Hitler in his reign.

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We didn't, the war fee put the U.S. GPD in debt at $241.86 billion. It took the U.S till 1962, where their debt was, before the war. Big Economies, smaller debt.

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This map shows how the Allied powers and the Axis powers fought out in the pacific Ocean near Japan. Part of this war was between the United States and Japan.

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Also known as D-Day, a pivotal moment in WW2. Allie infantry got into Normandy, and slowly made Germany smaller. 414 dead, Russia then pushed Germany away from, east to west.

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D-Day: A Critical Moment In World History

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In July 1942, the Nazi Army bombs the Soviet city of Stalingrad, becomes the bloodiest battles in history. Causing 2M deaths. Winter comes and the Nazis surrender by February 1943.

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In July 1942, the Nazi Army bombs the Soviet city of Stalingrad, launching one of the bloodiest battles in history.

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The munitions industry also heavily recruited women workers, as illustrated by the U.S. government’s “Rosie the Riveter” propaganda campaign. She then ended up recruiting more than 310,000 women in munition.

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25-30 Year old women joined a new Corp that was made for Navy women. They had 10,000 for active service by 1942. Women were already doing men work at home

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The Tuskegee airmen were the first black servicemen to serve as military aviators in the U.S. armed forces, flying with distinction during WWII. These men were the best in air.

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Best Documentary of All Time Dogfights Tuskegee Airmen

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Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Tuskegee

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The Battle of Midway was a terrifying experience for both sides, Japanese bombarded the Americans, but they fought them off, the Americans sent out torpedoes to destroy four Japanese carriers.

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This is part from WWII in colour series. This one deals with the Battle Of Midway. All footige is in colour and in good quality.

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Approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps. Thousands perished in what became known as the Bataan Death March.

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The holocaust was hard for the people who lived in the concentration camps. They worked tirelessly, if they showed any sort of resistance they punished them, usually punishment was death.

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Auschwitz-Birkenau, is the most infamous of the Nazi camps. It was a massive concentration, forced labour and extermination camp at the centre of a network of more than 40 satellite camps.

The first Auschwitz camp (Auschwitz I) was established by the Germans in 1940, in the suburbs of the town of Oświęcim less than 40 miles south of Krakow in the south of Poland. It was originally designed to house political prisoners.

As part of the 'Final Solution' the Nazis began building Auschwitz-Birkenau in the autumn of 1941 on the site of the village of Brzezinka, less than two miles from Auschwitz I. The local population were evicted from their homes. Their houses were demolished and used as building materials for the new camp.

Auschwitz-Birkenau began operating as a death camp between March 1942 and January 1945.

Upwards of 80 percent of those Jews transported to Auschwitz-Birkenau were selected for immediate death. The remainder was selected for work. The majority of those selected for work died within a few weeks or months of their arrival at the camp as a result of overwork, mistreatment, disease or lack of food.

In this section of The Holocaust Explained you will be able to read and hear about the lives of those who lived in the camp.

As you learn about Auschwitz-Birkenau, reflect on the following:

What lessons can we learn about man's inhumanity to man?

What can we learn about the human spirit; man's ability to cope with the most inhumane conditions and not give in to the perpetrator?

Auschwitz-Birkenau, is the most infamous of the Nazi camps. It was a massive concentration, forced labour and extermination camp at the centre of a network of more than 40 satellite camps.

The first Auschwitz camp (Auschwitz I) was established by the Germans in 1940, in the suburbs of the town of Oświęcim less than 40 miles south of Krakow in the south of Poland. It was originally designed to house political prisoners.

As part of the 'Final Solution' the Nazis began building Auschwitz-Birkenau in the autumn of 1941 on the site of the village of Brzezinka, less than two miles from Auschwitz I. The local population were evicted from their homes. Their houses were demolished and used as building materials for the new camp.

Auschwitz-Birkenau began operating as a death camp between March 1942 and January 1945.

Upwards of 80 percent of those Jews transported to Auschwitz-Birkenau were selected for immediate death. The remainder was selected for work. The majority of those selected for work died within a few weeks or months of their arrival at the camp as a result of overwork, mistreatment, disease or lack of food.

In this section of The Holocaust Explained you will be able to read and hear about the lives of those who lived in the camp.

As you learn about Auschwitz-Birkenau, reflect on the following:

What lessons can we learn about man's inhumanity to man?

What can we learn about the human spirit; man's ability to cope with the most inhumane conditions and not give in to the perpetrator?

The first trains carrying Jews arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau in March 1942. Often several trains arrived daily carrying Jews from almost every country in Europe.

Each of the trains carried in excess of a thousand victims. Prisoners had been packed into cattle wagons with no room to sit, no food and two buckets: one for water and another to use as a toilet. The journey could last days on end, with the prisoners not knowing where they were passing through or where they were going. Many victims died during the journey as a result of suffocation, illness or hunger.

Initially, arrivals at Auschwitz-Birkenau would be unloaded on a ramp alongside the main railway lines at Oświęcim. The prisoners would then walk the short distance to the camp. However, in preparation for the arrival of 440,000 Hungarian Jews during the spring of 1944, railway tracks were laid right into the camp, through the now infamous gatehouse building.

On arrival at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the trains would pull up on the unloading ramp in front of the awaiting SSofficers and guards, kapos and the Sonderkommando.

The Jews were thrown out of the railway wagons and made to leave their belongings behind them. They were then ordered to form lines ready for the selection process. This was when the Nazis selected which Jews would be sent straight to their deaths in the gas chambers and which Jews would remain alive temporarily.

More than 80 percent of those who arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau were immediately murdered. The majority of the remainder died as a result of overwork, mistreatment, disease or lack of food.

As in the concentration camps, those prisoners selected for work faced appalling conditions and severe treatment. After being woken at dawn, they would have to stand in line for the roll call and endure many hours of hard labour. At the end of the working day, exhausted, they returned to the camp, when they would once again have to stand in line for evening roll call.

During roll call ( Appell) prisoners would have to stand still, wearing very thin clothing, in all weather conditions and for hours on end. The block kapo would count the number of prisoners before reporting to the SS officer.

If the number of prisoners appeared not to be correct, it would take hours until the SS officer finally made the numbers tally. Anyone unable to stand was taken away to his or her death.

Roll calls were often used as a punishment to prisoners. This was especially the case with evening roll call, which often took much longer than the morning one. If a prisoner had not worked hard enough, attempted some form of resistance or tried to escape, he or she would be punished. In this case, punishment usually meant death.

This treatment was used to teach the other prisoners a lesson: it was pointless to resist.

In this video Freddie describes arriving at Auschwitz-Birkenau in October 1943.

Freddie remembers being registered, undressed, showered and tattooed before being given a striped uniform and then taken to a barrack. The next day Freddie was taken to a chemical factory at Buna Monowitz, Auschwitz III.

Listen to Freddie's story as he talks about the daily routines, food, and his work within the camp. Learn how another prisoner saved Freddie's life.
Please note that the lead in may take a few moments to allow the video to begin.

On 27 January 1945, the 60th Army of the First Ukrainian Front, a unit of the Soviet Army, opened the gates and entered the Auschwitz camp complex. The liberators discovered around 7,000 surviving prisoners across the three main camps of Auschwitz I, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Buna Monowitz. Amongst the survivors were 180 children; 52 of them under the age of eight.

Many of these survivors had been deemed unfit to join the final evacuation of thousands of prisoners by the SS just ten days earlier on what would become known as the ' death marches '.

Whilst carrying out this final evacuation the SS had set about removing evidence of their crimes. Many thousands of documents were set alight. Between 21 and 26 January 1945, the Germans blew up and partially dismantled the gas chambers and crematoria in Birkenau. Kanada II, the warehouse in which property plundered from victims of the gas chambers was stored and sorted, was also looted and set alight. Members of the Wehrmacht joined in the looting.

On entering the camp, Soviet soldiers discovered the bodies of around 600 prisoners, many of whom had been shot by the SS during the evacuation. Others had died due to the conditions and treatment within the camp.

Soviet army medics gave immediate first aid to the survivors. Two military field hospitals were assisted by members of the Polish Red Cross and volunteers from the town of Oświęcim.

Recovery

It took many years before survivors of Auschwitz began to recover from their ordeal. However, many suffered the effects of the physical or mental trauma throughout their lives.

Over the coming months they began to leave the camp in search of surviving relatives and a place to rebuild their lives.

Many refugees found themselves living in temporary displaced persons camps before emigrating to countries across western Europe, the United States or seeking to travel to Palestine.

Between May 1940 and the liberation of the camp in January 1945, the Nazis transported more than 1.3 million prisoners to Auschwitz. Of this number 1.1 million were murdered; around 90 percent were selected for death on arrival.

In January 2000, 44 governments from around the world met in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, to discuss the importance of Holocaust education, remembrance and research.

It was decided that 27 January; the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, should become International Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD).

On 27 January 2001, the UK held the inaugural HMD. Each annual HMD is commemorated with a UK event and over 2,000 local activities taking place on or around 27 January each year.

Find out about how you can become involved in HMD events near your school or college.

Freda Wineman was born in France. She lived with her father, mother and brothers. In the spring of 1940, the German army invaded France. A year later Freda and her family went on the run, leaving everything behind. By 1942 they were living in hiding in their own country in constant fear of being captured.

Freda's family had been in hiding for over two years when they were tracked down by the secret police and sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Freda's mother was selected for death on arrival at the camp. Her brother and father also lost their lives in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Freda was the only member of her family to survive.

After the war Freda moved to the UK, where she rebuilt her life. After 64 years, Freda eventually returned to Auschwitz-Birkenau as part of a Blue Peter Special.
Please note that the lead in may take a few moments to allow the video to begin.

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Auschwitz-Birkenau, is the most infamous of the Nazi camps. It was a massive concentration, forced labour and extermination camp at the centre of a network of more than 40 satellite camps. The first Auschwitz camp (Auschwitz I) was established by the Germans in 1940, in the suburbs of the town of Oświęcim less than 40 miles south of Krakow in the south of Poland.

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The United States becomes the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry during wartime when it drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima down west Japan.

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The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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What you should know about the dropping of the Atomic Bomb to avoid looking like a Dummy. Just joking! Come wrinkly your brain, past a test, get a square on Jeopardy right or make it through that next dinner party...either way HipHughes got you covered.

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On February 19, 1945, American soldiers make their first strike on the Japanese Home Islands at Iwo Jima. American invasion of Iwo Jima during WW2 needed base near Japanese coast

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Five-Night Event Premieres November 15 at 9/8c. See amazing color footage from the battle of Iwo Jima. HISTORY®, now reaching more than 98 million homes, is the leading destination for award-winning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive, and entertaining manner across all platforms. The network's all-original programming slate features a roster of hit series, epic miniseries, and scripted event programming.

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Roosevelt insisted that people in all nations of the world shared Americans' entitlement to four freedoms: FOD and expression, the freedom to worship God his own way, freedom from want.

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General Douglas MacArthur was one of the youngest soldiers to become a General at those times at age 38. He became a field Marshall in the Philippine army in 1939.

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Life and Times of General Douglas MacArthur

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Location: United States of America / USA Story about the life and achievements of general Douglas MacArthur. VS. Former Allied Supreme Commander in the Pacific Area General Douglas MacArthur and his wife pose for photographs on his 84th birthday, he cuts the large cake. VS. General MacArthur chatting the late President John F.

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Differences between Cash and Carry policy and the Lend Lease Act

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Differences between Cash and Carry policy and the Lend Lease Act

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CCP was a policy was requested from US FDR at a special session of US Congress. LLA was any country whose defense the president deems vital to defense the US.

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President Franklin Roosevelt's address about national security, to the nation from Washington DC, talks about the prosperity and security of the nation. He talks about German, Italian and Japanese forces.

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US President Franklin Roosevelt's "Great Arsenal of Democracy" speech. HD Stock Footage

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The Pearl Harbor was a sudden war started by Japan, had also diploid midget submarines for assaults against the island, and attack Hawaii. Japanese military attacked several locations on December 7.

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In honor of the Pearl Harbor anniversary, we look at some interesting facts related to the "date which will live in infamy". Hosted by Benari Poulten, a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserve and veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. December 7th, 1941 - "a date which will live in infamy".

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In the Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive against the Allies. They fought in the frozen forest of Ardennes. There were many bombardments and over 100,000 casualties. .

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Lindbergh led the powerful, isolation group, "America First Committee" in 1940. This group was meant to keep the US neutral during WW1. The A.F.C. dissolved four days after Pearl Harbor attack.

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A big issue between the countries after the WW1. Germans had to pay back the other countries for damages, and money was spread between the nations to rebuild their lands.

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Japanese Internment [ Execution Order 9066 ] 

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Within a few weeks of WW II Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Execution Order 9066 and evacuated Japanese American to camps around the West Coast, more than 110,000 Japanese-Americans were evacuated.

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American Internment & Relocation Centres

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In the picture below it shows of a man named J. Robert Oppenheimer, and he did research and designed the atomic bomb, also known as "father of the atomic bomb"

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J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) was an American theoretical physicist. During the Manhattan Project, Oppenheimer was director of the Los Alamos Laboratory and responsible for the research and design of an atomic bomb. He is often known as the "father of the atomic bomb."

By the time the Manhattan Project was launched in the fall of 1942, Oppenheimer was already considered an exceptional theoretical physicist and had become deeply involved in exploring the possibility of an atomic bomb. Throughout the previous year he had been doing research on fast neutrons, calculating how much material might be needed for a bomb and how efficient it might be.

Although Oppenheimer had little managerial experience and some troublesome past associations with Communist causes, General Leslie Groves recognized his exceptional scientific brilliance. Less than three years after Groves selected Oppenheimer to direct weapons development, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, leading to Japan's unconditional surrender. As director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, Oppenheimer proved to be an extraordinary choice.

Oppenheimer was married to a botanist, Kitty. They had two children, Peter and Toni.

Early Life

Oppenheimer was born on April 22, 1904. Oppenheimer's family was part of the Ethical Culture Society, an outgrowth of American Reform Judaism founded and led at the time by Dr. Felix Adler. The progressive society placed an emphasis on social justice, civic responsibility, and secular humanism. Dr. Adler also founded the Ethical Culture School, where Oppenheimer enrolled in September 1911. His academic prowess was apparent very early on, and by the age of 10, Oppenheimer was studying minerals, physics, and chemistry. His correspondence with the New York Mineralogical Club was so advanced that the Society invited him to deliver a lecture-not realizing that Robert was a twelve-year-old boy.

He graduated as valedictorian of his high school class in 1921, but fell ill with a near-fatal case of dysentery and was forced to postpone enrolling at Harvard. After being bedridden for months, his parents arranged for him to spend the summer of 1922 in New Mexico, a haven for health-seekers.

Robert stayed at a dude ranch 25 miles northeast of Santa Fe with high school teacher Herbert Smith as a companion and mentor. From there, he took five- or six-day horseback trips in the wilderness. This experience restored Oppenheimer's health and instilled a deep love for the desert high country.

Oppenheimer enrolled at Harvard in September 1922. He graduated in three years, excelling in a wide variety of subjects. Although he majored in chemistry, Oppenheimer eventually realized his true passion was the study of physics.

In 1925, Oppenheimer began his graduate work in physics at Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, England. J. J. Thomson, who had been awarded the 1906 Nobel Prize in Physics for detecting the electron, agreed to take on Oppenheimer as a student. At Cavendish, Oppenheimer realized that his talent was for theoretical, not experimental, physics, and he accepted an invitation from Max Born, director of the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the University of Göttingen, to study with him in Germany.

Oppenheimer had the good fortune to be in Europe during a pivotal time in the world of physics, as European physicists were then developing the groundbreaking theory of quantum mechanics. Oppenheimer received his doctorate in 1927 and accepted professorships at the University of California, Berkeley, and the California Institute of Technology. At Berkeley, he became good friends with Ernest Lawrence, one of the world's top experimental physicists and the inventor of the cyclotron. Lawrence named his second son after Robert.

Later Years

After the war Oppenheimer became an advisor of the Atomic Energy Commission, lobbying for international arms control. Beginning in 1947, Oppenheimer directed the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, where he convened great scientists. "What we don't understand, we explain to each other."

His security clearance was revoked in 1954 in a hearing during the Second Red Scare. Oppenheimer's old Communist sympathies were dredged up and his clearance was revoked a mere 32 hours before it was set to expire. Oppenheimer had made political enemies by arguing against the development of the hydrogen bomb, and revoking his clearance stripped him of political power. The scientific community was outraged at the treatment of Oppenheimer, and reviled Edward Teller, who testified against him at the hearing. For more information, please see Oppenheimer Security Hearing.

Along with Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell, and Joseph Rotblat he established the World Academy of Art and Science in 1960. He continued lecturing around the world, and was awarded the Enrico Fermi Award by President Kennedy.

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Map of American Involvement in the European Theater of the War

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Map of American Involvement in the European Theater of the War

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In the picture it shows both Allied and Axis powers and where they held the major battles at, it also showed what countries were neutral and what were Axis controlled.

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The Allied and the Axis powers were basically different teams on different sides of the War, both sides consisted of different countries, the Allies were the good ones in WWII.