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Explore pivotal events like Pearl Harbor, D-Day, Operation Overlord, and the Holocaust. Understand terms like genocide, Aryan Race, and propaganda. Learn about the atrocities of World War II and the struggle for peace.
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Mushroom cloud of Atomic Bomb blast dropped by the Anola Gay
Terms to Know • Genocide - a faction (group of people who try to eliminate another faction (group), usually associated with differences in culture. • Aryan Race - the faction of people Adolph Hitler and Nazi felt were the superior race: blonde or brown hair, blue eyes tall. Being composed of those of the Western or European branch of the Indo-European peoples. Nazi superior race!
Holocaust - The mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime during the period 1941–45 (a form of genocide). • Programme - a performance or series of performances, often presented at a scheduled time, usually public and planned. Term used to define the system the Nazi use for purification through the special treatment of the undesireables. • Propaganda- distorted literature used to change and influence the beliefs of others