Concessions in diplomatic negotiations were nothing new, but after Munich, appeasement took on a new meaning. 

In WWII’s aftermath, July 4 also became Independence Day for the Philippines in 1946.

Read excerpts from some of the winning essays, which contemplate America's role as the world's "Arsenal of Democracy" from World War II to the present. 

As the war wound down in Europe, the Allied combined bomber offensive launched a mission of salvation for starving Dutch civilians.

Well before the war ended, President Franklin D. Roosevelt envisioned a plan for veterans to return home and better their lives through the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. But administering the massive welfare program required navigating social and political challenges.