Käthe Leichter (1895-1942) was a champion for working-class women in the Austrian labor movement.

Anna M. Rosenberg turned her experiences with military affairs during World War II into a  position as the first woman to serve as Assistant Secretary of Defense.

The experiences of those left to support the war effort on the Home Front, combined with those of returning veterans, helped further reveal underlying tensions and led to significant changes in the social history of the United States.

When the troop ship he was aboard in the North Atlantic began sinking, Rabbi Alexander Goode and his fellow chaplains sacrificed themselves so that others could live.

The conclusion of World War II in Europe brought in its wake the largest movement of peoples and populations in European history.