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The Amsterdam General Strike of February 1941
Find out the story behind one of the boldest defiant acts of World War II.
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The GI Bill and Planning for the Postwar
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.
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The Perils of Liberation: In the Crossfire Outside Stalag III-C
On January 31, 1945, American prisoners of war from Stalag III-C were caught, tragically, in a firefight between German guards and Soviet troops.
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The Death of a General: George S. Patton, Jr.
General George S. Patton, Jr., one of America’s greatest battlefield commanders, died on December 21, 1945 in an Army hospital in Heidelberg, Germany.
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Hitler’s Declaration of War on the United States
Days after Pearl Harbor, Nazi Germany declared war on America. But why did Hitler choose to draw the United States directly into the European conflict?
