In 1942 we see the Axis get pushed back in North Africa and get bogged down in the Soviet Union. The tide of war turns in favor of the Allies. [5:11]

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In 1943, the tide really turns in favor of the Allies in World War II. They are able to push the Axis out of N.Africa and force a surrender from Italy (along with Mussolini being deposed). The Soviets are able to start pushing the Axis out of the Soviet Union. [4:55]

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In 1942, the United States begins to fully engage against the Japanese and go on the offensive. [5:50]

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The Origins of War: Europe, Asia, and the United States
The Home Front
Victory in the European Theater
The Pacific Theater and the Atomic Bomb

U.S. History is designed for a two-semester American history sequence. It is traditional in coverage, following a roughly chronological outline, and using a balanced approach that includes political, economic, social, and cultural developments. At the same time, the book includes a number of innovative and interactive features designed to enhance student learning. Instructors can also customize the book, adapting it to the approach that works best in their classroom.

View this Holocaust animated map in the form of a video detailing information on the Dachau concentration camp, the first one in World War II of the Nazi regime. [4:06]

An article about the first boycott of Jewish businesses carried out by the Nazis in 1933. No one expected that this was the beginning of what would become the Holocaust.

Read about the plight of children, especially Jewish and Roma children, during the Holocaust

Spanish content; from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum we have the Spanish version of the Holocaust encyclopedia of the museum; in this case a "Cronologia del Holocausto (1933 - 1939)" or "Chronology of the Holocaust, 1933-1939" is defined with a detailed description of relevant events related to the topic in that time period.

A description of the forced marches the Nazis used to try to keep concentration camp victims out of the hands of the Allies in the last few months of World War II.

Article about the establishment of centers for displaced persons, especially Jews who survived the Holocaust, and about the subsequent emigration of most of those people in the decade following the end of World War II.

Spanish content: From the United States Holocaust Museum this is the "Mauthausen" entry into the Spanish version of the museum's online Holocaust encyclopedia.

A detailed article covering the establishment of the euthanasia program initiated by Adolf Hitler's regime.

Site created by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum to explain the Final Solution, the Nazi plan to exterminate all Jewish people. Site provides extensive information about the plan and the method by using pictures and written descriptions. Also includes a glossary for difficult words.

A description of the role forced labor played in the Nazi treatment of Jews and Russian POWs during World War II.

A description of the Nazi use of poison gas to eliminate "undesirable" persons, whether because of their physical or mental health, or because of their religious or ethnic dispositions.

A description of life in the Jewish ghettos of Eastern Europe during World War II.