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raids were planned in response to a devastating increase in the effectiveness of the Royal Air Force's (RAF) bombing offensive, starting with the bombing of Lübeck in March 1942.
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Jews all over Europe were taken captive and forced into concentration camps, where they were tortured and killed by the Nazis.
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The GI Bill was passed in 1944. It was designed to offer benefits to returning veterans of war. The Bill provided a chance at a secondary education and encouraged home ownership.
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The U.S. dropped two atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, two cities in Japan.
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NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was formed as a defense pact between the U.S., Canada, England, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland. This was intended to stop future world wars and stop communism from spreading.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower won a landslide victory over Adlai Stevenson. This ended a string of Democratic Party wins that went back to 1932.
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The Korean War ended with a treaty. The agreement created the Korean Demilitarized Zone to separate North and South Korea. This is still enforced.