Legacy of WWII Project

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    Holocaust

    Genocide during WWII in which Nazi Germany systematically murdered approximately 17 million victims
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    The day which Japanese forces bombed the U.S naval base in Hawaii
  • Beginning of Japanese internment

    Beginning of Japanese internment

    Japanese people were forced to move out of their homes and into camps. In these camps, they were watched and housed.
  • D-day

    D-day

    The day in WWII on which allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy
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    Liberation of Concentration Camps

    Liberation of Concentration Camps by Allied forces
  • V-Day

    V-Day

    Nazi Germany surrendered it's armed forces.
  • The completion of the Manhattan Project

    The completion of the Manhattan Project

    Nuclear weapons were being tested and on this day they completing testing for use.