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Yalta Conference

Yalta Conference was one of the most important meetings of key Allied leaders during World War II (1939-1945). These leaders were President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States, Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain, and Premier Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union. Their countries became known as the "Big Three." The conference took place at Yalta, a famous Black Sea resort in the Crimea, from Feb. 4 to 11, 1945. Through the years, decisions made there regarding divisions in Europe… More »

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Allies

Allies are people, groups, or nations united for some special purpose, and are usually associated... More >>

Atlantic Charter

Atlantic Charter expressed the post-World War II aims of the United States and the United Kingdom... More >>

Auschwitz

Auschwitz, OWSH vihts, was a forced-labor and extermination center run by the German Nazis during... More >>

Axis

Axis refers to alliances formed among Germany, Italy, and Japan before and during World War II... More >>

Babi Yar

Babi Yar, bah bee YAHR, was a ravine near Kiev in the Soviet Union and the site of one of the... More >>

Bergen-Belsen

Bergen-Belsen was a concentration camp near Hanover in north-central Germany, during World War... More >>

Blitz, The

Blitz, The, was the name given to the German attempt to force the United Kingdom to surrender by... More >>

Blitzkrieg

Blitzkrieg, BLIHTS kreeg, was a type of fast-moving warfare developed by the Germans in World War... More >>

Brisbane Line

Brisbane Line was a military plan for defending Australia during World War II (1939-1945). It... More >>

Britain, Battle of

Britain, Battle of, was a decisive air conflict between British and German forces during World... More >>

Buchenwald

Buchenwald, BOO kuhn vahlt, was a concentration camp in Nazi Germany. The Nazis built the camp... More >>

Bulge, Battle of the

Bulge, Battle of the, took place in the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and Luxembourg in December... More >>

Burma Road

Burma Road was built between 1937 and 1938 to carry war supplies to China for its war against... More >>

Changi

Changi, CHANG ee, is a town near the eastern tip of the island of Singapore. During World War II... More >>

Concentration camp

Concentration camp is a place where people are imprisoned, and in some cases killed, without... More >>

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