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World War II
World War II was the central event of the twentieth century. It involved all six major continents, all three of the great...
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Glossary Term – Event
German surrender
With Berlin in ruins and Hitler dead, Germany agreed to an unconditional surrender to the Allied Powers.
Glossary Term – Event
Hitler’s suicide
As the Red Army advanced on Berlin, Hitler recognized the inevitability of defeat. He and his new wife, Eva Braun, committed suicide in a bunker below the city.
Glossary Term – Organization
Nazi Party
The Nazi Party (National Socialist German Workers’ Party) came to power in Germany under the leadership of Adolf Hitler in the early 1930s. In 1934, Hitler became the Führer, chancellor, and commander in chief of Germany's army, leading to the party’s swift rise in controlling nearly all aspects of German life. Under Hitler’s leadership, the Nazis began implementing a vast plan for world domination, which initiated World War II and the devastating genocide of millions of European Jews and other minorities. With...