Mrs. Lorenz' Class Sites - World War II & the Holocaust

Mrs. Lorenz' Class Sites

World War II & the Holocaust

1942 Tide turning in World War II in EuropeIn 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.

World War II in the Pacific in 1942In 1942, the United States begins to fully engage against the Japanese and go on the offensive.

1943 Axis losing in EuropeIn 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.

American progress in the Pacific in 1944In 1944, the Americans (and Allies) make even more progress in the Pacific. By the end of the year, they have taken positions that put them within bombing range of Japan.

1944 - Allies advance further in EuropeAs we go into 1944, we see the allies land at Normandy, liberate France and face Germany in their last major counteroffensive at the Battle of the Bulge. On the Eastern Front, the Soviets end Siege of Leningrad and begin to push through Poland and Romania. In the south, Allies land in southern France and take Rome.

1945 - End of World War II1945 marks the end of World War II. V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day) is May 8th 1945. War doesn't end in the Pacific until August of 1945 with the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Japanese Relocation : U.S. Office of War Information : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Japanese internmentUnfounded fears that Japanese American citizens might sabotage the war effort led Franklin Delano Roosevelt to order that all Americans of Japanese descent be forced into internment camps.

Ghosts of war: Artist superimposes World War II photographs on to modern pictures of the same street scenesThe remarkable pictures show scenes from France today with atmospheric photographs taken in the same place during the war superimposed on top.

Explore WWII History | The National WWII Museum | New OrleansThe National WWII Museum is here to help you explore the history and lessons of WWII and to learn how WWII helped shape the world we live in today.

The Staggering Human Cost of World War II Visualized in a Creative, New Animated Documentary

Current Events Articles-Antisemitism

Surge in Anti-Semitic Attacks Has Caused a 'Sense of Emergency' Among Jews Worldwide, New Report SaysResearchers at the Kanto Center say anti-Semitism is rising around the world, creating a "sense of emergency" among Jews.

Trump is right to take aim at anti-Semitism on college campusesPresident Trump's executive order taking aim at anti-Semitism on campus is necessary action, particularly in light of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, writes Chandler Thornton.

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Of Interest..

The 8 Worst Mistakes Made by the Axis Powers Rosie the Riveter Dies at 96

The Japanese American Internment Decision Time lapse of every nuclear explosion on earth

How many tons of ammunition are found in Germany each year? 96 year old to start jail sentence

How is looted Nazi Art returned? Stolen Nazi Death Camp Gate Found

10 famous experiments that could never happen today Nazi survivor to world-your silence helped Hitler

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum at 20The Washington museum collects artifacts of the Nazis' "Final Solution," so that future generations will never forget the horror and disbelief of the Holocaust

Socratic Seminar Stems-Night Discussion

Philip Zimbardo: Why Do Good People Do Bad Things? Philip Zimbardo knows how easy it is for nice people to turn bad. In this TED talk, Zimbardo explores the nature of evil and how easy it is to be a hero.

A Class DividedThe day after Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed, a teacher in a small town in Iowa tried a daring classroom experiment in discrimination.

Why Was the Milgram Experiment so Controversial?

Researchers replicated a notorious social experiment that claimed to explain the rise of fascismThe infamous Milgram Experiment, in which participants were willing to electrocute an innocent person up to fatal voltages, has been replicated. And it's not pretty.

Most Nazis escaped justice. Now Germany is racing to convict those who got away With the last surviving perpetrators of Nazi war crimes now well into old age, Germany is racing against time to bring them to justice.

Spielberg says Schindler’s List is even more relevant on its 25th anniversaryThe film, which won seven Oscars, including best picture and director, arrives back in theatres less than two months after Robert Bowers, 46, opened fire in Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue,...

The gates of hell: Auschwitz 75 years onThe Nazi death camp where more than one million people perished was liberated on 27 January 1945. As one survivor, now aged 90, prepares to commemorate the date, she explains why the Holocaust must never be forgotten … especially in an age of rising antisemitism and nationalism

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