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Open Stax: Fighting the Good Fight in Wwii 1941 1945: Victory in European Theater eBookOpen Stax: Fighting the Good Fight in Wwii 1941 1945: Victory in European Theater eBook
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OpenStax
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11th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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1520L
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Open Stax: Fighting the Good Fight in Wwii 1941 1945: Victory in European Theater

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Examines the diplomatic negotiations among the Big Three leaders - Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin - during World War II. Discusses the invasion of North Africa, the invasion of Europe, the shock of seeing the impact of the Holocaust firsthand, the Yalta Conference, and the end of the war.

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Concepts

concentration camps, d-day, joseph stalin, winston churchill

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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