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Forgotten Friday – The Atlantic Charter

Forgotten Friday  – The Atlantic Charter Even before the US became an official belligerent in WWII, President Roosevelt worried about the common war aims of the US, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union. By covenant and inference Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin...
The Manhattan Project: Birth of the Atomic Age

The Manhattan Project: Birth of the Atomic Age

The Manhattan Project In 1945, with the detonation of two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the United States ushered in a frightening new Atomic Age. Without the Manhattan Project, the atomic bomb may not have come into being. Because...
Women in World War II: Breaking Barriers on the Frontlines

Women in World War II: Breaking Barriers on the Frontlines

Women’s Role in World War 2 With thousands of men away serving on the front lines of World War II, it fell to women to take on roles that challenged traditional gender norms. Across the globe, women took on a wide variety of roles, including war work and important...