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101. Displaced Persons
After fighting their way into Nazi-occupied territory, Allied forces discovered and liberated concentration camps, freeing hundreds of thousands of Holocaust...
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102. The Refugee Crisis
Germany’s sudden annexation of Austria (Anschluss) in March 1938 brought approximately 200,000 additional Jews under Nazi rule. President Roosevelt called...
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103. The Evian Conference
The American press criticized the 32 nations attending the Evian Conference, including the United States, for their inaction. Most of...
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104. This Is the Enemy
Americans understood Nazism as an enemy of American values and a direct threat to Americans’ safety. Materials created to encourage...
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105. Public Reports of Murder
Although war news dominated American publications, newspapers and magazines increasingly carried reports about the ongoing mass murder of Jews. Some...
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106. “Direct Bombing” of Auschwitz?
“I strongly recommend that the War Department give serious consideration to the possibility of destroying the execution chambers and crematories...
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107. Naming the Crime
“We are in the presence of a crime without a name,” British Prime Minister Winston Churchill informed radio listeners on...
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108. Citizens or Enemies?
“I’m for catching every Japanese in America, Alaska and Hawaii now and putting them in concentration camps.” —Congressman John Rankin...
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109. World War II
On September 1, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland. Great Britain and France declared war two days later. President Roosevelt reassured...
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110. The Challenges of Escape
It was very difficult to immigrate to the United States. In 1924, the US Congress passed the Johnson-Reed Act in...
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111. Belonging
"It will take us a hundred years to get back the life we had been living since our forefathers."
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112. Targeted
"They systematically planned to destroy our people from the world by using whatever means necessary."
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113. Gradual Erasure
The Burmese government enacted racist policies to slowly strip Rohingya of their citizenship and place in society. This two-minute video explores how this happened.
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114. Regulating Families
Authorities used household lists and registration photos as way to control Rohingya families.
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115. Weakened
"They are making us valueless," says Bodor, a Rohingya man.
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116. Spreading Hate
The Burmese government and other prominent sources shared hate speech about the Rohingya for decades. In the years leading up to and immediately after the violent attacks of 2016 and 2017, they used new access to cell phones, the Internet, and social media to amplify those messages.
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117. Destroyed
On the morning of August 25, 2017, Burmese soldiers launched a planned attack, referred to as a “clearance operation,” on Rohingya throughout Rakhine State.
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118. The Beginning
On the morning of August 25, several members of the rebel group ARSA attacked a border guard and military base near Maung Nu. Two days later, military trucks filled with armed soldiers flooded into the village.
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119. Surviving
"I feel like I’m out in the middle of the sea, and I can’t find land."
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120. Seeking Justice
"I want to tell the citizens of the world that I am also a human being, and Rohingyas are also human beings."
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121. Generations Gone
Rohingya families safeguard memories of their murdered relatives in the photos they keep on their cell phones.
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122. Homes Burning
Homes Burning After the Burmese military attacked their villages in August 2017, Rohingya fled as their communities burned to the...
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123. Legacy
The Allies vowed to destroy German militarism and Nazism. After Germany’s defeat in May 1945, the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union began to fulfill that pledge. They disarmed Germany and abolished its military forces. Allied authorities instituted the denazification and reeducation of the German people.
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124. For Educators
The Holocaust was only possible with the help of millions of ordinary people across Europe.
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125. Jud Süss
Watch this clip to learn more about Jud Süss and its impact on German audiences.