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Unit 7: Period 7: 1890–1945

World War II: Military

Explain why the Allies beat the Axis, from D-Day and island-hopping to science and the Holocaust's revelation, and argue the debate over the atomic bomb.

Topic 7.13 · 15 min read

This lesson comes with the AP United States History plan

In this lesson

  1. 01What Americans believed they were fighting for
  2. 02How the Allies won
  3. 03Who served, and on what terms
  4. 04The atomic bomb: the decision and the debate
  5. 05Worked examples
  6. 06Where students lose points
  7. 07On the exam

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