HIST103: World History in the Early Modern and Modern Eras (1600-Present)

8.2: Global Impact

• 8.2.1: The War in Europe

  • BBC History: Dr. Gary Sheffield's "The Fall of France"

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  • BBC History: Helen Cleary's "Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1943"

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  • BBC History: Laurence Rees' "Hitler's Invasion of Russia in World War Two"

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  • BBC History: Dr. Stephen A. Hart's "Liberation of the Concentration Camps"

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  • BBC History: "World Wars In-Depth"

    • The Bombers and the Bombed
    • D-Day
      

    These videos tell stories of real-events that occurred during World War II, such as when the allied American, British, Canadian, and French troops invaded the beaches of Normandy.
    

  • The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: "Holocaust Encyclopedia"

    • The Holocaust
      
    • 'Final Solution': Overview
      
    • Final Solutions: Murderous Racial Hygiene, 1939-1945
      

    These articles discuss the origins of the Holocaust, in which 6 million Jews and other minorities were killed by the Nazis, and discuss how the Nazis carried out their genocidal activities.
    

• 8.2.2: The War in Asia and the Pacific

  • BBC History: Bruce Robinson's "Pearl Harbor: A Rude Awakening"

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  • BBC History: Dr. Andrew Lambert's "The Battle of Midway"

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  • BBC History: David Powers' "Japan: No Surrender in World War Two"

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• 8.2.3: The Allied Victory

  • BBC History: Richard Overy's "World War Two: How the Allies Won"

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  • BBC History: Duncan Anderson's "Nuclear Power: The End of the War against Japan"

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