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European Theater During World War II

European Theater During World War II

Grade Range: 9-12
Resource Type(s): Interactives & Media
Duration: 5 minutes
Date Posted: 5/26/2010

Newsreel video footage from 1944 and 1945, showing the Allies prepare and carry out the invasion of Normandy, the liberation of Paris, Battle of the Bulge and the eventual fall of the Third Reich and surrender of Germany.
This video is part of the Price of Freedom learning resources package for use with the Battle of the Bulge:Americans Respond to a German Surprise lesson plan. It was produced to accompany the exhibition The Price of Freedom: Americans at War, by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

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United States History Standards (Grades 5-12)

Era 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)

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Era 8: A Half-Century of Crisis and Achievement, 1900-1945

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