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 ===== Origins ===== ===== Origins =====
  
-The roots of World War II can be traced to unresolved political, economic, and territorial disputes that followed **[[world_war_i|World War I]]**. Economic instability, nationalist movements, and the rise of authoritarian governments contributed to growing international tensions during the 1920s and 1930s. [(ushmm>United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. https://www.ushmm.org)]+The roots of World War II can be traced to unresolved political, economic, and territorial disputes that followed **[[history:world_war_i|World War I]]**. Economic instability, nationalist movements, and the rise of authoritarian governments contributed to growing international tensions during the 1920s and 1930s. [(ushmm>United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. https://www.ushmm.org)]
  
-In Germany, **[[adolf_hitler|Adolf Hitler]]** and the National Socialist government pursued territorial expansion and military rearmament in violation of earlier international agreements. Similar expansionist policies emerged in Italy under **[[benito_mussolini|Benito Mussolini]]** and in Imperial Japan throughout East Asia. [(>britannica)]+In Germany, **[[history:people:adolf_hitler|Adolf Hitler]]** and the National Socialist government pursued territorial expansion and military rearmament in violation of earlier international agreements. Similar expansionist policies emerged in Italy under **[[history:people:benito_mussolini|Benito Mussolini]]** and in Imperial Japan throughout East Asia. [(>britannica)]
  
 ===== Beginning of the War ===== ===== Beginning of the War =====
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 ===== Pacific Theater ===== ===== Pacific Theater =====
  
-The Pacific Theater involved military operations between Allied forces and the Empire of Japan. The conflict expanded dramatically following the Japanese attack on **[[pearl_harbor|Pearl Harbor]]** on December 7, 1941. [(pearlharbor>National Park Service – Pearl Harbor. https://www.nps.gov/perl)]+The Pacific Theater involved military operations between Allied forces and the Empire of Japan. The conflict expanded dramatically following the Japanese attack on **[[history:pearl_harbor|Pearl Harbor]]** on December 7, 1941. [(pearlharbor>National Park Service – Pearl Harbor. https://www.nps.gov/perl)]
  
 Major campaigns included: Major campaigns included:
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 ===== The Holocaust ===== ===== The Holocaust =====
  
-One of the most tragic aspects of World War II was the **[[holocaust|Holocaust]]**, the systematic persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators. Millions of other civilians were also targeted based on ethnicity, political beliefs, religion, disability, or other factors. [(>ushmm)]+One of the most tragic aspects of World War II was the **[[history:holocaust|Holocaust]]**, the systematic persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators. Millions of other civilians were also targeted based on ethnicity, political beliefs, religion, disability, or other factors. [(>ushmm)]
  
 The Holocaust remains one of the most extensively documented genocides in human history. [(>ushmm)] The Holocaust remains one of the most extensively documented genocides in human history. [(>ushmm)]
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