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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia should be worried about its parade, which will mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, remarks that the Kremlin shrugged off.
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Scholz’s SPD won just 16.4% of the vote, their worst result since World War II, according to the Associated Press (AP).
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Other minority groups started sporting zoot suits, and the bold designs made Chicanos a target of racial violence in 1940s Los Angeles, when fabric was being rationed during World War II.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
In January, as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to remove references to diversity, equity and inclusion from the federal government, the Air Force took down materials about the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, the country’s first Black military pilots, from federal websites.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Scholz’s SPD won just 16.4% of the vote, their worst result since World War II, according to the Associated Press (AP).
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Other minority groups started sporting zoot suits, and the bold designs made Chicanos a target of racial violence in 1940s Los Angeles, when fabric was being rationed during World War II.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
In January, as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to remove references to diversity, equity and inclusion from the federal government, the Air Force took down materials about the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, the country’s first Black military pilots, from federal websites.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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“World War II.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/World%20War%20II. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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