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3,000 Americans fought against Franco because of Lincoln.
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Hitler wanted to take over all the countries in Europe. After he invaded Poland it got peoples attentions and this is a way world war 2 began.
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Britain and France declared war on Germany and all of the people are preparing for the war. They thought about a million people were going to die and about only 60 really did.
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Vladek is able to escape with the the help of a family friend.
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Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium. They take control of the countries and people.
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France surrenders North France against Germany.
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The battle of Dunkirk was a battle between France and Germany. About 340,000 people were saved and trasnported to England. 1,000 ships were coming and moving through different channels.
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German pilots did attacks and bombing in Great Britain.
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The Allies and Europeans we supplied with powers frm the U.S.
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The Japanese attacked Pearl Habor. The Americans were not expecting it and only have a few planes to counter attack them. The Japanese was successful.
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There was a battle in the Coral Sea between Australia and New Guinea. The Allies won the war but lost more ships than Japan.
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American found out the Japanese midways by figuring out the Japanese codes.
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Jews were taken away from their homes and captured. They were sent to concentraion camps where they were tortured and beat to death. Hitler was the main creater of hating jews.
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D-Day was an invasion of France at Normandy by Allies. There was more than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft to help the invasion. There was more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers that were killed or wounded and more than 100,000 Soldiers began to go to Europe and attempt to defeat Hitler.
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The United States marines landed on Iwo Jima to try and capture the airfields on the island that would allow them to attack Japan. The U.S marines were able to take over the Japanese positions.This was the final major battle of WW2.
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Germany had to surrendar becaue Hitler made mistakes in the war and he lost to many soliders.
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Hitler and his wife married in a bunker. Later on she had poisoned herself and he shot himself. Their bodies were burnt to stop the Soviets from parading their dead bodies.
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Victory in Europe Day. The war that was in Europe was now over.
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Vladek reaches America and is placed in a camp.
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The first bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945. The Japanese did not surrender until the second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9th.
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Victory in Japan. Japan surrender and the war in now over.
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They spoke to create a memorial in which the victims of the Holocaust can be commerated and serve as a foundation to educate and prevent genocide and protect humanity. Elie Wiesel was given the prominent position to speak.
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Vladek dies of a heart attack at age 75.
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Wiesel reflected on the suffering and death of his father in the camp and they each spoke about Buchenwald in personal terms.
