World War II
Veterans day is honoring the men who fought in the war
World War II
Adolf Hitler and The Nazi Party
Holocaust
Anne Frank
Other Interesting Facts
*Around 64 million people died in World War II
*Some Countries remained `neutral´ in World War II and chose not to join either side such as Spain, Sweden and Switzerland
*In an attempt to eliminate a racial enemy outside of Germany, such groups as were also persecuted in the countries invaded by German forces
*Many Americans were alarmed by the events in Europe and Asia
*The great depression began in the year 1929, it left about 25% of Americans unemployed
*Many people were poor and homeless
*Prime Minister of Great Britain, Neville Chamberlain, formed an alliance with Adolf Hitler in 1938
*Jews were forced out of their homes and moved into smaller apartments, often shared with other families
*Some innocent civilians died, and some were wounded during the war
*The largest ghetto was in Warsaw, with it's highest population reaching 445,000 in March 1941
*On September 1, 1939, the Nazi army struck again, but this time is was Poland
*Poland had treaties with France and England
*Poland was filled with Jews that had lived there for centuries
*Thousands of Jews had fled there from Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia
*Some Americans believed that the U.S.A should have joined the war, but some Americans believed that they should not join the war
*Great Britain, and France declared a war against Germany
*The world was shocked when the Germans took over France in just 6 weeks