timeline - World War II

1921:1938- From Hitler becoming leader of the Nazi Party to the Munich Pact.

1939-From the invasion of Czechoslovakia to the first Canadian troops arriving in Britain.

1940-From the end of the Russo-Finnish War to the battles in Egypt.

1941-From the battles in Libya to the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong.

1942-From the Declaration of the United Nations to the Japanese defeat at Gona, New Guinea.

1943-From the Japanese defeat at Buna, New Guinea to Eisenhower becoming Allied supreme commander in Europe.

1944-From the Allied landing at Anzio, Italy, to the German offensive in the Ardennes.

1945-From the Allied landing at Luzon, Philippines, to the surrender of Japan.

1921-Adolph Hitler becomes the leader of the National Socialist German Workers (Nazi) Party.

1922-Fascist leader Benito Mussolini is appointed the Premier of Italy.

1925-Mussolini ends democracy in Italy by dismissing the Italian Parliament.

1933-Adolph Hitler is appointed the Chancellor of Germany.

1933-The Nazis make all other political parties in Germany illegal.

1936-Hitler and Mussolini announced a Rome-Berlin alliance -- the Axis.

1938-Germany invades Austria and annexes it the next day.

1938-Germany, Britain, France, and Italy sign the Munich Pact allowing Germany to invade the Sudeten territories of Czechoslovakia.

1939-German troops enter Prague and complete the invasion of Czechoslovakia, ignoring the Munich Pact.

1939-Britain declares that it will support Poland.

1939-Italy invades Albania.

1939-Allies form non-aggression pacts with Turkey, Greece, Romania, and Poland.

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-Alexandra Schicharva

1. It seems like you were a stable child, how did you get used to being a “slaved” and doing things for others?

2. Was it hard for you to not be able to talk about to them or say no to anything they asked you to do?

3. Were you scared when they threaten you to be sent to a concentration camp?

4. How did you feel living in Zhdanov on the Azov Sea in one-room apartment, and sharing a kitchen with two other families?

5.  What was going through our head when you were hearing the news on the radio?

- heart touching.

           After viewing the footage of George Gottlieb and two other holocaust survivors has left me speechless. Hearing how George talked about his mom and the sadness you could see in his eyes just made me cry. The thought of never seeing my mom again is just indescribable. It’s so sad that they couldn’t fully say bye to each other and he only has those 20 minutes playing back and forth in his head. I just can’t imagine what all the survivors felt while they saw their family disappear one by one. These documentaries have left me with no words. It makes me think a lot about how I should appreciate every moment I get with my family because you never know when they could be taken away from you. I sometimes take very moments for granted and I should because for each moment I get one of these survivors wish they could have one more with their families. It’s just very heart touching.

This represents James B. with his kids. It shows how great and loving father he is. I chose this scene because he fought so much for them to get them a better place that they were in, to at least put food in the table. It shows how great of a father he is. When his kids left without his noticed he did everything in his power to be able to get them back and for me that showed so much of how he really is. He is a great father that would let anything happen to his kids and I chose this because I wish there was someone in my life like that.

                               

with hope you can succeed : Cinderella man

The Great Depression  in the 1920’s had hit everyone hard especially the less fortunate. In the case of James Braddock he is forced into working on the docks and has many challenges to face like them cutting out the electricity because he can’t pay. He is a so called washed up boxer after he broke his hand twice. After him fighting for a long time he couldn’t do it anymore because of his hand, till his former trainer, Joe Gould offers him a “onetime only fight” for a great deal of money that he couldn’t refuse. That fight turned into many more fight and the money that he needed kept coming in. with money coming in for his wife and kids and they couldn’t be more thankful his wife was also worried about her husband’s wellbeing.  She starts to worry about hi, more when his fighting takes him to championships and has to fight Max Baer in The fight of the century. She knew that he was the most feared man in the ring and was afraid for her husband. Max Baer had killed two men before in his previous fights and with that record of course she was worried. She tells James not to take the fight for his safety, but he can’t refuse him because the people see him as a hero and an inspiration. He didn’t want to let them down. His wife shortly comes to her senses and wishes him luck. After many rounds going down and no k’o is made the judges finally draw down and conclude that James Braddock is the winner.

Genocide -.-

            Yes, I think the US should get in countries that are currently threatened by genocide. I made this decision because the people that are getting hurt by this tragic occasion that they are going through. If the US can help stop this I think it is for the best. They are doing a great cause to stop it. No one should stop and just watch a genocide go by. The US may lose many people battling and trying to stop something they weren’t involved in but it is for the good of others too. I just think the US should get involved in countries that have genocide.     

letter (:

"Between December 1937 and March 1938 one of the worst massacres in modern times took place. Japanese troops captured the Chinese city of Nanjing and embarked on a campaign of murder, rape and looting." - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/223038.stm

Dear principals of ALL schools,
                                      I am a junior in high school, and i just came to hear of the rape of Nanjing. I came to find out that i was fortunate to learn about this topic because too often in high schools around the country. They "deny" certain history, whether it is edited out of a textbook or censored by a school board. I don’t agree with this at all. I find that we should all learn what has happened in history no matter how tragic it might be. Life is hard and us as high school students know and understand that. What happened in the “Rape of Nanking” is a hard topic to touch and it is very disturbing but we’ve seen and heard many things that bother us and its just part of life. I feel like as a student in American history honor’s I should be teached about history like this because it will increase our knowledge and let us know how things were back in the day at some point. I think that all students should touch subjects like this. It is important for our knowledge.

                                                                                                       Sincerely,

                                                                                                    Vreny Gonzalez