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Read any good books
lately?
Want to kill two birds with one
stone?
Learn about World War II, and
earn Accelerated Reader points!
Read Number the Stars
by Lois Lowry,
winner of the 1989 Newberry
Award.
Background Information
World War II began in 1939 with the
German invasion of Poland.
Norway, Denmark, and Sweden attempted
to stay neutral in the war. However, on
April 9, 1940, Germany invaded Norway
and Denmark.
The Danish Resistance against the Nazis
was very strong. Denmark saved almost
its entire population of 7,000 Jews from
the Nazis.
Definition: The murder of more than
six million Jews in concentration camps
during World War II.
But no one really knew what was going on…
On December 7, 1941, Japanese
planes dropped bombs on the
American ships docked at Pearl
Harbor in Hawaii.
Congress declared war on Japan,
and entered World War II.
World War II: The Two Sides
Axis Powers:
Japan
Germany
Italy
Allies:
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Union
WWII= Changes in Technology
Airplanes dropped bombs and soldiers
with parachutes.
Antiaircraft guns were developed.
Radar helped detect enemies.
New medicines, like penicillin and sulfa,
helped the wounded.
Chemicals like DDT kill mosquitoes and
other disease carrying insects.
Atomic Bomb Dropped!
President Truman ordered the first atomic
bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on
August 6, 1945.
Three days later, another bomb was
dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.
After Japan surrendered, the Allies
celebrated V-J Day (Victory over Japan
Day.)
World War II Ends!