Kendra+WWII

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Germany Invades Poland- September 1, 1939 WWII started with the invasion of Poland by Germany. Over 2000 tanks and 1000 planes bombarded Poland, and defeated their army in just a few weeks. Warshall, Poland’s Capital city, was conquered and on September 27, and Poland was taken over by Germany. France and Britain declared war on Germany, and the Second World War began. Poland remained under Germany’s control until 1945, however. "Invasion of Poland, Fall 1939." //United States Holocaust Memorial Museum//. Web. 10 May 2010. .

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France surrenders- Jun 22, 1940 Germany invaded France, who had tried to prepare, but to no avail. The Germans, using blitzkrieg warfare, were too much for them. Paris had fallen and France was conquered. France, like Poland, remained occupied until the war ended. Pressure was building for the Allies, and the US was desperately needed to join the fight. "Invasion of France." //Oracle ThinkQuest Library//. Web. 10 May 2010. .

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Attack on Pearl Harbor- Dec7, 1941 It was completely unexpected and unprepared for. Japan suddenly attacked Pearl Harbor, where much of the US battleships and warplanes were located. The area was devastated, with most of the ships and planes destroyed. More than 2000 people were killed, in this disaster, which President FDR stated was, “A day that will live in infamy.” This event then brought the US into WWII, declaring war against Japan. "Attack At Pearl Harbor, 1941." //EyeWitness to History - History through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It//. Web. 10 May 2010. .

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Coral Sea- May 7, 1942 The Battle of Coral Sea resulted from the need to protect Australia from Japan forces. It was the first sea fight between two opposing ships where the ships did not see each other. Instead, it was a plane fight over the pacific. Japan was defeated here, and was the first major battle they lost. Two of their major aircraft carriers were badly damaged, putting them out of commission for some decisive battles to come. "Battle of the Coral Sea." //Naval History and Heritage Command//. Web. 10 May 2010. .

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Battle of Stalingrad- Aug 23 1942 Hitler sent German troops to invade Russia and capture its capital city, Stalingrad. He hadn’t accounted for the harsh winter conditions, however. Weakened by this, the Germans were beaten badly, and forced to surrender. Their long trek ending in failure, Germany was driven back. This defeat was a major turning point for WWII in the Allies favor. "The Battle of Stalingrad." //History Learning Site//. Web. 10 May 2010. .

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Holocaust- 1939-1945 Accused by Hitler of being the cause of Germany’s troubles, minority groups, and Jews especially, were hunted down, sent to concentration camps, and killed. Hitler wanted a “master race” which he tried to create through this mass extermination. It had started out small, with small insinuations, and hinting by Hitler, but soon escalated to the violence and killing it is known for. There were six million Jews killed alone in this incident, along with many others. Towards the end of the war, when he knew Germany would lose, Hitler ordered all the concentration camps to kill everyone in them, and then killed himself. 1933, In. "The Holocaust." //United States Holocaust Memorial Museum//. Web. 10 May 2010. .

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D-Day- Jun 6, 1944 This day was another turning point of the war in the Allies’ favor. 160,000 Allied troops attacked the Nazis on the beaches of Normandy in France. They wanted to get a foothold in France so as to be able to shove Germany back. In the process there were over 9000 Allied casualties. It was a success however, and really became one of the most well known events of WWII. "D-Day June 6, 1944." //The United States Army Homepage//. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2010. .

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France Liberated Aug 25, 1944 After D-Day, France itself became the next objective. The Allies moved in on the Germans, forcing them back. The French were liberated in the wake of the Allies’ pursuit. In two days the Germans were defeated once again. Paris was freed of their control, and the Allies would move on to defeat Germany. " France, Liberation of – FREE France, Liberation of information | Encyclopedia.com: Find France, Liberation of research ." //Encyclopedia - Online Dictionary | Encyclopedia.com: Get facts, articles, pictures, video//. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2010. .

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Battle of Okinawa- April 6, 1945 Only Japan was left to defeat, and the Battle of Okinawa played a key role in this. A base of operations was needed close to Japan’s coast for decent attacks to be made, and Okinawa was the place. Over 12,000 Americans and 107,000 Japanese were killed in this bloody battle for control. Japan lost badly in this encounter and America took the island. The next step was Japan itself, who would not give up easily. "The Battle of Okinawa." //History Learning Site//. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2010. .

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Atom Bombs (Nagasaki & Hiroshima)- Aug 6/ Aug 9 1945 Even though they could obviously not go on much longer, Japan refused to surrender, even when threatened. The war needed to be ended quickly, so it was decided to bomb the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Atomic bombs were dropped, instantly killing thousand of people, of which the aftereffects would be felt for years. Japan finally surrendered unconditionally after this devastation. With this, WWII was concluded, with the Allies victorious.

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Kendra Miller Political Cartoon Analysis 1 Pd. 5 [] This political cartoon by Dr. Seuss portrays Hitler’s attempts at world domination. The cow is of course, representing the world, and all of its numerous body segments are each country that had already been taken over. A question mark is shown on the last segment as if saying, “Who will be next?” The cow’s first segment, containing the head, has the Nazi symbol on it, and the caption at the top of the cartoon states, “The head eats… the rest gets milked.” This means that as the “head” of the world, the Nazis control the rest of the “body”. They would then basically take advantage of, or “milk” the rest of the nations. Hitler is portrayed as the milkman here, as he would be the one to do all the exploiting. It appears as if he is ordering the cow as to where to go, showing how he would try to be the world’s leader. The barn in the background also represents this. It says, “Consolidated World Dairy­­-A. Hitler Prop.” Barns are where animals are held, and are supposed to live, but I don’t see that cow fitting into it. If it did, it would certainly be a very uncomfortable situation, and animals can’t live in those conditions. Since the cow is the world and the barn is its “cage” of Hitler’s rule, the world would not survive for very long if Hitler controlled it. The use of an animal also show Hitler’s view of the “inferior” people –of how he didn’t really see them of as worthy of being called human beings. Dr. Seuss is giving the idea here of how wrong the things that Hitler was doing were, because looking at the cow, it’s truly ridiculous. The idea of world domination is insane, but the possibility of it was out there. Political Cartoon Analysis 2 http://multimedialearningllc.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/dr-seussbonnet-cartoon.jpg This political cartoon by Dr. Seuss features a long queue of people lining up to get their “ostrich bonnets” to “relieve the Hitler Headache”. From there they line up in another row of people with their ostrich heads stuck in the ground. This seems to be Dr. Seuss’s sarcasm of the United State’s isolationism during the beginning of world war to. It’s kind of funny how he makes them all look perfectly happy and content with their faces in the dirt. It shows his irritation of America’s carefree “ignorance” towards the war. He tries to illustrate through this the unreasonable isolation policy, and as he says, “We were always suckers for ridiculous hats.” The ridiculous hats represent America at this point in time, and how they needed to get their heads out of the ground and go do something. It’s a stereotype of Ostriches sticking their heads in the ground when they are afraid to hide, as the sign says, “Forget the terrible news you’ve read. Your mind’s at ease in an ostrich head!” Dr. Seuss writes this as concerning America’s cowardice of staying out of the war. Ostriches could also be representative of America here, as they have fairly small brains comparative to body mass, which shows what just what Dr. Seuss’s thoughts were on people’s reasoning of the time. Also, the “Hitler Headache” sounds much like a disease, which was really more like an epidemic. Of course people wanted to stay as far away from that as possible, but standing there doing nothing is only going to lead them to catch it themselves eventually anyways. Through this political cartoon Dr. Seuss tries to show people the error of their ways and pull their heads out of their holes, (which could be interpreted whichever way you want it) and go join the war effort. Work Cited " Google Image Result for http://multimedialearningllc.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/dr-seussbonnet-cartoon.jpg." //Google//. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2010. . " Google Image Result for http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/pm/10519cs.jpg." //Google//. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2010. .