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Al Capone
Al Capone is convicted of tax evasion and selling alcohol illegally. This might influence the boys in the story to disobey rules and become more rebellious. -
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart becomes the first women to fly across the Atlantic ocean. She becomes lost over the pacific and as we know, the boys in The Lord of the Flies are also trapped on an island in the pacific ocean. -
Oswald
Oswald Mosley forms the British Union of Facists -
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler becomes the chancellor of Germany. This is the very start of WWII and as we know from earlier in the story, it takes place during the war. -
Gresford Disaster
An explosion tore through Gresford Pit. It was a horrible mining disaster. -
King Edward VIII
King Edward VIII Gives up the throne to marry Wallace W. Simpson but she cannot be England's queen because she is American. -
King George V
King George V dies and King Edward VIII takes the throne. -
Neville Chamberlain
Neville Chamberlain becomes the Prime Minister and rises around the time Adolf Hitler does too. -
Start of WWII
Germany invades Poland. Britain Declares war on Germany and all of Europe is fighting. This is significant because Lord of the Flies takes place during WWII. -
Britain Declares War
As Germany invades Poland, Britain decides that its time to declare war. The Boys might have been flying out of the war zone because we know they are british. -
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WWII
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Battle of Britain
A battle between Germany and Britain that involved many bombs. By the end of it, Britain won -
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill becomes the Prime Minister of Great Britain. Churchill would be the leader during WWII. -
Battle of Dunkirk
Nazis Steamrolled over France. This battle was a loss for Britain and a low point for them -
Jeep
The Jeep was created -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bombs the US and flings the US into joining WWII. -
US Drops Bombs on Japan
Nearing the end of the War, The US would drop 2 atomic bombs on Japan on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany surrenders resulting in a victory for the Allies which Include the US and Britain. -
Adolf Hitler Commits suicide
While hiding from Soviets in his bunker, him and his wife both killed themselves. After this, their members burned them until they were unrecognizable. -
Franklin D Roosevelt
After being elected for more than two terms, FDR died shortly before WWII ended -
First Non Stop Flight Around the World
Captain James Gallagher and his crew flew around the world taking 94 hours. -
Hydrogen Bomb
President Truman approves of the construction of the hydrogen bomb -
Postwar Baby Boom
Birth Rate increases after the events of World War II -
Korean War
The Korean War starts -
Television
Color Television is introduced -
King George VI dies
King George VI passes away -
Immigration Act
Immigration act reduces the amount of immigrants aloud into the US -
Queen Elizabeth Coronation
Queen Elizabeth becomes the Queen -
Joseph Stalin Dies
The leader of the Soviet Union during WWII passes away from a heart attack -
Vietnam War
War of Vietnam starts in 1955 and ends in 1975 -
Churchill
Winston Churchill becomes reelected as the prime minister of Great Britain