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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 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 Mosley forms the British Union of Facists
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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. -
An explosion tore through Gresford Pit. It was a horrible mining disaster. -
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 dies and King Edward VIII takes the throne. -
Neville Chamberlain becomes the Prime Minister and rises around the time Adolf Hitler does too. -
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. -
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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A battle between Germany and Britain that involved many bombs. By the end of it, Britain won -
Winston Churchill becomes the Prime Minister of Great Britain. Churchill would be the leader during WWII. -
Nazis Steamrolled over France. This battle was a loss for Britain and a low point for them -
The Jeep was created -
The Japanese bombs the US and flings the US into joining WWII. -
Nearing the end of the War, The US would drop 2 atomic bombs on Japan on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Germany surrenders resulting in a victory for the Allies which Include the US and Britain. -
While hiding from Soviets in his bunker, him and his wife both killed themselves. After this, their members burned them until they were unrecognizable. -
After being elected for more than two terms, FDR died shortly before WWII ended -
Captain James Gallagher and his crew flew around the world taking 94 hours.
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President Truman approves of the construction of the hydrogen bomb -
Birth Rate increases after the events of World War II
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The Korean War starts -
Color Television is introduced -
King George VI passes away -
Immigration act reduces the amount of immigrants aloud into the US -
Queen Elizabeth becomes the Queen -
The leader of the Soviet Union during WWII passes away from a heart attack -
War of Vietnam starts in 1955 and ends in 1975 -
Winston Churchill becomes reelected as the prime minister of Great Britain