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With his authority and leadership, WW2 ended in the Allies favor.
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This is important, because he starts the series of events in Lord of the Flies, though not directly stated.
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Mussolini invades Ethiopia. This causes a meeting to occur between Hitler and the dictator of Italy. This in turn slowly pushes the idea of another world war.
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Now, Japan invades China. This creates a lot of tension between the League of Nations and the three countries. War is not far, as it is coming to the boiling point.
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President FDR signs the Neutrality Act which forces bans to not trade with belligernet countries and warring nations.
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FDR limits the trade and transportation of weapons to countries such as Japan and China
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This is important because Hitler has now broken the treaty made after World War 1. This is the start of the World War.
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This is the start of the new world powers, Japan, Italy, and Germany. World War 2 is about to begin.
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After the invasion of Poland, Britain declares war .
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Hitler and Stalin say that they will not attack each other, however Hitler goes back on his word and attacks the USSR later.
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This is where Lord Of the Flies ties into the timeline. Because of German invasions, children were sent away to be safe from the bombings. However, planes were shot down, killing many innocent people. “When we was coming down I looked through one of them windows. I saw the other part of the plane. There were flames coming out of it.” (Golding, 2).
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Millions die in the world's worst crime against humanity.
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This is the invasion of the Soviet Union. Germany goes back on its word, and invades the Soviets.
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Japan bomb the naval base in Pearl Harbor, bringing America into World War 2.
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It started near the beginning of the war, and it will end the war.
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Allies rush to Normundy to save Europe from the Nazis.
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Japan is bombed by two atomic bombs, ending the world war.
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World War 2 has ended. This allows the kids to be rescued from the story because now the search parties can be created from the army. "A naval officer stood on the sand..." (Golding 200).
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With the Allied forces knocking at the front door, Hitler commits suicide in his bunker
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Political hostility between the Soviet Union and the US.
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Jews fight bravely against Germans trying to take them to concentration camps.
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Korea separates between the 38th parallel, creating North and South Sides
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He dies from a major heart attack.
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Racial Segregation has ended
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