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World War II
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Germany invades Poland, therefore starting WW II.
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As the Nazis invade Poland, Alex and his father hide in a hovel.
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Chaya and her village are taken to concentratioin camps
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The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. In 'Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houstion all Japanese people are forced to evacuate America even if they are Amercan citizens because the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and Japanese people were feared so they were sent to internment camps.
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The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan
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Toshiko Sasaki, Dr. Masakazu Fujii, Hatsuyo Nakamura, Wilhelm Kleinsorge, Dr. Terufumi Sasaki, and Kiyoshi Tanimoto were 6 of the many survivors of the atomic bomb
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Japanese surrender and WW II is over.
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Soviet Union developed an atomic bomb
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Our Big Idea is that if one person fears or hates a certain group of people and they share that fear or hate that person can make a huge difference. For example, Hitler hated Jewish people and he shared that hate which led to concentration camps and the mass-slaughter of Jews. Another example is the fear of Japanese people because of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. When Pearl Harbor was bombed many American citizens shared the fear of Japanese people which led to internment camps.
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Tanimoto visits the U.S's Senate
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Congress passes a law saying Japanese aliens may become U.S. citizens. In "Farewell to Manzanar" Jeanne and her family, who are Japanese, can finally become U.S. citizens. For example, Jeanne's father lived in the U.S. for quite a while but he wasn't allowed to become a U.S. citizen and now he can.
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The U.S tested its first hydrogen bomb
