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Max Ernst
Max Ernst was an artist of surrealism. His paintings showed shapes that almost look like animals or tools or people. They are weird and confusing to me. -
Hitler becomes the leader of germany.
Hitler is elected leader of Germany by the Nazi political party. This was a bad thing because he hated Jews, created concentration camps, started WWII by invading Poland. -
German troops annexed Austria
On the ‘Night of Broken Glass,’ Nazis terrorized Jews throughout Germany and Austria – 30,000 Jews are arrested -
Germany takes over Czechoslovakia and invades Poland.
Hitler orders that Jews must follow curfews; Jews must turn in radios to the police; Jews must wear yellow stars of David -
WWII Started
WWII started when Germany invaded Poland. -
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was where HItler was trying to invade Britain. Britain won. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor to keep america out of the war but it did not work. -
The Navajo Code Talkers
In May 1942 the first 29 Navajo Code Talkers were recruited in the Marines. -
Poppy's birthday
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D-Day
D-Day was when the allies invaded Normandy. -
WWII ended.
World War II ended and America, Britain and France won. -
Roosevelt died
Roosevelt died and Truman became president. -
Truman becomes President of USA
Roosevelt died and Truman becomes President of USA -
V-E day
V-E day was victory in Europe. -
Gran's birthday
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an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima
an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima -
an atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki
an atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki -
V-J day
victory over Japan -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown vs. the Board of Education was a court case during the Civil Rights Movement. Thurgood Marshall argued in court to allow black kids going to the same school as white kids. -
March on Washington
In 1963, during the march on Washington, Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke his famous speech “I Have a Dream” to over 250,000 people who attended.