Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
British propaganda during World War II wikipedia , lookup
Swedish iron-ore mining during World War II wikipedia , lookup
Allies of World War II wikipedia , lookup
End of World War II in Europe wikipedia , lookup
Diplomatic history of World War II wikipedia , lookup
Causes of World War II wikipedia , lookup
Consequences of Nazism wikipedia , lookup
Denmark in World War II wikipedia , lookup
Number the Stars Background Information World War II World War II was fought between the Axis Powers and the Allied Powers. Most of the countries in the world were involved in some way. It was the deadliest war in all of human history with around 70 million people killed. The Axis forces: Germany, Japan, and Italy The Allied nations: made up of as many as 50 countries (including the United States of America after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The only country that remained neutral was Sweden. It started in 1939 when Germany invaded Poland. Great Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany. The war in Europe ended with Germany’s surrender on May 7, 1945. The war in the Pacific ended when Japan surrendered on September 2, 1945. World War II started in Europe, but spread throughout the world. Much of the fighting took place in Europe and in Southeast Asia. Germany’s leader during World War II was Adolf Hitler. He believed that the Jewish people caused Germany to loose World War I. A Jewish person is anyone who belongs to the family of Jewish people who are sometimes considered a religion, a race, and ethnic group, or a culture. He considered Jewish people to be less than human. He treated them very poorly. He believed that he should get rid of all of the Jewish people. He took away their rights, organized attacks against their businesses and homes, and eventually imprisoned and killed millions of Jewish people. Many Jewish people hid from the Nazis during World War II. They would hide with non-Jewish families. Sometimes they would pretend to be a part of the family and sometimes they would hide in hidden rooms or in a basement or attic. Some were able to eventually escape across the border into a free country, but many hid for years sometimes in the same room. Denmark in World War II The book, Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry, takes place in 1943. It takes place in a country called Denmark, which is a small country in Europe. The Germans attacked the tiny country of Denmark on April 9, 1940. A man named Christian X was the king of Denmark at the time. The people of Denmark had no choice but to accept Germany’s occupation of their country since they were far too small to fight back. King Christian X stayed in his throne and he was very beloved by his people. He became a patriotic symbol to them of their country. King Christian X continued to ride his horse daily through the streets of Denmark, which inspired his people. The people of Denmark did many things to sabotage the Nazis. The people who did these things were called the Danish Resistance. For example, if the Nazis had taken over a factory in Denmark to produce things for the war, the Resistance fighters would burn it down. Obviously, these things made the Nazis angry, especially because King Christian refused to punish the Resistance fighters. The Nazis reacted by taking control of the Danish government in 1943. King Christian was made a prisoner in his own palace, but still was a symbol to the people of Denmark. The Danish Resistance even destroyed their own navy to help stop the Germans. They burned all of their ships.