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This presentation will:  Introduce you to the events and importance of World War II  Familiarize you with the important characters in history  Supply background for the story in Number the Stars by Lois Lowry NUMBER ST RS THE

Who was in World War II?

united states of America United kingdom united Soviet Socialist Republic china france poland Canada australia New zealand South africa netherlands WWII > Who? The alliesThe axis Nazi germany japan italy hungary romania bulgaria finland thailand iraq

WWII > Who? Adolf hitler

WWII > Who was hitler? Adolf hitler  A german soldier in world war I  A powerful public speaker  The man germany hoped would help fix their economic problems in the aftermath of world war I  The elected leader of germany  The leader of the nazi political party  An enemy of the jewish people  The infamous initiator of the holocaust, one of the worst events in human history.

WWII > Who was hitler? Adolf hitler family tree

WWII > Who was hitler? Adolf Hitler as a baby Adolf Hitler as a young boy the boy

WWII > Who was hitler? Adolf Hitler as a soldier in world war i the soldier

WWII > Who was hitler? the Fuhrer, Chancellor of germany

Why did World War II happen?

 Nationalistic tension  Unresolved issues from world war i  Effects of the great depression  Economic turmoil in germany  1937 japanese invasion of china  1939 german invasion of poland  1941 japanese bombing of pearl harbor WWII > why did it happen? world war II

What happened in World War II?

Adolf Hitler becomes leader of Nazi Party World War I ends Germans elect Nazis into power Hitler reveals war plans. 1 st concentration camp opened near Berlin Adolf Hitler voted Chancellor of Germany German military mobilizes Kristall- nacht German Jews stripped of rights. Nazis begin euthanasia on sick and disabled Assassination attempt on Hitler fails Britain, France, Australia, & New Zealand declare war on Germany U.S. Stock Market crashes WWII > When? Olympics begin in Berlin, Germany More timeline Nazis invade Denmark Annemarie Johansen born

King Christian X arrested & Danes sink their fleet WWII > When? Nazi mass murders start Gas chambers at Auschwitz Hitler declares war on USA Japanese- Americans sent to US concentration camps Nazis invade northern Africa Allied Forces D-Day invasion Jews fight back in Warsaw ghetto Nazis order Jews to wear yellow stars Japan bombs Pearl Harbor More timeline Lisa Johansen Murdered Mama Has Trouble Germany surrenders Japan surrenders Great Aunt Birte The Handkerchief Nazis bomb Britain

What was the holocaust?

WWII > the holocaust

Flow charts were used to determine who was german and who was not.

Synagogue in Warsaw ghettoAuschwitz death camp

What HAPPENED IN DENMARK?

WWII > DENMARK

Jewish refugees are ferried out of Denmark aboard Danish fishing boats bound for Sweden.  Germany occupied Denmark on April 9, However, Danish Jews were not persecuted until the autumn of When the German police began searching for and arresting Jews on the night of October 1, 1943, the Danish police refused to cooperate.  Unlike Jews in other countries under Nazi rule, the Jews of Denmark were never forced to wear the yellow Star of David or any other identifying badge.  Approximately 500 Jews were deported from Denmark to the Theresienstadt ghetto in Czechoslovakia. Following protests from their government, these Danish inmates were allowed to receive letters and even some care packages. Most of them survived the Holocaust.

WWII > DENMARK The Rescue of Denmark’s Jews Documentary Jewish children living in a Swedish children’s home, after their escape from Denmark

WWII > DENMARK View of the Danish fishing boat in the Museum’s Permanent Exhibition

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