Tuesday, January 5, 2010

1939-1945: WWII - The Holocaust / What children were doing for the war


The Holocaust:




Estimated 11 million people were killed during the Holocaust, six million of them were Jews, about 5 million were non-jews and 1.5 million of them were children.



Also the first victims of the holocaust had disabilities.



“Holocaust” came from the Greek words “completely burnt”



The Holocaust began with Hitler's distinct power rise.



The Holocause lasted 12 years;



Oringinated January of 1933 and ended December of 1945.




















What children were doing for the war:

1939-1945: WWII - Facts about Canada was paying for the war / Facts from the events from timeline

facts about how canada was paying for the war










Facts from the events that you wrote about from your timeline


The "Italo–Abyssinian" War was a light colonial war that began in October 1935 and ended in May 1936. The war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and the armed forces of the Ethiopian Empire which resulted in the military occupation of Ethiopia

1939-1945: WWII - Causes of WWI / Leaders / Japanese Canadians

Causes of WWI -




World War 1 was caused and set off by "the assassination of the Austrian archduke"



The event was the the case that set off and began the war.


Although, to this day the dabate on the complications for the war










Leaders of Canada, US, Britain, Russia and Germany:



Winston Churchill - Been a leader of Great Britain during most of the war.



William king - Leader/Prime Minister of Canada joined WW2 beside Great Britain when the war began.

Harry Truman - Became president of the United States in the final year of WW2



Joseph Stalin - Was a leader throughout WW2




Adolf Hitler - Was the leader throughout WW1 and rose to become leader through WW2






Japanese Canadians



The sad experience of many Japanese Canadians was to be transported to internment camps. This was done because many in the government, as well as a fair portion of the Canadian population, felt that the Japanese Canadians posed a threat to national secerity

(Wiki Anwsers, couldnt really find anything)

1930s: The Dirty Thirties - Economy / Living / Politics

1930's ..


Economy

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide depression that was destroying our economy in the decade following World War II.

The Great Depression had overwhelming and disastrous effects in almost every country, rich and poor. Personal income, tax revenue, profits and prices dropped, and international trade immerged by a half to two-thirds and unemployment in the U.S rose to about 25%, and in some countries rose as musch as 33%.


Living


Living was somewhat difficuoly from the great depression and all, and many people were unemployed, and many families didn't have much food.

During the year of 30's most farmers would get a big amount of rain, and then have healthy crops, but once the year changed so did the weather.




Politics

The elections resulted in a severe setback for the Republican Party, which barely handled...

1920s: The Roaring Twenties - Woman / Economy / Entertainment / Shopping



1920's ..





W0man




Woman in the 1920's worked alot, and if they worked, they worked until they were married and many women were seen as homemakers.



A women in the in the 1920's, her "real space", for any women, would be home.



And also the flapper era became another kind of declaration.




Economy



Economy in the 1920's was viewed as a "era of great economic prosperity driven by the introduction of a wide array of new consumer goods" ( "" spiritus-temporis, site )




The people who were benefitting most from the increasing prosperity were the people living in the areas of industry and the cities.
Those living outside this, the "rural" areas did not benefit and actually causing it to get worse bu the widespread drought



Entertainment



The 1920's was known as the"Jazz Age"or also known as "The Turning Point" in music, because it was very popular and is beginning off it's talents, and there were many people who made that music big and made it happen.


Shopping










1914-1918: WWI - Soldiers in the trenches

Soldiers in the trenches


As soon as the first day of light starts, guns and machin guns are starting to be fire


Some people said that this was to try and to test the weapons, apparently it was also to relieve the tension, and others said it was to ward off a "dawn raid."

(hubpages)


It became known that the first hour of soldiers day was called "The morning hate"

1914-1918: WWI - Children

Children / WW1




Children during world war 1 suffered just the same as everyone else did. Most of them feared their life and watched family members die, others lived in fear praying for there life, and didn't even have a clue the war was going on.