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 * World War II started in 1939 and ended in 1945
 * the memorial represents everyone who died in the war; the people's names who died are engraved on the Star Wall
 * Axis (bad) vs. Allies (good)
 * Axis - Germany, Japan, and Italy; Allies - United States, Soviet Union, France, and Great Britain
 * The invasion of Poland started the war
 * Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
 * The bombing of Pearl Harbor brought United States in war against Japan
 * WWII ended in 1945. America dropped bomb on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. America and Soviet Union were strongest nations after war.
 * Roger Durbin had idea for WWII memorial. Marcy Kaptur proposed idea to legislation and had it passed
 * Freidrich St. Florian was the architect of the memorial
 * __monument's deign__- the pillars have state's names on them with wreaths and symbolize national unity
 * rainbow pool and other water works are celebratory
 * two pavilions on the Southern and Northern ends symbolize the two theaters of war: European and Pacific and have eagles holding a laurel to represent the victory of WWII
 * the Freedow Wall is the wall with over 400,000 starts to commemorate the man and women in the war
 * memorial is built of granite and bronze
 * construction: 2001-2004; the memorial opened to the public on April 29, 2004; it was dedicated on Veterans Day 2004 by President Clinton

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