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Adolf Hitler- led the Germans, wanted to take over the whole world
 * War Leaders: Benito Mussolini- led the Italians
 * After D-Day and the death of Hitler, the Germans surrendered.
 * D-Day- June 6, 1944- 156,000 troops from the U.S, Britain, and Canada attacked the beaches of Normandy.
 * Atomic Bombs- invented by U.S. scientists, dropped on Japan, and Japan ended war by surrendering

//**__WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL__**//
 * Monument approved 1993.
 * Monument built 2002-2003.
 * Designed by Friedrich St. Florian
 * 24 bas relief panels that symbolize different battles
 * Fountains
 * Granite pillars with names of territories and US states that help in war.
 * honors people who died in war on a wall with their names.

__**World War II**__(by Natalie) • Started in 1939  • Germany, Italy, and Japan were trying to take over the world, but the Allies got in their way  • The main Allies were The United States, The United Kingdom, and France  • The main dictators in charge were Hitler and Mussolini  • America entered the war when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor  • More people died in WWII than any other war  • Two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan  • This ended the war on September 2, 1945

Works Consulted World War II." //Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia// . Encyclopedia Britannica,  2010. Web. 27 Sept. 2010.

"World War II History." //National World War II Museum// . N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept.  2010.

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//National WWII Memorial Washington DC// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2010. <http: / <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> //www.wwiimemorial.com/default.asp?page=facts.asp&subpage=factsheets>//

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D-Day Invasion//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. // History.com//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. A&E Television Networks, 2010. Web. 13 Oct. 2010. //

Submarine Shooter//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. // History.com//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. A&E Television Networks, 2010. Web. 13 Oct. 2010. //

Attack on Pearl Harbor//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. // History.com//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. A&E Television Networks, 2010. Web. 13 Oct. 2010.