-
Period: to
World War 2
World War II -
Start of WW II
Germany invades Poland, therefore starting WW II. -
Alex and His Father go into Hiding
As the Nazis invade Poland, Alex and his father hide in a hovel. -
Chaya and her village are taken to concentration camps
Chaya and her village are taken to concentratioin camps -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. In 'Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houstion all Japanese people are forced to evacuate America even if they are Amercan citizens because the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and Japanese people were feared so they were sent to internment camps. -
Atomic Bomb
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan -
6 of the Survivors
Toshiko Sasaki, Dr. Masakazu Fujii, Hatsuyo Nakamura, Wilhelm Kleinsorge, Dr. Terufumi Sasaki, and Kiyoshi Tanimoto were 6 of the many survivors of the atomic bomb -
End of WW II
Japanese surrender and WW II is over. -
The villagers move out of the concentration camp and back home
-
Another Atomic Bomb
Soviet Union developed an atomic bomb -
Big Idea
Our Big Idea is that if one person fears or hates a certain group of people and they share that fear or hate that person can make a huge difference. For example, Hitler hated Jewish people and he shared that hate which led to concentration camps and the mass-slaughter of Jews. Another example is the fear of Japanese people because of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. When Pearl Harbor was bombed many American citizens shared the fear of Japanese people which led to internment camps. -
Visit to America
Tanimoto visits the U.S's Senate -
Japanese U.S. citizens
Congress passes a law saying Japanese aliens may become U.S. citizens. In "Farewell to Manzanar" Jeanne and her family, who are Japanese, can finally become U.S. citizens. For example, Jeanne's father lived in the U.S. for quite a while but he wasn't allowed to become a U.S. citizen and now he can. -
Hydrogen Bomb
The U.S tested its first hydrogen bomb
