World+War+2!

__**World War 2**__

 * Day 1** - **12/9/08**

__**"It's more then battle maps, strategies, and weaponry it's about the sufferage and hopelessness that the many soldiers endevoured."**__

The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii at 7:55 on December 7, 1941. When this happened many people were in Sunday morning church. Before people realized what was going on they all thought it was a houx or an act. When everyone came outside some stated the sky was gray with red dots from all of the smoke. All radio stations were on and discussing this topic. Nothing like this had ever happened in American history in that time. The next day we declared war on Japan. Three days later Japan declared war on us. At this time all the Japanese American citizens were singled out, considered highly dangerous and the enemy. Many were sent off to concentration camps in the desert or had a limited amount of time to leave the town. They were instructed to take only what they could carry. On September 1, 1939 Hitler (the German dictator) invades Poland. After that, Britain and France declare war on Germany. After a year of being attacked by German soldiers the soldiers of Poland are encouraged not to give up by the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. Germany and Soviet Union set a deal not to attack each other, but after Hitler failed to take over Britain he turned on the Soviet Union and took it over. Finally, Britain and Russia received aid from President Roosevelt. All of it was a lot to take in in one day.

Today in the video they were talking about the Bataan Death March. It was so horrible. American soldiers surrendered to the Japanese and were forced to walk for seven days to Camp O'Donnel. The Japanese General didn't keep his promise to the American General. He had promised that the American men would be treated fairly, but of coarse they weren't. All throughout this merciless march the American soilders were whipped, shot, run over by trucks, and if they didn't die from all that they died of starvation. Once they got to Camp O'Donnel they were fed goopy soup filled with worms, rive, water, and weavels. So, most of the men caught diseases such as Polio and Malaria. There were some parts of the camp where just bodies and bodies of men were stacked on top of each other and their graves were being dug out.
 * Day 2 -** **12/10/08**

Soldiers were sent to Guatacanal and on that island those soldiers lived in horrific conditions. They were sorrounded by hundreds of dead bodies that were blown into pieces. The only reason all of them didn't starve to death was because they found a large amount of rice to eat, although all of the men lost at least 25 pounds while there. Daily, Guatacanal was attacked by the Japanese in an attempt to kill of all of the surviving soldiers.
 * Day 3 -** **12/1/08**


 * Day 4 -** **12/15/08**