Remembrance

Remembrance

1. Remembrance Day

   • Is on the 11th of November
   • To commemorate the First World War
   • At 11o'clock
   • A Two Minute Slience to not forget the millons of people who were killed, injured and affected.
   • People wear poppies on Remembrance Day
     • People make Rememberance Day wreaths with poppies on them.

2. World Wars

   • World War One
     • Began on the 28th July 1914
     • The two main sides were the Allies: Britain, France and Russia and on the other side were Germany and Austria-Hungary
     • Ended on 11th November 1918
     • 30 countries involved
     • 9 million were killed; 21 million were wonded
     • In the Battle of Somme, 30,000 were killed
   • World War Two
     • Began on the 3rd September 1939
     • 50 to 70 million people were killed
     • 80% of the Soviets born in 1923 didn't survive World War Two
     • Women were first in the Military in WW2 in Britain
     • The leaders of the Aliies were Franklin Delavo Roosevelt (America), Winston Churchill (Britain) and Joseph Stalin (Russia/USSR)
     • The leaders of the Axis were Adolf Hilter (Germany), Benito Mussolini (Italy) and Emperor Hirohiti (Japan)

3. 911

   • On the 11th of September 2001
   • Nearly 3,000 people were killed and 400 of them were police officers and firefighters
   • It was a terrorist attack on The World Trade Center Twin Towers
   • Up to 50,000 employees worked in the World Trade Center and a additional 40,000 passed through the complex.
   • The rescue and the clean up of 1.8 million tonnes took 9 months.
   • Only 18-20 people were rescued alive out of the site.
   • 3,051 children lost at least one parent.
   • It took firefighters 100 days to get rid of the fire caused by the attack.
   • The second biggest loss of life was the British nationality after the American nationality (first)
   • The total time of the collapse of World Trade Centre Towers was 102 minutes.

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