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Friday, May 17, 2013

The Great Ocean Road, Australia


The Great Ocean Road is an Australian National Heritage listed 243-kilometre (151 mi) stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Warrnambool. The road was built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932, and is the world's largest war memorial; dedicated to casualties of World War I. It is an important tourist attraction in the region, which winds through varying terrain alongside the coast, and provides access to several prominent landmarks; including the nationally significant Twelve Apostles limestone stack formations.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

World War - II



It is estimated that over fifty-four million people died in World War II, which was the bloodiest war in history

Main Leaders

Country

Leader

FranceCharles de Gaulle (Free French forces)
Henri-Phillipe Petain - Vichy France
GermanyAdolf Hitler
ItalyBenito Mussolini
JapanEmperor Hirohito
RussiaJosef Stalin
United KingdomNeville Chamberlain to 1940
Winston Churchill from 1940
United StatesFranklin Roosevelt died 1945
Harry Truman 1945