World War II was a very horrible and destructive war. It started in September 1939 and lasted until August 1945. There were two sides fighting in this war, but there were many nations involved. The two sides were called the "Axis" and the "Allies." Germany, Italy, and Japan were called the Axis powers. Adolf Hitler was the leader of Germany, and he wanted to take over the world. He took over most of the countries in Europe with the help of Italy. Then he started bombing England. Japan started taking over most of the islands in the Pacific Ocean. The United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, France, and China became allies (or joined together) to stop the Axis.
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Our diorama uses art to show what we learned about our amphibious vehicles. Now we better understand how they were used during World War II and other wars.