Forrest Strawn Wing High School - Tupek Yearbook (Forrest, IL)

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SOUTH AFRICA--IS the leading industrial center on the African continent. Its naval patrol boats help safeguard Allied shipping around the Cape of Good Hope. UNITED KINGDOM -Includes England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland For eonvenlenee thls area is called Brltaln Today she 1S stronger than ever, destined to play a vltal role in victory FIGHTING rRENCH After France was defeated June 22,1940 General de Gualle organized a group and broke away from France No French group, however, 1S an official mem ber of the Unlted Natlons GREWCV The Greeks, crushed wlthout warnlng by Italy in October, 1940, are now a starved and tortured people The Unlted Natlons will not forget their heroic flght which cost the Axis dearly SOVIET UNION Russian forces have destroyed and aredes troylng more armed power of our enemies troops, planes tanks, and guns than all other Unlted Natlons put t gether The loader ofthis helpful ally 1S Josef Stalln UNITED STQTFQ We sent de troyers, guns, food,and other materlals toEngland UlhCP darkest hours We have helped China nd RUSS1Q American flghtlng forces are being sent to all part of the world Already the effect of our p rtlcipatlon 13 belng felt on the front ln England mfrica, and the islandsof the Paelflc YUGOShAVIA The Chetniks have been referred.toasa third front, slnce the Nazis have had to keep mwany thousands of soldiers in that land Temporary government of Yugo 'kibsvv ,,,-r- - the South Amerlcan Republlcs, has Just Y1Pd recently golned the United N1t1OHS Most f of the populatlon of thls country is Ind lan flthough lt 13 too small to contri X sdnlgm BOLIVII One of the smaller eountrles of bute much to the war effort, it does z1dd unity to the South hmerlean front against f' the Axls ' . . . . . . O U ' 1 e . A 0 I . U H F - , L -C . . O- o ' ' l . o . ,e-- S a ' . - ' ' s s - . il L. ' . ' , f ' I . C C ' slavia is in London,headed by nineteen-year-old Peterll. I ' f . i ' 'V T' . . . PILL U' fl C ' ' ' - fi Ti' ' 3 L ' ' ' r, 1 . . - xge.w.'f1fy fi -M f , I -. V ' yi . C

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INDIA--This country is of tremendous aid to the Allies even though Gandhi, Nehru, and other Indian leaders re- fuse to cooperate with the United Nations until India is given full independence. The government, largely under British control, has been promised complete self- rule after the war. LUXEMBOURG--This is a tiny land only four-fifths the size of Rhode Island and is squeezedin between Germany, Belgium, and France. It is headed by the Grand Duchess Charlotte. MEXICO Furnishes large supplies of oil and essential minerals for us and other United Nations Mexico also helps to track down Axis submarines in the Caribbearx and Gulf of Mexico THB NHTHBRLANDS Is only a little larger than Belgium and is a densely populated country It was overrun by the Nazis in the summer of 1940 Jagnmwon the rich Neth erlands Indies in l942,but not until the Dutch navy had taken a heavy toll from the enemy The Dutch have some great oil refineries that are vltal UoournUlitary'forces NEW ZEALAND Has lent every effort to supply men, wea pons, and ploducts for the United Nations The island is a self governed B itish dominion NORWAY Norway's escaped tanker fleet carrles at least half of the oil and gasoline needed by Great Britain Spitzbergen furnishes much coal to England Govern ment is constitutional monarchy with parllament supnmne PHILIPPINE IDLANDS e shall never forget the heroic stand of the Filipinos at Bataan and Corregldor They helped stall tne enemy and gave us precious tlnw tofbr tify Australia They have been promised independence in 1945 and will get it if the war is over POLAND This land was invadedon September a,, L l,l959, and it caused a world confl.ict are Some 2,000,000 Poles scapod and ar'e active se vice galnst Hitler Many f home are engaged in sabotage Hitler has enslaved and tortured the Poles as he has X 33510 5 no other people I, U f ' Q F , il . 0 - I . o 'I I 0 - .m 14 1 Q A l X A . 1 U , 1- - --Q-, ua I . . . I , rs , ' , A . 1 . 5-D' fx., 1 ' ' if 'red S' 4 , G 3 ,mv I I fr a ' . at E A . 'x vr 1 W , O A ' a K'. ' U Vf . I , ,t . I lf KN., 4 . I O XS. - - XX-V