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

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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