This is for Ms. Stewart's WH Class

1. By: Ally Weaver

2. I am traveling around the world looking for both places where I
can be educated, and just the perfect vacation spot. I am in
Hawaii visiting the Pearl Harbor Memorial. The Pearl Harbor
Memorial is here because the Japanese decided to bomb us in
the hopes that we would not attack them with our fleet of
aircrafts. We were planning to attack the Japanese, but they
got to us first. Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7th in
the U.S. and December 8th in Japan of 1941. The U.S. was
actually planning to attack the Japanese but when they got to
us first we counteracted and declared war on them on
December 11th. I am having a great time and I will keep writing

3. I am in the beautiful Hawaii visiting Maui. Maui means Valley
Isle and is the second largest island in the Hawaiian chain.
Also Maui is known for its long beaches and landmarks such
as the House of Sun. It is so pretty here I wish all of you
could be here with me! I'm having a blast! My friends and I
went scuba-diving in an underwater cave and its amazing! I
miss you and hope that all is well at home! There will be
more letters to come!

4. I am in the historical city of Hiroshima. The Allies of World
war II bombed the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki
in 1945. Within the first four months of bombing going on
in Japan 90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima died. On
August 16th, six days after the Allies bombed Nagasaki and
Hiroshima Japan surrendered to the Allied Forces. I'm
having a great time in Hiroshima and will continue to
travel!

5. I'm am still in Japan visiting the wonderful city Tokyo.
Tokyo is Japan’s capitol, since it's Japan’s capitol it also
hosts the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese Government.
Before Tokyo became known as Tokyo its name was Edo it
was a small fishing town and later it became known as
Tokyo in 1868. the actual word Tokyo translates to Eastern
Capital. Apart from New York and London, Tokyo is one of
three world finance 'command centers'. The post cards will
keep coming!

6. I'm in France visiting the Bastille Fortress. The Bastille is
formally known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. For most of
its history the Bastille was used for a state prison by the
Kings of France. It was stormed on July 14th 1789 while
the French Revolution was in progress. The bastille was
actually built in response to the City of Paris during the
Hundred Year War. It became an important symbol for the
French Republican Movement and later it was totally
demolished and rebuilt. Hope all is well and I miss you!

7. I am in Paris, France visiting the stunning Eiffel Tower.
The Eiffel Tower was finished being built on March 31st,
1898. I love the Eiffel Tower and would like to see more
of Paris Because I love all the architecture. The tower its
self is 984-990 feet tall (depending on temperature). The
Eiffel Tower is named after the main influential people
working on it. Paris is beautiful and I love and miss you!
Hope to see you soon!

8. I am at the Berlin Wall Ruins in Germany! The Berlin
Wall was first build to keep people from Germany
from escaping to the west. It was during the Nazi
Rule that Germans wanted to escape to the west or
to other countries in hopes of a better life. The wall
was built on August 13, 1961 and was knocked
down on October 8th 1990. It totally cut off West
Berlin from Germany.

9. I am in Munich, Germany. Munich is the capital of the
German state Bavaria. Modern Munich is a financial and
publishing hub, and a very well known place to go on
vacation. My friends and I are having an amazing time
touring the town and learning about Munich's history.
Hope all is well at home!

10. I am in St. Petersburg at the Winter Palace. This place
is beautiful! As you can see in the picture all of the
gold accents and the intricate designs are spectacular.
This was once the beautiful home of Czar Nicolas an
his family. The palace was built in 1732 and it was
demolished in 1917. the Czar and his family were
murdered at Ekaterinburg on the night of July 16th
1918. They were murdered by the communist when
they were under house arrest they were told that the
White Armys were coming and they were told to take a
picture to prove that they were there instead they were
all shot dead. I have a few more places to go and I will
see you when I come home! Expect more letters!

11. I am in Novgorod having a spectacular time. Novgorod is
one of the oldest Russian cities, also it was a big medieval
cultural center. Novgorod means "new town" in Russia the
city actually goes back to Moscow about 300 years before
Novgorod even came into knowledge. I miss you and I’m on
my way home! See you soon!

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