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 In Germany, in the early 1920s, the government printed more and more paper notes to try and make up for the lack of money. (p. 21)      This book has eight chapters talking about the general history World War Ⅱ with some humorous jokes.      From my point of view, chapter 2, "The Charging Rhino" interested me a lot. The title compared German to a charging rhinoceros, which is hilarious. The chapter mainly covers the offense and defense between Britain and Germany. Four weeks after Hitler's army invaded Poland on September 1st, 1939, the entire country was under German and Russian control. Then, the Germans tore through Belgium, Holland, and France, whose towns and cities were thoroughly bombed by German planes. The Brits could not help but retreat not to be wiped out. Here is a famous escape story. In May, 1940, there were hundreds of thousands of British and French soldiers who were trapped in Dunkirk, which is the French coast in a seaside resort. I...

 On September 9, 1850, California became the thirty-first state in the United States of America. (p. 15)      This book has ten chapters covering how Hollywood was founded and some fun facts about the best known film industry.      The chapter 1 is about the history that Hollywood was founded and merged with Los Angeles. After gold was discovered in Northern California, a whole host of people around the world came here to make a fortune. However, most of the newcomers settled in the northern part, and there were not many settlers in Southern California. As a matter of fact, the weather there was warm and the sun shone bright day after day, which meant the place was perfect for farming. Because of the Transcontinental Railroad constructed in the 1860s, traveling for distances became much easier. One day, Harvey and his family, who were tired of harsh and snowy winters in Topeka, Kansas, took a train to Los Angeles, and bought acres and acres of land. Fo...