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Number of military personnel and civilian deaths in WW2.

Millions died in Europe, with estimates that 15 million military personnel and civilian deaths at over 38 million.

Blitzkrieg

The name given to to a military tactic - a surprise attack that often uses firepower. The Germans used this against the British during WW2.

Rationing

People had limited access to food and other essential goods. This system stayed in place even after the war ended, making daily life very difficult.

77,000

Between 1947 and 1975, a total of 77,000 women, children and men arrived in NZ from Great Britain under the assisted immigration scheme.

How World War 2 left the Pacific Islands

High unemployment rates, mess to clean up, destruction, lack of opportunities

3 - 6 months

Work visa term

16 June 1971

The Polynesian Panthers were established

1974

The year the Dawn Raids began

1 August 2021

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern apologised for the Dawn Raids and discrimination Polynesians faced