Informative Speech During World War II

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Speech days can always be scary, but the informative speech that I gave to the class was different because I was able to discuss a topic that I passionately care about. I know that talking about history may not seem interesting to some people, but it is important for them to know. World War II has always been my favorite historical time period, so I decided that would be my topic however, the subject could be discussed for an entire semester. I had to choose one specific part about the second world war to share. Dachau has always been event that holds a place near to my heart. On the day of April 29th, 1945, my grandfather liberated that camp with the other members of his infantry. All of the stories and emotions that he shared with me

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