Geography
Milkweed takes place in Warsaw, Poland. In 1918 Poland becomes an independent and Warsaw is named the capital. World war two breaks out in Poland in 1939. Poland is occupied by the Nazi army for five years. Poland was lead Edward Smigly-Rydz. Poland was not a friend of Germany at first but after the invasion they were Hitler's main ally in Europe, and held most of the concentration camps. The kids in the story are effected by Hitler because Uri is Jewish so they must hide from the jackboot and Misha is shot by a Jackboot in the ear because he was out after Jewish curfew and were later taken to the Warsaw ghetto.