https://padlet.com/carricoj4239/215ijg9kf1gsemg0 en-us 2023-04-06 16:35:27 UTC 2023-04-13 13:53:12 UTC hello@padlet.com carricoj4239 https://padlet.com/carricoj4239/215ijg9kf1gsemg0/wish/2546449841 German forces invaded Poland on September 1st, 1939. They did this due to the belief that Poland would invade them and they did this as a counterattack.]]> 2023-04-06 16:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/carricoj4239/215ijg9kf1gsemg0/wish/2546449841 carricoj4239 https://padlet.com/carricoj4239/215ijg9kf1gsemg0/wish/2546449842 Battle of Britain is when Germany's Airforce (Luftwaffe) attacked Britain by air (Royale Air Force) from July 1940-October 1940. They were attacked by air due to Britain being an island, they eventually lost after 3 months of constant attacks day and night.]]> 2023-04-06 16:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/carricoj4239/215ijg9kf1gsemg0/wish/2546449842 carricoj4239 https://padlet.com/carricoj4239/215ijg9kf1gsemg0/wish/2546449845 The attack on pearl harbor happened on December 7th, 1941. It was a surprise attack by Japan on the US naval base pearl harbor, in Hawaii. This was the attack that made U.S. join the war.]]> 2023-04-06 16:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/carricoj4239/215ijg9kf1gsemg0/wish/2546449845 carricoj4239 https://padlet.com/carricoj4239/215ijg9kf1gsemg0/wish/2546449846 The battle of midway was a turning point in the war, it happened just 6 months after the attack on pearl harbor, ending on June 7th, 1942. This battle was important due to the fact it prevented the Japanese to expand farther into the pacific, so they didn't have control over the waters.]]> 2023-04-06 16:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/carricoj4239/215ijg9kf1gsemg0/wish/2546449846 carricoj4239 https://padlet.com/carricoj4239/215ijg9kf1gsemg0/wish/2546449847 June 6th, 1944. Air, land, and naval troops all fought at Normandy, France. Great Britain, North America, Germany, France, and others all fought there. After longs fights, and many casualties, the allied forces won.]]> 2023-04-06 16:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/carricoj4239/215ijg9kf1gsemg0/wish/2546449847 carricoj4239 https://padlet.com/carricoj4239/215ijg9kf1gsemg0/wish/2546449848 America and Great Britain's air forces bombed the city of Dresden in Germany. While it was a center for communication to troops and other armies and what not, and the bombing would help with that, the other problem is the amount of civilians. Around 135,000+ civilians died in the attack.]]> 2023-04-06 16:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/carricoj4239/215ijg9kf1gsemg0/wish/2546449848 carricoj4239 https://padlet.com/carricoj4239/215ijg9kf1gsemg0/wish/2546449849 The U.S. Army landed on the island of Iwo Jima, with nearly 200,000 casualties, this battle showed how resistant the Japanese were. Even after the island was taken over they still would go on to show great reistance.]]> 2023-04-06 16:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/carricoj4239/215ijg9kf1gsemg0/wish/2546449849 carricoj4239 https://padlet.com/carricoj4239/215ijg9kf1gsemg0/wish/2546449850 This is when WWII ended in Europe. German signed surrender papers on May 8th, 1945. This was the first of 2 major surrenders of WWII.]]> 2023-04-06 16:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/carricoj4239/215ijg9kf1gsemg0/wish/2546449850 carricoj4239 https://padlet.com/carricoj4239/215ijg9kf1gsemg0/wish/2546449851 The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a surprise attack from the U.S. to Japan. They did this as a last hope attack after seeing japans resistance in the past such as Iwo Jima. After dropping the bombs, they were not sure if it was enough to get them to surrender.]]> 2023-04-06 16:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/carricoj4239/215ijg9kf1gsemg0/wish/2546449851 carricoj4239 https://padlet.com/carricoj4239/215ijg9kf1gsemg0/wish/2546449852 After the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan surrendered within a month of the attacks. The surrender paper was signed on September 2nd, 1945, Marking the end of WWII.]]> 2023-04-06 16:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/carricoj4239/215ijg9kf1gsemg0/wish/2546449852