https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8 en-us 2021-06-04 16:21:40 UTC 2023-08-05 23:35:11 UTC hello@padlet.com fernansg231 https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591311022 Involved: Japan and the United States
Location of Event: Oahu Island, Hawaii
Purpose of Event: The purpose of the attack was Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in hopes that it would destroy the US Pacific Fleet and weaken the resolve of the American people.
Importance of Event: The attack on Pearl Harbor, brought attention to the intelligence failures and the lack of readiness of the United States military.


]]> 2021-06-07 23:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591311022 fernansg231 https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591347735 Involved: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin
Location of Event: Russian Resort town in Crimea 
Purpose of Event: The purpose of the Yalta Conference was to shape a postwar peace that represented not only a collective order of security but also give  self- determination to the liberated peoples of Europe
Importance of Event: The importance of the Yalta Conference was to make important decisions regarding the future progress of the war and the postwar world. ]]> 2021-06-08 00:09:32 UTC https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591347735 fernansg231 https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591374887 Involved: Germany and The Allied Powers
Location of Event: The Ardennes region of Belgium
Purpose of Event: The purpose of the Battle of the Bulge was to stop Allied use of the Belgian Port of Antwerp and to split the Allied lines, which would allow the Germans to encircle and destroy the Allied forces.
Importance of Event: The importance of the Battle of the Bulge marked the last German offense on the western front.

]]> 2021-06-08 00:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591374887 fernansg231 https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591443602 Involved: U.S. Marines and Japanese soldiers
Location of Event: The Island of Iwo Jima
Purpose of Event: The purpose of the Battle of Iwo Jima was to provide a way for the U.S. to get into Japan
Importance of Event: The importance of the Battle of Iwo Jima led to Iwo Jima becoming a emergency landing site for more than 2,200 B-29 bombers, saving the lives of 24,000 U.S. airmen.]]> 2021-06-08 00:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591443602 fernansg231 https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591509206 Involved: Germany
Location of Event: Poland
Purpose of Event: The purpose of the Invasion of Poland by Germany was Germany invaded Poland to regain lost territory and ultimately rule their neighbor east.
Importance of Event: The importance of the Invasion of Poland by Germany was a primer on how Hitler intended to wage war, which would later become the "Blitzkrieg" strategy. ]]> 2021-06-08 01:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591509206 fernansg231 https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591536875 Involved: Japan
Location of Event: Japan
Purpose of Event: The purpose of the Victory in Japan was to  celebrate the day in which Japan surrendered World War II.
Importance of Event: The importance of the Victory in Japan Day was that it marked the end of World War II.]]> 2021-06-08 01:34:49 UTC https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591536875 fernansg231 https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591563308 Involved: Germany
Location of Event: France and the Low countries
Purpose of Event: The purpose of the Fall of France was to entice the main Allied forces into northern France and Belgium and to surround them in a huge "pincer" maneuver.
Importance of Event: Germany conquers France and The lower countries.
 ]]> 2021-06-08 01:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591563308 fernansg231 https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591595733 Involved: Former Nazi leaders
Location of Event: Nuremberg, Germany
Purpose of Event: The purpose of the Nuremberg Trials was to prosecute high-level political officials and military authorities for war crimes and other wartime atrocities.
Importance of Event: The importance of the Nuremberg Trials were to reveal the true extent of the German atrocities and hold some of the prominent Nazis accountable for their crimes.]]> 2021-06-08 01:59:55 UTC https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591595733 fernansg231 https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591624482 Involved: British Royal Air Force and  Nazi Germany's Air Force
Location of Event: British Airspace, United Kingdom
Purpose of Event: The purpose of the Battle of Britain was one of gaining air superiority over the RA, especially Fighter Command.
Importance of Event: Demonstrated the courage and resilience of the countries military and its people allowed them to remain free from Nazi occupation.]]> 2021-06-08 02:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591624482 fernansg231 https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591657896 Involved: Soviet Troops
Location of Event: Auschwitz Concentration Camp, occupied Poland
Purpose of Event: The purpose of the Liberation at Auschwitz by Soviet Troops wasn't a specific goal of the Red Army it happened as a consequence of their advance westward across Poland.
Importance of Event: Freeing survivors and finally revealing to the world the depth of the horrors perpetrated there.


]]> 2021-06-08 02:28:11 UTC https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591657896 fernansg231 https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591689727 Involved: Twelve Allied Nations and Nazi Germany
Location of Event: Normandy, France
Purpose of Event: The purpose of the D-Day Invasion was to drive the German Military back.
Importance of Event: Marked the the turn of the tide for the control maintained by Nazi Germany]]> 2021-06-08 02:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591689727 fernansg231 https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591724288 Involved: The United States
Location of Event: Hiroshima, Japan and Nagasaki, Japan
Purpose of Event: The purpose of the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was to bring an end to World War II.
Importance of Event: The bombing of the two cities brought the end to WWII.]]> 2021-06-08 02:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591724288 fernansg231 https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591742820 Involved: Germany and its allies against the Soviet Union.
Location of Event: Stalingrad, Russia SFSR, Soviet Union
Purpose of Event: The purpose of the Battle of Stalingrad was it put Hitler and the Axis powers on the defensive, and boosted Russian confidence as it continued to do battle on the Eastern Front in World War II.
Importance of Event: Marked the end of Germany's advances into eastern Europe and Russia.]]> 2021-06-08 03:09:28 UTC https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591742820 fernansg231 https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591762750 Involved: The United States and Japan
Location of Event: Midway Atoll
What was the Event: The Battle of Midway was a major air-sea battle between the United States and Japan six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Importance of Event: Code-breakers were able to decipher Japanese naval code , allowing American leaders to anticipate Japanese maneuvers. ]]> 2021-06-08 03:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591762750 fernansg231 https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591781860 Involved: Great Britain
Location of Event: Europe
Purpose of Event: Celebrate the end of World War II in Europe.
Importance of Event: Marked the end of WWII in Europe.]]> 2021-06-08 03:30:21 UTC https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591781860 fernansg231 https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591791172 I think one of the most important events was Auschwitz being liberated by Soviet Troops because remaining survivors were freed from the network of concentration camps and the rest of the world can finally be shown of what horrible things occurred at the camps and the Nuremberg trial is another event which I think is important because former Nazis and Nazi leaders horrific actions were finally unveiled and were taken into trial.]]> 2021-06-08 03:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/fernansg231/36qqaaep5bqqx9b8/wish/1591791172