Unit 12 - WWII by Norberto Y. Galarza https://padlet.com/nygpr80/3zafu1qgx3cf en-us 2018-04-22 17:36:35 UTC 2018-04-22 18:22:12 UTC hello@padlet.com blitzkrieg nygpr80 https://padlet.com/nygpr80/3zafu1qgx3cf/wish/254161725 "lightning war"- a form of warfare in which surprise attacks with fast moving airplanes are followed by massive attacks with infantry forces]]> 2018-04-22 17:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nygpr80/3zafu1qgx3cf/wish/254161725 appeasement nygpr80 https://padlet.com/nygpr80/3zafu1qgx3cf/wish/254161882 the making of concessions to an aggressor in order to avoid war]]> 2018-04-22 17:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nygpr80/3zafu1qgx3cf/wish/254161882 Harry Truman nygpr80 https://padlet.com/nygpr80/3zafu1qgx3cf/wish/254162046 President, ordered the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. To prevent casualties and force Japanese to surrender]]> 2018-04-22 17:43:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nygpr80/3zafu1qgx3cf/wish/254162046 Gen. Douglas MacArthur nygpr80 https://padlet.com/nygpr80/3zafu1qgx3cf/wish/254162297 Supreme commander of Allied Powers, accepted surrender from Emperor Hirohito]]> 2018-04-22 17:46:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nygpr80/3zafu1qgx3cf/wish/254162297 Potsdam Conference nygpr80 https://padlet.com/nygpr80/3zafu1qgx3cf/wish/254162806 planned occupation of Germany and surrender of Japan]]> 2018-04-22 17:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nygpr80/3zafu1qgx3cf/wish/254162806 1. What were the causes of WWII? nygpr80 https://padlet.com/nygpr80/3zafu1qgx3cf/wish/254162928 The spark began in Poland because Hitler wanted the Port of Danzig in the Polish Corridor, which used to belong to Germany, so Germany annexed Danzig. Two days after this happened Great Britain and France declared war on Germany.]]> 2018-04-22 17:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nygpr80/3zafu1qgx3cf/wish/254162928 2. What were the five major events of WWII? nygpr80 https://padlet.com/nygpr80/3zafu1qgx3cf/wish/254162959 The five major events of WWII were Pearl Harbor, D-Day, Stalingrad, Battle of the Bulge, and the invasion of Poland.]]> 2018-04-22 17:51:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nygpr80/3zafu1qgx3cf/wish/254162959 3. Who were the major leaders of WWII? nygpr80 https://padlet.com/nygpr80/3zafu1qgx3cf/wish/254162980 The major leaders of WWII were:
Adolf Hitler - Germany
Joseph Stalin - Soviet Union
Winston Churchill- Great Britain
Harry S.Truman - United States
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