My stellar padlet by Cody Shaklee

Nazi Soviet Pact

21717051 — 2024-03-25 18:31:37 UTC

Treaty with Germany and Russia stating that they would take Poland and split it themselves. Also that neither of the countries would attack each other.

Nazis invade Poland

21717051 — 2024-03-25 18:35:19 UTC

A German Blitzkrieg overtakes Poland in a quick, swift victory. Britain and France declare war on Germany. This allowed World War 2 to start and caused a new war on many different battle fronts.

France's Maginot Line

21717051 — 2024-03-25 18:43:00 UTC

France had stronger defensive positions more located towards the south part of France facing Germany. But the Ardennes were not very fortified. This gave Germany a chance to move swiftly into France around their heaviest fortified locations.

The Fall of France

21717051 — 2024-03-25 18:49:39 UTC

Germany noticed that France's defense around its northern part, and the Ardennes was not very well fortified. So they moved swiftly around the Ardennes and reached France's northern coast in just 10 days! France surrendered. This helped Germany and Russia become closer allied and support each other on the difference fronts.

Miracle at Dunkirk

21717051 — 2024-03-25 18:52:46 UTC

Allied Forces were pushed all the way to beaches on Dunkirk by Germany. By a miracle, 850 ships arrived and escorted the troops away from the Nazi forces. This helped boost morale because the only troops who knew what to do would have died. But now the allied forces still had a slim chance of hope.

The Battle of Britain

21717051 — 2024-03-25 18:56:04 UTC

This was a new technology that could sense the detection of German soldiers way before any humans could. This gave the British fleet more time to prepare for attacks against Germany. This technology helped Britain defeat Germany and rove that Hitler's Blitzkrieg can be fought against. This also allowed the United States a base to place their troops on arrival in World War 2.

Operation Barbosa

21717051 — 2024-03-25 19:00:42 UTC

Germany broke the non-aggression pact with Russia and started invading them. Russia held off Germany and made some troops surrender due to starvation and the freezing cold temperatures. This made Germany much more vulnerable to attacks on both sides instead of having Russia as an ally.

Stallingrad

21717051 — 2024-03-26 03:06:32 UTC

Germany tried to invade Russia, but failed to capture oil fields and Stalingrad due to freezing cold temperatures and starvation.

Pearl Harbor

21717051 — 2024-03-26 03:12:00 UTC

Japan surprise attack the United States in retalliation to them cutting off their oil supply. A lot of American men died, a lot of American ships were damaged, and the United States enters the second world war. This was only a short term victory for Japan, but in the long run this opened up a whole new battlefront and war for the world.

D-Day

21717051 — 2024-03-26 19:29:19 UTC

The United States and other countries sends over troops to France to invade Germany. This was the largest land and sea attack in history. This helps France become independent from Germany again. This helps open up a new battlefront because now the Allied Forces will put their troops in places where Germany is no longer located.

Liberation of Europe

21717051 — 2024-03-26 19:32:44 UTC

The battle of Berlin starts on April of 1945. Hitler then commits suicide and Germany is soon after defeated. Germany surrendered in May.

The Battle of Midway

21717051 — 2024-03-26 19:38:49 UTC

Japan was targeting Midway to gain some land in the Hawaiian islands and to get the US fleet in one spot. The United States defeated Japan and their strong efforts. Soon after the United States attacked Japan and their aircraft carriers. This was the turning point for the war on the Pacific Ocean.

Battle of Guadalcanal

21717051 — 2024-03-26 19:45:24 UTC

The Allied Forces attacked a Japanese airbase in the Solomon islands. The battle was a very violent and gruesome one. Ending with more than 24,000 people dead. It helped the Allied forces be in a better position than the Japanese were in. It also ended Japan being able to expand their territory.

Battles of IwoJima and Okinawa

21717051 — 2024-03-26 19:48:54 UTC

These battles were very brutal for who controlled territory very close to Japan. The allies were ultimately successful and gained a threshold to invade Japan. This basically sealed the fate for the rest of world war 2.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

21717051 — 2024-03-26 19:51:41 UTC

President Truman said that the invasion of Japan would cost many more American lives. Said the atomic bomb was the quickest way to end a war. 140,000 japanese civilians died, and more died to radiation poisoning.

This ended world war 2.