https://padlet.com/amthambugala/6qpj8rekxx9c en-us 2017-01-30 14:20:14 UTC 2017-02-01 14:06:56 UTC hello@padlet.com amthambugala https://padlet.com/amthambugala/6qpj8rekxx9c/wish/150241044 This time is significant because, the Axis Powers were trying to take over the world by fighting to reclaim the land that they lost during WWI, and then slowly trying to take over other land.  When the Allies realized this, they started to fight back..]]> 2017-01-30 14:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/amthambugala/6qpj8rekxx9c/wish/150241044 amthambugala https://padlet.com/amthambugala/6qpj8rekxx9c/wish/150408939 Japan, (who is part of the Axis Powers) bombs Pearl Harbor, in Hawaii.  At this time the USA did not want any part in the war.  After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor though, America joined the Allies and started fighting agaist Japan.  After they have been fighting for a long time, Albert Einstein said that something nuclear would make Japan surrender.  America made a nuclear bomb that they would drop on two main places, Hiroshima & Nagasaki.  First they bombed Hiroshima which destroyed many homes, killed 140,000 people, and made many blind just by looking at the bombing, since it was so bright.  3 days later, the USA bombed Nagasaki, killing 80,000 people.]]> 2017-01-30 22:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/amthambugala/6qpj8rekxx9c/wish/150408939 amthambugala https://padlet.com/amthambugala/6qpj8rekxx9c/wish/150520459 Nuclear weapons have changed history, by showing how powerful they are and can be. I you were in Hiroshima or Nagasaki at that time, you would have either died, or been blinded by the light. Also, if you did not get affected too much, you might later on get multiple cancers at the same time. The USA decided not to use the nuclear bombs unless serious matters come up. In the picture below, it shows a picture of the team and the plane, (Enola Gay) the bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.]]> 2017-01-31 13:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/amthambugala/6qpj8rekxx9c/wish/150520459 amthambugala https://padlet.com/amthambugala/6qpj8rekxx9c/wish/150532479 Some vocab words that I learned were,
1. Enola Gay: The plane that bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki
2. Nuclear Bomb:  A weapon used to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki when they would not surrender to the USA during WWII.  This bomb killed more than 220,000 people.
3. Axis powers: The team of Germany, Italy, & Japan that tried to fight the Allies for land and power.
4.Allies:  The team of  Britain, France, Soviet Union, USA, & China tried to stop the Axis powers from taking over land and trying to gain too much power.]]> 2017-01-31 14:27:54 UTC https://padlet.com/amthambugala/6qpj8rekxx9c/wish/150532479