https://padlet.com/aiden_gaskins/Gaskins Aiden Gaskins en-us 2019-02-11 14:59:38 UTC 2025-12-07 12:10:04 UTC hello@padlet.com aiden_gaskins https://padlet.com/aiden_gaskins/Gaskins/wish/330355814 With the impact of The Great Depression and WW1 still present in Americans, the public's opinion was to stay out of the war and other foreign affairs.  The government adopted this idea and carried out the policy. Our future involvement in the war was reluctant
"Getting tired of watching]]> 2019-02-12 14:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/aiden_gaskins/Gaskins/wish/330355814 aiden_gaskins https://padlet.com/aiden_gaskins/Gaskins/wish/330356150 In 1939, Roosevelt passed the Cash and Carry act allowing the sale of guns and other weapons to belligerent countries.  This repaced th Neutrality Act of 1936.  At first the goods were not allowed on American merchant ships
"Not enough"]]> 2019-02-12 14:51:28 UTC https://padlet.com/aiden_gaskins/Gaskins/wish/330356150 aiden_gaskins https://padlet.com/aiden_gaskins/Gaskins/wish/330356991 The Lend-Lease Act allowed the US to give supplies and money to any country that the US felt it was vital to the safety of our country.  This heightened tensions to an extent around the world.  It, in a way, allowed the US to make strategic moves in an undeclared war against the whole world.
"Some other countries might not like this"]]> 2019-02-12 14:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/aiden_gaskins/Gaskins/wish/330356991 aiden_gaskins https://padlet.com/aiden_gaskins/Gaskins/wish/330357221 The United States was growing as a superpower and was attempting to stay out of the war for the country's sake.  Japan, in an attempt to aid the axis powers and also out of fear of an unstoppable opponent, decided to attack the United States with no discernable warning.  They launched bombs onto the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
"Now we're in it to win it"]]> 2019-02-12 14:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/aiden_gaskins/Gaskins/wish/330357221 aiden_gaskins https://padlet.com/aiden_gaskins/Gaskins/wish/330357355 Italy declared war on the United States in direct response to the United States declaring war on Japan. Pearl Harbor happened four days prior to the declaration of war by Italy. Germany declared war on the same day.
"We have to do something about this"]]> 2019-02-12 14:53:14 UTC https://padlet.com/aiden_gaskins/Gaskins/wish/330357355 aiden_gaskins https://padlet.com/aiden_gaskins/Gaskins/wish/330357738 During the North African campaign of WWII, an Anglo-American invasion was carried out in the French Morrocco and Algeria. The purpose was to aid the Soviet Union by endangering the axis powers troops there. Another goal was to make it possible to attack Southern Europe .
"More military operations"]]> 2019-02-12 14:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/aiden_gaskins/Gaskins/wish/330357738 aiden_gaskins https://padlet.com/aiden_gaskins/Gaskins/wish/330357901 This was the day that peopl earound the world celebrate Japan's surrender in WWII.  Also refferred to as "Victoryover Japan Day". The official day that japan surrendered is not the day that it is celebrated, and it is actually celebrated half of a month later.
"The axis grows weaker"]]> 2019-02-12 14:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/aiden_gaskins/Gaskins/wish/330357901 aiden_gaskins https://padlet.com/aiden_gaskins/Gaskins/wish/330358153 The allied invasion of Normandy was an attempt to liberate German-occupied France.  Was the largest seaborne attack in history.  Not a single objective was reached, however.
"May have lost the battle but not the war"]]> 2019-02-12 14:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/aiden_gaskins/Gaskins/wish/330358153 aiden_gaskins https://padlet.com/aiden_gaskins/Gaskins/wish/330358489 This was the day that Europe, and other allies, accepted the German surrender in WWII. Also refferred to as "Victory in Europe Day". People were celebrating across the world, from russia to California.]]> 2019-02-12 14:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/aiden_gaskins/Gaskins/wish/330358489