Battle of WWII Timeline by Kody Deng https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4 en-us 2024-03-25 19:48:41 UTC 2024-04-04 18:56:07 UTC hello@padlet.com Nazi-Soviet Pact 211018210 https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2932971939

  • Date: August 1939

  • Location: Eastern Europe

  • Countries that participated: Soviet Union and Germany

  • Impact: underscored the realpolitik and shifting alliances that characterized the tumultuous pre-war period.

    • ]]>     2024-03-25 20:01:49 UTC https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2932971939     Nazi Invasion of Poland 211018210 https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2932975629

  • Date: September 1939

  • Location: Poland

  • Countries that participated: Germany, Poland

  • Impact: Lost tons of people and material losses during the war and Britain and France declared war on Germany

    • ]]>     2024-03-25 20:06:26 UTC https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2932975629     France's Maginot Line 211018210 https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2932979199

  • Date: 1930's

  • Location: France

  • Countries that participated: Germany and France

  • Impact: When Germany and France invaded each other, the line failed by the Germans using the Ardennes Forest. (Only lasted a while)

    • ]]>     2024-03-25 20:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2932979199     The Fall of France 211018210 https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2932983884

  • Date: May 1940

  • Location: France

  • Countries that participated: France, Germany,

  • Impact: France was forced to surrender, established the Vichy regime in Southern France, significance trimuph for Germany.

    • ]]>     2024-03-25 20:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2932983884     Miracle at Dunkirk: 211018210 https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2932987578

  • Date: Spring 1940

  • Location: Dunkirk France.

  • Countries that participated: France, Britain, Germany.

  • Impact: 338K soldiers were successfully evacuated. British played a pivotal role in the war effort.

    • ]]>     2024-03-25 20:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2932987578     France Occupied by Axis Powers: 211018210 https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2932990050

  • Date: 1940-1944

  • Location: France

  • Countries that participated: Germany and France.

  • Impact: France divided to a free zone by the Vichy government.

    • ]]>     2024-03-25 20:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2932990050     The Battle of Britain: 211018210 https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2932992711

  • Date: Summer——May 1941

  • Location: Britain

  • Countries that participated: British and Germany.

  • Impact: First major defeat of the Germans and prevented invasion of Britain and boosted Aliled morale. Despite them being outnumbered, they had the support of the skilled pilots.

    • ]]>     2024-03-25 20:28:40 UTC https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2932992711     Operation Barbarossa: 211018210 https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2932995119

  • Date: June 1941

  • Location: Germany

  • Countries that participated: Germany, Soviet Union

  • Impact: Unable to achieve their objectives for their victory, marked as a turning point in the war, led to a prolong and brutal conflict on the eastern front, shattered hopes for Germany

    • ]]>     2024-03-25 20:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2932995119     Stallingrad: 211018210 https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2934327201

  • Date: August 23, 1942——February 2, 1943

  • Location: City of Stallingrad

  • Countries that participated: Soviet Union, Germany, Russia

  • Impact: Germany advancing to the Soviet Union, shifting momentum in favor of the allies, defeat for the Germans, morale boost for the Soviet Union,

    • ]]>     2024-03-26 17:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2934327201     Pearl Harbor: 211018210 https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2934330036

  • Date: December 7, 1941

  • Location: Hawaii, United States.

  • Countries that Participated: Japan, US,

  • Impact: United the Americans to defeat people that determined the fueled axis, surprising military assault,

    • ]]>     2024-03-26 17:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2934330036     D-Day: 211018210 https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2934333918

  • Date: June 6, 1944

  • Location: Normandy, France.

  • Countries that Participated: US, Britain, Canada.

  • Impact: Opened the way for the Liberation of France, Signaling Europe's turning point in the war, end of Nazi Germany domination.

    • ]]>     2024-03-26 17:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2934333918     The Liberation of Europe: 211018210 https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2934337118

  • Date: April 16——May 2, 1945

  • Location: Europe

  • Countries that participated: Germany, Soviet Union.

  • Impact: Surrender of German Forces, resulting in the end of the war in Europe

    • ]]>     2024-03-26 17:56:54 UTC https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2934337118     The Battle of Midway: 211018210 https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2934339496

  • Date: June 4——June 7, 1942

  • Location: Midway Atoll

  • Countries that participated: US and Japan.

  • Impact: Weakened the Japanese naval power, enabling the Allies to take the offensive and victory to the Pacific.

    • ]]>     2024-03-26 17:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2934339496     Battle of Guadalcanal: 211018210 https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2934342795

  • Date: August 1942——February 1943

  • Location: Island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands

  • Countries that participated: Japan, US.

  • Impact: Heavy causalities, intense jungle fighting, naval clashes in water, turning point in Pacific War.

    • ]]>     2024-03-26 18:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2934342795     The Battle of Iwo Jima: 211018210 https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2934347403

  • Date: February——June 1945

  • Location: Two Jima (small volcanic island in the Pacific)

  • Countries that participated: Japan, US.

  • Impact: formidable Japanese defenses (underground tunnels, fortified bunkers, and a network of interconnecting positions), photograph of the US flag on Mt. Suribachi.

    • ]]>     2024-03-26 18:07:38 UTC https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2934347403     Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 211018210 https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2934350411

  • Date: August 6th and 9th, 1945.

  • Location: City of Hiroshima, Japan.

  • Countries that participated: US

  • Impact: Immense loss of Japanese civilians, long term health and environmental consequences of nuclear weapons, and debates about morality and ethics of uses in warfare.

    • ]]>     2024-03-26 18:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2934350411     VJ Day: 211018210 https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2934352394

  • Date: August 14, 1945.

  • Location: NYC Times Square

  • Countries that Participated: US

  • Impact: The Joy and Relief of the ending of WWII and Japan's

    • ]]>     2024-03-26 18:13:00 UTC https://padlet.com/211018210/87dgbee5q9bjcru4/wish/2934352394