https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo Made with eyes on the prize en-us 2022-05-06 11:49:41 UTC 2022-05-09 18:38:13 UTC hello@padlet.com kelvinjones3 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2172761691 The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28th, 1919 in France but did not take effect until January 10th, 1920. It forced Germany to give up territory to Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Poland. It also placed all blame for WWI on Germany, forcing it to pay billions of dollars in reparations to allied nations. ]]> 2022-05-06 11:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2172761691 kelvinjones3 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2172764400 On August 31st, 1935 the first neutrality act was passed prohibiting the distribution of firearms, ammunition and anything involving war.
On February 29th, 1936, Congress renewed the Neutrality Act until May of 1937 which again prohibited Americans from producing loans to any belligerent nations.]]> 2022-05-06 11:56:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2172764400 kelvinjones3 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2172766345 The Manhattan project was a series of events over a six year process. It started with Einstein writing FDR a letter altering of new research Germany had developed. They were looking into uranium and creating powerful bombs. FDR in 1942 approves production of atomic bombs and selects Los Alamos, New Mexico for their laboratory.]]> 2022-05-06 11:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2172766345 kelvinjones3 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2172768534 Battle of Atlantic Took place in the Atlantic ocean and was a war between the western allies and the axis powers for the control over Atlantic sea routes. Western allies claimed victory in 1943, the German blockade had failed and cost a great destruction of merchant ships, warships, U-boats, and battleships.]]> 2022-05-06 12:00:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2172768534 kelvinjones3 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2172771584 Before passing the final Neutrality Act of 1939, Roosevelt asked Congress to allow military supplies to allies on a 'cash and carry' basis. Meaning that they had to pay cash for American-made supplies, and transport those supplies on their own ships.]]> 2022-05-06 12:03:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2172771584 kelvinjones3 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2172771977 The battle for North Africa was a need for control over the Suez Canal and access to oil from the Middle East and materials from Asia. The western allies for the first time in war defeat the Germans on ground.]]> 2022-05-06 12:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2172771977 kelvinjones3 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2172773046 The Lend-Lease Act allowed for providing materials to nations that protected the United States. No limits were on weapons loaned, and it allowed the president to transfer materials to Britain without any payment by the Neutrality Act.]]> 2022-05-06 12:05:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2172773046 kelvinjones3 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2172785715 The Office of Scientific Research & Dev was an agency of the United States federal government. It was created to direct the nation's mobilization efforts to utilize science for weapon development.]]> 2022-05-06 12:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2172785715 kelvinjones3 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2172797140 The Atlantic Charter confirmed the sense of solidarity between the U.S. and Britain against Axis aggression. It also set out the policies they both had agreed to followed once the Nazi's had been defeated. It defined the goals for the post world war.]]> 2022-05-06 12:27:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2172797140 kelvinjones3 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2172799088 The responsibility of the Office of Price Administration was to place a set of prices on most goods, and stabilize rents to prevent unwarranted increases. It was created to attempt to fight inflation and could ration a long list of items for when the U.S. entered the war.]]> 2022-05-06 12:29:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2172799088 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176167047 The Final Solution was a planned mass murder of European Jews.]]> 2022-05-09 17:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176167047 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176169481 Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base in Hawaii by the Japanese.]]> 2022-05-09 17:42:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176169481 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176171303 Day after Pearl Harbor, the Philippines was attacked by Japanese forces as well.]]> 2022-05-09 17:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176171303 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176174203 The War Production Board was ran by Donald M. Nelson and Julius A. Krug which allowed sweeping powers over the nation's economic life.]]> 2022-05-09 17:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176174203 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176176805 The Wannsee conference was presented and gave plans to coordinate a European-wide Final Solution.]]> 2022-05-09 17:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176176805 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176180329 Japanese interment camps were located in California, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Arkansas. People of Japanese descent were imprisoned in isolation camps.]]> 2022-05-09 17:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176180329 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176183074 The Japanese's plan to attack failed when the US pacific force had clashed with the Japanese navy, resulting in major Japanese failure.]]> 2022-05-09 17:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176183074 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176185958 The Japanese navy had lost its offensive power and was unable to recover, the U.S. navy won in air and sea battles.]]> 2022-05-09 17:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176185958 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176188203 American offensive in the Pacific towards Japan started, this battle ended all Japanese expansion attempts and placed allies in position of supremacy.]]> 2022-05-09 17:53:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176188203 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176192204 The Double Victory campaign took place in North Carolina and was a slogan by The Pittsburgh Courier to advocate for African Americans in the military,]]> 2022-05-09 17:55:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176192204 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176194746 The Women's Army Corps was the women's branch in the United States Army.]]> 2022-05-09 17:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176194746 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176195776 In 1943, U.S. and Great Britain and allied powers had planned to invade Italy.]]> 2022-05-09 17:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176195776 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176201773 D-Day was allied invasion of western Europe, it had brought the land, air and sea forces of the allied forces together which created the largest invasion in history.]]> 2022-05-09 18:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176201773 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176203469 Air and sea battles damaged the Philippines, it had reinforced the control of the pacific for allies.]]> 2022-05-09 18:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176203469 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176209022 Korematsu VS. United States was a court case established by Fred Korematsu who did not leave his house under the Executive Order of 9066.]]> 2022-05-09 18:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176209022 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176221604 The Battle of the Bulge was Hitler's last offensive in WW2 against the western front. He tried to split the allies drive toward Germany but failed to do so.]]> 2022-05-09 18:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176221604 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176237853 The Yalta conference was held by leaders of the United Kingdom to demand Germany's surrender for postwar plans.]]> 2022-05-09 18:25:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176237853 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176240654 The Battle of Iwo Jima took place in 1945, it was secured by American Marines for the last battle which would be the invasion of Okinawa. ]]> 2022-05-09 18:26:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176240654 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176246660 The battle of the Okinawa was the last battle of the island-hopping process which resulted in an allied victory.]]> 2022-05-09 18:30:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176246660 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176253772 The Potsdam conference was created to continue work they had started in Yalta, decision to divide Germany and disarmament it.]]> 2022-05-09 18:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176253772 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176257295 The first uranium bomb called little boy was dropped on August 6th.]]> 2022-05-09 18:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176257295 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176258401 The plutonium bomb fat man was dropped on August 9th and five days later Japan had surrendered.]]> 2022-05-09 18:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176258401 emilybahr1 https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176260125 The United Nations was created at the end of WW2, as a peacekeeping organization. It's headquarters are located in New York City.]]> 2022-05-09 18:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kelvinjones3/8b00s9hjp4acdpqo/wish/2176260125