10 Things to Know about WWII By Eduardo Duarte by Eduardo https://padlet.com/340217/96tdjwp2xmc5 en-us 2016-04-27 02:58:16 UTC 2016-04-28 17:15:58 UTC hello@padlet.com 1)In what ways did Germany show aggression during WWII?  (Give as many specific examples as possible.  Include aggression against countries and against people.) 340217 https://padlet.com/340217/96tdjwp2xmc5/wish/107930236 The Germans showed aggression by killing all the people who not thought to be real Germans including the Jews.  They also took over a lot of land to try and colonize farther than Germany.  They also took over France and tried to take over Britain, but failed.]]> 2016-04-27 02:59:14 UTC https://padlet.com/340217/96tdjwp2xmc5/wish/107930236 2)In what ways did Japan show aggression during WWII? 340217 https://padlet.com/340217/96tdjwp2xmc5/wish/107930279 Japan showed aggression by invading neighboring countries near it.  For example the invasion of Manchuria in China.  Also by colonizing in other countries to grow its empire. ]]> 2016-04-27 02:59:41 UTC https://padlet.com/340217/96tdjwp2xmc5/wish/107930279 3)Define the Nuremberg trials and explain their significance.  What was the international military tribunal? 340217 https://padlet.com/340217/96tdjwp2xmc5/wish/107930296 Nuremberg trials was that crime towards humanity.    The military tribunal was a court set by the Allied powers.]]> 2016-04-27 02:59:52 UTC https://padlet.com/340217/96tdjwp2xmc5/wish/107930296 4)What were the major turning points in WWII?Include events in the  European and Pacific theatres and explain their significance. 340217 https://padlet.com/340217/96tdjwp2xmc5/wish/107930325 Two of the major turning points in WWII was when Germany was stopped twice once by Britain and another by the Soviet Union.  Then a turning point in the Pacific theater was the Battle of Midway when the Japanese got stopped from moving forward.  Then the Battle of the Coral Sea because it stopped Japan from advancing through the sea.]]> 2016-04-27 03:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/340217/96tdjwp2xmc5/wish/107930325 5)What is “a day that will live in infamy?” 340217 https://padlet.com/340217/96tdjwp2xmc5/wish/107930349 "A day that will live in infamy" is December 7, 1941.  Which was the day that the Japanese bombed our Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.  This day stunned everyone in the United States and left them in shock.]]> 2016-04-27 03:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/340217/96tdjwp2xmc5/wish/107930349 6)Describe the military strategies of the Germans, Russians, Americans and Japanese.  Be sure to mention blitzkrieg, scorched earth, island hopping, and kamikaze attacks. 340217 https://padlet.com/340217/96tdjwp2xmc5/wish/108086648 The blitzkrieg was a strategy by the Germans which meant they would go for a full non stopping rush attack.  Island hopping was a strategy by the US which was a target to get to Japan by taking over colonies that were not as protected by Japan.  The kamikaze attacks were attacks by Japan.  The scorched earth was a battle strategy by the USSR.]]> 2016-04-27 17:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/340217/96tdjwp2xmc5/wish/108086648 7)What was the Holocaust?  (Be as  specific as possible with your information including how the Holocaust began.) 340217 https://padlet.com/340217/96tdjwp2xmc5/wish/108086802 The Holocaust was a genocide in which Germany's leader, Adolf Hitler killed and estimated amount of around six million Jews.  The Holocaust began around 1933 and ended around 1945.  This began by the Germans establishing ghettos in which the Jews were deported to and were very cramped up.  The Holocaust also consisted of many different ways of torture methods to get rid of a single race.  ]]> 2016-04-27 17:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/340217/96tdjwp2xmc5/wish/108086802 8)Why did Europe declare war on Germany?  (Include the dates and reasons for declarations of war from Britain, France, America, and the Soviet Union.) 340217 https://padlet.com/340217/96tdjwp2xmc5/wish/108087068 France and Britain declared war on Germany because Germany invaded Poland in September 28, 1939 and that broke a contract they signed .  Russia then declared war on Germany when they suprised attacked Russia. Then the US declared war after the attacking of Pearl Harbor after December 7, 1941 and put itself in the Allied Powers against Germany and Japan.]]> 2016-04-27 17:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/340217/96tdjwp2xmc5/wish/108087068 9)Who were the leaders of the major countries involved in WWII? (France, Britain, USA, USSR, Germany, Italy, and Japan.) 340217 https://padlet.com/340217/96tdjwp2xmc5/wish/108087132 The leader of France was Charles de Gaulle and the of Britain it was Winston Churchill. Then the leader of the USA was Franklin D. Roosevelt and then Harry S. Truman soon became leader after Roosevelt died and of the USSR it was Joseph Stalin.  The leader of Germany was Adolf Hitler and the leader of Italy was Benito Mussolini and the leader of Japan was Hirohito.   ]]> 2016-04-27 17:30:32 UTC https://padlet.com/340217/96tdjwp2xmc5/wish/108087132 10)How did the war end in the Pacific? 340217 https://padlet.com/340217/96tdjwp2xmc5/wish/108087249 The war ended in the Pacific by having the United States drop two atomic bombs in Japan.  One bomb in Nagasaki and the other in Hiroshima causing Japan to surrender to the United States.]]> 2016-04-27 17:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/340217/96tdjwp2xmc5/wish/108087249