World War 2 - An Interactive Experience by Jack Vander Sluis https://padlet.com/vandersluisj/9lk90134qdk89j2k An engaging map which will bring your across planet Earth on your way to discover the who, what, when, where, and why of World War 2. en-us 2025-03-27 11:41:01 UTC 2025-04-02 11:45:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f310.png D-Day Invasion vandersluisj https://padlet.com/vandersluisj/9lk90134qdk89j2k/wish/3384957200

  • Date: June 6, 1944

  • Operation Overlord: Largest amphibious invasion in history.

  • Allied Forces: Over 156,000 troops from the U.S., Britain, Canada, and other nations.

  • Outcome: Allied forces secured a foothold in France, beginning the liberation of Western Europe.

  • Impact: Marked a major turning point in World War II, leading to the defeat of Nazi Germany.

Source: https://www.dday.org/learn/

]]> 2025-03-27 11:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/vandersluisj/9lk90134qdk89j2k/wish/3384957200 The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion vandersluisj https://padlet.com/vandersluisj/9lk90134qdk89j2k/wish/3389268593

  • The largest battalion of Black Women from the US who served overseas in WW2

  • Broke down racial barriers and stereotypes

  • Made sure that soldiers received their mail on time

    • https://newsroom.woundedwarriorproject.org/The-Six-Triple-Eight-Proved-That-No-Role-Was-Too-Small-During-World-War-II#:~:text=The%20historic%20Six%20Triple%20Eight,mail%20reached%20our%20American%20troops.

    ]]>     2025-03-31 12:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/vandersluisj/9lk90134qdk89j2k/wish/3389268593     Invasion of Nanjing vandersluisj https://padlet.com/vandersluisj/9lk90134qdk89j2k/wish/3389286707 When: December 1937


    Description: The Japanese military invaded Nanjing, China. They committed mass killings against the people, killing as many as 300,000 civilians. Some historians consider this the start of WW2 in Asia.


    https://sfi.usc.edu/collections/nanjing-massacre

    ]]>     2025-03-31 13:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/vandersluisj/9lk90134qdk89j2k/wish/3389286707     The Attack on Pearl Harbor vandersluisj https://padlet.com/vandersluisj/9lk90134qdk89j2k/wish/3389656419

  • December 7, 1941

  • The Japanese surprise attacked early in the morning

  • They destroyed more than 20 ships and 300 planes and killed more than 2,400 Americans

  • The next day, President Roosevelt declared war on Japan

    • https://www.history.com/articles/pearl-harbor

    ]]>     2025-03-31 17:35:21 UTC https://padlet.com/vandersluisj/9lk90134qdk89j2k/wish/3389656419     Nuclear Weapons Testing vandersluisj https://padlet.com/vandersluisj/9lk90134qdk89j2k/wish/3389687645

  • July 16, 1945

  • A plutonium device was tested

  • The code name for the test was "Trinity"

  • The explosion vaporized all buildings in the area and turned the ground to glass

    • https://www.afnwc.af.mil/About-Us/History/Trinity-Nuclear-Test/#:~:text=Department%20of%20Energy)-,The%20world's%20first%20nuclear%20explosion%20occurred%20on%20July%2016%2C%201945,the%20test%20was%20%22Trinity.%22

    ]]>     2025-03-31 18:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/vandersluisj/9lk90134qdk89j2k/wish/3389687645     Lake Michigan Training vandersluisj https://padlet.com/vandersluisj/9lk90134qdk89j2k/wish/3391029575

  • 1942-1945

  • The Tuskegee Airmen trained in the Great Lakes after graduation

  • Nearly 200 planes crashed into the Great Lakes during WW2

    • https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/18aviatorsdown/history.html

    ]]>     2025-04-01 13:18:43 UTC https://padlet.com/vandersluisj/9lk90134qdk89j2k/wish/3391029575     Elie Wiesel vandersluisj https://padlet.com/vandersluisj/9lk90134qdk89j2k/wish/3391372163

  • September 30, 1928-July 2, 2016

  • Holocaust survivor, author, Nobel Peace Prize winner

  • Elie was 15 when he was captured by the Nazis and sent away to a concentration camp in Poland

  • He is most famous for his book, Night, which describes his experiences in the Holocaust


    • TCi Textbook, Pages 426-427

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