Major Events of World War II by Julieana Willis https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88 Made with good vibes en-us 2021-04-30 17:46:57 UTC 2021-06-11 15:18:46 UTC hello@padlet.com Germany invaded Poland hcpswillisjm4 https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1479347427 September 1 1939]]> 2021-04-30 17:47:57 UTC https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1479347427 The Soviet Union invaded Poland and the Baltic nations. hcpswillisjm4 https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1479365161 September 17 1939]]> 2021-04-30 17:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1479365161 Germany bombed London, and the Battle of Britain began. hcpswillisjm4 https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1479387896 September 15 1940]]> 2021-04-30 17:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1479387896 The United States declared war on Japan and Germany. hcpswillisjm4 https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1479391402 December 11 1941]]> 2021-04-30 17:57:47 UTC https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1479391402 Germany bombed London, and the Battle of Britain began. hcpswillisjm4 https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1601251033 July 10 1940]]> 2021-06-11 14:54:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1601251033 The United States gave Britain war supplies and old naval warships in return for military bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean (Lend-Lease). hcpswillisjm4 https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1601265344 September 2 1940]]> 2021-06-11 15:00:08 UTC https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1601265344 Germany invaded France and captured Paris. hcpswillisjm4 https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1601275475 May 10 - June 25 1940]]> 2021-06-11 15:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1601275475 American and other Allied troops landed in Normandy, France, on D-Day to begin the liberation of Western Europe. hcpswillisjm4 https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1601279381 June 6 1944]]> 2021-06-11 15:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1601279381 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. hcpswillisjm4 https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1601284557 December 7 1941]]> 2021-06-11 15:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1601284557 Germany declared war on the United States. hcpswillisjm4 https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1601289969 December 11 1941]]> 2021-06-11 15:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1601289969 The Soviet Union defeated Germany at Stalingrad, marking the turning point of the war in Eastern Europe. hcpswillisjm4 https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1601296452 July 17, 1942–February 2, 1943]]> 2021-06-11 15:13:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1601296452 The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) in 1945, forcing Japan to surrender and ending World War II. hcpswillisjm4 https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1601303471 August 6 1945]]> 2021-06-11 15:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1601303471 The United States was victorious over Japan in the Battle of Midway. This victory was the turning point of the war in the Pacific. hcpswillisjm4 https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1601308217 June 3-6, 1942]]> 2021-06-11 15:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hcpswillisjm4/ajgyd8b9nn62fl88/wish/1601308217