World War II by ANGELLI Pina Ramirez https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i Timeline en-us 2021-04-20 20:28:12 UTC 2023-02-12 23:53:59 UTC hello@padlet.com Chamberlains Policy of Appeasement: Sept. 30, 1938 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1439957244 The Policy of Appeasement was created in hope of avoiding the war by allowing Hitler to expand German territory unchecked in exchange for no further demands. Unfortunately, this policy did not stop Hitler from invading and attacking other countries. This policy allowed Hitler to see himself as "the best".]]> 2021-04-20 20:46:25 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1439957244 Non Aggression Pact: Aug. 23, 1939 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440083072 The Non Aggression Pact was created in agreement between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union to not take any military action against each other for the next 10 years. It gave these countries a chance of peace and time to grow their country. This allowed German aggression to continue without the threat of Soviet interference.
Later in June 1941, the pact fell apart when the Nazi invaded the Soviet Union.]]> 2021-04-20 21:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440083072 Did you know? 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440097623 Over 100,000 Allied bomber crewmen were killed over Europe.]]> 2021-04-20 21:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440097623 Germany Invades Poland: Sept. 1, 1939 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440141615 German forces under the control of Hitler bombed Poland on land and from the air because they wanted to regain their territory and suggesting that Poland had been planning to invade Germany. This caused Germany to create a "Blitzkrieg" strategy. this strategy consisted of extensive bombing to destroy the enemy’s air capacity, railroads, communication lines and munitions dumps followed by a massive land invasion with overwhelming numbers of troops, tanks and artillery. Then, the Soviet Union teamed with Germany and invaded eastern Poland on September 17, 1939. The last resistance ended on October 6.]]> 2021-04-20 22:03:43 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440141615 Dunkirk: May 26-June 4, 1940 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440195613 Germans trapped hundreds of thousands of Allied troops, who had retreated to the coastal city of Dunkirk. In a historic rescue Allied ships saved over 300,000 soldiers and brought them to Great Britain. 

]]> 2021-04-20 22:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440195613 Quiz Question: What two countries were already involved in a military conflict before the beginning of World War II? 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440198453 a- Soviet Union and Poland 
b- Japan and China
c- US and Canada
d- none! We were all happy ]]> 2021-04-20 22:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440198453 Battle of Britain: July 10-Oct. 31, 1940 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440207853 Germany sent thousands of aircraft over the English Channel to attack British targets. Hitler planned to destroy the British Royal Air Force, but failed. The British were aided by radar, a new technology that made British defenses much more effective and Hitler was forced to call off his plans to invade Britain]]> 2021-04-20 22:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440207853 Did you know? 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440214162 Great Britain and France became known as the allies and declared war to Germany on September 3, 1939]]> 2021-04-20 22:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440214162 Attack on Pearl Harbor: Dec. 7, 1941 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440214540 Japan surprise attacks the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. They attacked because they needed an increased need for natural resources, restrictions and expansion in the Pacific. The attack lasted less than two hours, but around 2,400 Americans were dead, nearly 200 aircraft were destroyed, and all 8 battleships in the harbor were sunk or damaged.]]> 2021-04-20 22:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440214540 Japanese Internment Camps: Feb. 19, 1942 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440234468 Some government officials worried that Americans of German, Italian, and Japanese descent would help the enemy. More than 100,000 Japanese Americans on the West Coast were forced to leave their homes and businesses and travel to internment camps and most were Americans, but this did not stop the U.S. government.]]> 2021-04-20 22:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440234468 Battle of El Alamein: July 1-27, 1942 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440244897 British commander Bernard Law Montgomery launched an infantry attack at El Alamein. The British won a big victory, using information gained from secret German codes. The Battle of El Alamein resulted in Axis power in North Africa being severely weakened.]]> 2021-04-20 23:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440244897 Operation Torch: Nov. 8-10, 1942 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440261089 A combined American and British force(known as Operation Torch)landed in North Africa led by Dwight D. Eisenhower. Operation Torch established strong allied forces on both the east and west. Eventually, they were trapped and the Axis forces surrendered in May 1943.]]> 2021-04-20 23:09:27 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440261089 Siege of Leningrad: Sept. 8, 1941-Jan. 27, 1944 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440268643 Hitler ordered a siege, or military blockade designed to force the city to surrender. The Siege of Leningrad would last for nearly 900 days and eventually, as many as 1 million civilians would peris. ]]> 2021-04-20 23:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440268643 Battle of Stalingrad: Aug. 23, 1942 - Feb. 2, 1943 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440269112 The Battle of Stalingrad was a brutal military campaign between Russian forces and those of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers during World War II. German commanders were ready to surrender, though Hitler forbid it and 90,000 half-dead Axis survivors would soon be captured. Between 500,000 and 1 million Soviet soldiers died during the defense of Stalingrad. The Axis also lost at least 500,000 soldiers total]]> 2021-04-20 23:14:17 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1440269112 Bataan Death March: April 9, 1942 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1444865239 Filipino Soldiers were surrendered to Japanese. Then, Japanese forced 70,000 prisoners to march to a distant prison camp. Some of the thing they went through were Tropical heat, lack of food and water, and brutal violence from their captors killed 600 American and up to 10,000 Filipino prisoners]]> 2021-04-21 23:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1444865239 Battle of Midway: June 1942 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1444866154 Japanese and American carriers fought again in the Battle of Midway. Japan had planned to capture the strategic island of Midway, home to a key in an American military base but United States had broken the Japanese code. As a result, they knew the date and location of the planned attack. The Battle of Midway had changed the balance of power in the Pacific, and the Allies could now go on the offensive. Then began island hopping.

 

]]> 2021-04-21 23:23:41 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1444866154 Allies- Island Hopping: June 1942 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1444866944 Island hopping was a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against the Axis powers (most notably Japan) during World War II. This involved skipping over Japanese strongholds and capturing weaker targets, which were then used as bases for the next attacks.]]> 2021-04-21 23:24:08 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1444866944 Quiz Question: What country lost the most lives in World War II? 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1444867806 a: US
b: Japan
C: Germany
D: Soviet Union]]> 2021-04-21 23:24:38 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1444867806 First use of Kamikazes: Oct. 25, 1944 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1444900460 Kamikaze attacks were a Japanese suicide bombing tactic designed to destroy enemy warships during World War II. Japanese pilots who loaded their planes with explosives and deliberately crashed into Allied ships, sacrificing their own lives. ]]> 2021-04-21 23:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1444900460 D-Day: June 6, 1944 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1444909740 On this day, Allied forces invaded France. 
Over 150,000 troops landed on the beaches of Normandy on the first day, forcing through the strong German defenses. There were high casualties, but D-Day was a huge victory for the Allies.
]]> 2021-04-21 23:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1444909740 V-E Day: May 8, 1945 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1444911308 On this day celebrations erupt around the world to mark the end of World War II in Europe. The war had been raging for almost five years when U.S. and Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, France. ]]> 2021-04-21 23:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1444911308 Battle of Iwo Jima: Feb. 19, 1945 - March 26, 1945 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1444911851 The Battle of Iwo Jima was an epic military campaign between U.S. Marines and the Imperial Army of Japan in early 1945, located 750 miles off the coast of Japan. 
During the month-long Battle of Iwo Jima, 7,000 Americans died trying to capture the tiny island. More than 20,000 Japanese defenders had been on the island when the Americans attacked, and all but a thousand of them fought to the death.
]]> 2021-04-21 23:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1444911851 Quiz Question: Who was attacked on December 7th, 1941 by the Japanese? 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1444912274 a: Canada
b: Great Britain
c: Peral Harbor
d: New York City]]> 2021-04-21 23:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1444912274 Battle of Okinawa: March 26 - July 2, 1945 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1445015281 The Battle of Okinawa  lasted nearly three months. 12,000 American lives were lost and the Japanese lost the battle along with nearly all of the more than 100,000 defenders

]]> 2021-04-22 00:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1445015281 Bombing of Hiroshima: Aug. 6, 1945 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1445026202 On this day, an American plane dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. 
More than 70,000 were killed instantly. Still,
Japan did not surrender.
]]> 2021-04-22 00:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1445026202 Bombing of Nagasaki: Aug. 9, 1945 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1445042889 On this day, the American’s dropped a second bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. Another 40,000 people died.
Tens of thousands more from both cities would later die from radiation poisoning.
]]> 2021-04-22 00:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1445042889 V-J Day: Aug. 14, 1945 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1445045135 This day is known as VJ Day, or Victory in Japan Day because Japan surrendered. Hirohito announced Japanese surrender in a radio address, citing the enemy’s possession of a “new and most cruel bomb”. World War II was finally over.]]> 2021-04-22 00:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1445045135 Yalta Conference: Feb. 4-11, 1945 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1445063251 The Yalta conference was held in Soviet territory. The primary goal was to reach an agreement on what to do with postwar Europe.
Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill agreed on plans for governing the soon-to-be conquered Germany.
]]> 2021-04-22 00:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1445063251 Forming of the United Nations: April-June 1945 903akp17 https://padlet.com/903akp17/bikqvq3u0ndr482i/wish/1445064010 Like the earlier League of Nations, it was designed to encourage international cooperation and prevent war. United States, Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and China formed the UN Security Council.

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