Map of WW2: locations and moments by Alycia Cruz https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9 Post anywhere in the world en-us 2025-03-27 12:59:32 UTC 2025-04-15 18:05:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f310.png Battle of Britain cruzaly1 https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3386705828 Date: July 10 to October 31, 1940


Descriptions: After 4 years of The Battle of Britain, the air campaign waged over England. Britain's Air force and Navy responded to bomb attacks from Germany. The battle of Britain caused serious injury's to 20,000.


https://www.history.com/articles/world-war-ii-battles-timeline#Battle-of-Britain-July-10-to-October-31-1940


]]> 2025-03-28 13:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3386705828 Japan Attacks cruzaly1 https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3389259728 When: In 1941, December 7


Description: On a Sunday a surprise attack on the U.S naval base at pearl harbor on Oahu, Hawaii. Japanese strikes three times at different times. Japan attacked with bombs, guns, and more.





https://www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack

]]> 2025-03-31 12:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3389259728 The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion cruzaly1 https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3389272283

  • The largest battalion of African American women from the US who severed overseas in WW2

  • Broke down racial barriers and stereotypes

  • made sure 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%20War%20Department%20finally%20relented,the%20time%2C%20commanded%20the%20battalion.

    • ]]>     2025-03-31 12:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3389272283     Invasion of Nanijing cruzaly1 https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3389289307 When: In December, 1937



    Description: The Japanese military invaded Nanjing killing as many as 300,000 civilians and they committed mass killing.


    https://www.britannica.com/event/Nanjing-Massacre

    ]]>     2025-03-31 13:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3389289307     Germany Invades Poland cruzaly1 https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3389319274 When: On September 1, 1939


    Description: In 1939 Germany invaded Poland under control of Adolf Hitler. Germany mainly caused the invasion to regain territory, Great Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany.



    ]]>     2025-03-31 13:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3389319274     Lake Michigan Training cruzaly1 https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3391049369 When: 1941-1945



    Description: Nearly 200 planes crashed into the Great Lakes during WW2. The Tuskegee Airmen trained in the Great Lakes after graduating.


    https://chicagonavymemorial.org/chicagos-role-in-navy-history/training-ships-aircraft-carriers-lake-michigan

    ]]>     2025-04-01 13:31:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3391049369     Atomic Bombings cruzaly1 https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3394380247 When: 1945



    Description: Two atomic bombs were dropped in japan, furthermore killing hundreds of thousands of people. Many people that survived faced cancers, leukemia, and more terrible effects from the radiation.


    https://www.icanw.org/hiroshima_and_nagasaki_bombings#:~:text=The%20two%20atomic%20bombs%20dropped,and%20radioactive%20rain%20poured%20down.

    ]]>     2025-04-03 12:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3394380247     Ve Day cruzaly1 https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3394391146 When: May 8, 1945



    Description: Ve day was a celebration of WW2 ending. WW2 lasted almost five years, millions of civilians were killed since the start hostilities.

    ]]>     2025-04-03 12:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3394391146     The Battle Of The Atlantic cruzaly1 https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3394472429 When: 1939 to 1945


    Description: The Atlantic battle was the longest battle until japan surrender in may 1945. Canada also played a key role in the allied struggle for control of the North Atlantic.

    https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/wwii/wwii-atlantic/battle-of-the-atlantic/merchant-ships.html


    ]]>     2025-04-03 13:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3394472429     Battle of Okinawa cruzaly1 https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3394495031 When: 1945



    Description: The Okinawa battle was a major conflict that lasted from April 1 and June 22, 1945. This caused the deaths of 60,000 soldiers that fought in the battle.



    https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/battle-of-okinawa


    ]]>     2025-04-03 13:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3394495031     The Nazis cruzaly1 https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3409026936

  • Started in the 1933

  • In January 30

  • They was a racist and ultra-nationalist group

  • During WW2 Germany Nazis murdered six million of individuals

    • https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/what-groups-of-people-did-the-nazis-target

    ]]>     2025-04-14 13:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3409026936     WW2 Code breaking cruzaly1 https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3409036845

  • March 1941

  • Known as Project Ultra

  • Secret messages and codes used by Axis powers

  • Used so the enemy's have no clue what strategies they are using

  • Alan Turing created code breaking in WW2

    https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196193/war-of-secrets-cryptology-in-wwii/

    • ]]>     2025-04-14 13:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3409036845     ATMs cruzaly1 https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3409050796

  • Invented by John Shepherd-Barron

  • 1960s

  • Able to get cash from your bank account without visiting the bank

  • Help support the resilient infratructure needed for banking needs

  • first person to use is Reg Varney

    https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2024/09/11/the-impact-of-utility-atms-on-financial-access/

    • ]]>     2025-04-14 13:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3409050796     The Blitz cruzaly1 https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3409407652

  • In September 7, 1940- May 11, 1941

  • By the Nazi Germany to the United Kingdom

  • Attacks were lead by Adolf Hitler

  • left 430 civilians were killed and 1,600 injured

    https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-blitz-around-britain

    • ]]>     2025-04-14 17:50:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3409407652     Pearl Harbor cruzaly1 https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3409409482

  • December 7, 1941

  • Was attacked by the Japanese

  • Did this to gain strategic advantage in the pacific

  • A surprise military attack by the empire of the japan on the U.S.

    https://www.nps.gov/perl/index.htm

    • ]]>     2025-04-14 17:51:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3409409482     African American Army cruzaly1 https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3409436379

  • Before and during WW2

  • Had separate services when its hospitals, blood banks, and more

  • They'll have to deal with racial slurs from white people

    https://www.history.com/articles/black-soldiers-world-war-ii-discrimination

    • ]]>     2025-04-14 18:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3409436379     Dunkirk evacuation cruzaly1 https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3410783783

  • Started on May 26

  • Ended on June 4

  • Hundreds of civilian boats were used

  • 198,000 British and 140,000 French and troops were saved

  • Germany invades low countries and northern France in May 1940

    https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-dunkirk-evacuations

    • ]]>     2025-04-15 13:11:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3410783783     Battle of Stalingrad cruzaly1 https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3411099380

  • August 22, 1942- February 2, 1943

  • 40,000 civilians passed , including those were missing or kidnapped

  • Targeted weak Axis forces defending the flank of the Germany armies try to take from them

    https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-battle-of-stalingrad


    • ]]>     2025-04-15 16:51:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3411099380     Battle of the midway cruzaly1 https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3411122259

  • 4-9 June 1942

  • The U.S. Navy destroyed four Japanese air crafts, and weakened japanese Navy fleet

  • The plan was to remove the U.S. as a pacific power in order to gain territory

  • Territory in Asia and the southwest Pacific islands

    https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Midway

    • ]]>     2025-04-15 17:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3411122259     Battle of the bulge cruzaly1 https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3411161557

  • December 16, 1944- January 25, 1945

  • The allies won the battle

  • The last major German offensive campaign on the western front during WW2

  • 19,000 soldiers passed during this battle

    https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Bulge

    • ]]>     2025-04-15 17:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cruzaly1/cuufuubn8yejy3p9/wish/3411161557