https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j About WW2 en-us 2021-11-05 06:07:15 UTC 2021-11-07 06:02:14 UTC hello@padlet.com aleciabruno2846 https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869334839 In 1941. Randolph proposed a march to Washington DC. to protest against racial discrimination and asked to put an end to segregation. He wanted African Americans to have the same work opportunities as everyone else. Randolph was ready to march with 50,000 African Americans to the city in order to get his point across.

]]> 2021-11-05 06:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869334839 aleciabruno2846 https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869340759 The lend lease program was passed on March 11, 1941 with the intentions of acting as a system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed vital to the defense of the United States. The united states gave their foreign allies supplies during WW2 due to this act being set in place.]]> 2021-11-05 06:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869340759 aleciabruno2846 https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869351140 The United States naval base called the "pearl harbor" was bombed on the morning of December 7, 1941 by Japanese bombers. The United States army were surprised by their attack and wasn't prepared to fight. They had a lot of casualties and plenty of damage was done to their weapons, that it would cost a lot of money to repair it. The United States had a devastating defeat on this day.]]> 2021-11-05 06:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869351140 aleciabruno2846 https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869364358 The battle of midway was a four day sea and air battle. The U.S. destroyed 4 Japanese aircrafts and in the process they lost one thing which was "Yorktown". The Japanese were conquering some lands so that they could pull through with a win but the U.S. kept growing and posed a threat even more. The Japanese had severe damage to their aircrafts and had more casualties. The U.S. pulled through and had a victory against the Japanese army.]]> 2021-11-05 07:01:53 UTC https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869364358 aleciabruno2846 https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869374815 The Manhattan Project was a group of researchers that produced the first nuclear weapons. They created atomic bombs to use in World War 2. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. Lots of people were being employed to work at big factories in order to continue the production of these weapons.]]> 2021-11-05 07:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869374815 aleciabruno2846 https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869385708 The Allied forces did a surprise attack on Germany. They did this on purpose because they knew the German army didn't have some of their troops with them. The Allied forces needed to gain land from the Germans in order to stop them from invading farther inland. They needed the surprise attack to put the Germans out of commission so they won't attack again. Even though in the end the Allied forces won, both sides suffered casualties.]]> 2021-11-05 07:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869385708 aleciabruno2846 https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869398618 The German military were running out of options so they launched the battle of the bulge as a last ditch effort against the Allied forces. This plan stopped the Allied armies from advancing any further for a while. The Allied forces over came the halt and destroyed the German's plan. The Germans lost a lost of people and had tremendous losses in their military equipment.]]> 2021-11-05 07:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869398618 aleciabruno2846 https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869419143 This was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps and Navy landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. During the battle, Marines outnumbered the Japanese army but many Americans were wounded or killed over the course of 5 weeks. The Japanese army was also suffering from major losses. The American army tried to wrap up the battle by capturing enemies and making them surrender.]]> 2021-11-05 07:43:25 UTC https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869419143 aleciabruno2846 https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869433269 It was a calm sunny morning until Enola Gay released "Little Boy," its 9,700-pound uranium gun-type bomb, over the city. There were people below bustling throughout the city enjoying their daily lives until the bomb was unleashed and killed thousands of people. People that were close to the explosion died instantly and their bodies turned to black char. Their were shadows of people's bodies on the walls and their was a black cloud of smoke above the city.]]> 2021-11-05 07:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869433269 aleciabruno2846 https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869446476 After the bombing of Hiroshima, The plutonium implosion bomb, nicknamed "Fat Man," was rushed into readiness to take advantage of this window. The bomb exploded over the city of Nagasaki were there were still 200,000 in the city below. The bomb exploded with a greater force compared to the Hiroshima bomb, but the damage wasn't as great as the bombing of Hiroshima. They evacuated people and the geographic layout of Nagasaki helped shield the city from the weapon's blast, heat, and radiation effects.]]> 2021-11-05 08:04:20 UTC https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869446476 aleciabruno2846 https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869462397 The wall was first built in 1961, after the construction of the Berlin Wall, the east and west of Berlin were separated by it and it was dangerous to attempt to cross it illegally. That's why when the wall fell in 1989, the event was celebrated by the people around the world. Families that were once separated could meet each other again. The East announced a change in their relations with the West and allowed the citizens to cross the country's borders since the wall was finally gone.]]> 2021-11-05 08:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/cykykj3ah4kjc22j/wish/1869462397