What REALLY happened in WWII by Ailee Lim https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu Period 6: Ailee Lim, Samantha Chu Lauren Knoble, Jasper Zerangue, & Grant Leff en-us 2018-04-24 21:47:11 UTC 2023-10-02 11:49:11 UTC hello@padlet.com 1931: Japan Becomes Militaristic 795408 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255044430 When the Great Depression hit Japan in 1929, many of the Japanese blamed their democratic-like government. As a result, militarists, or extreme nationalists, took control of the government. Also, they kept Emperor Hirohito head of the state, which won the support of many army leaders who ruled in his name. These militarists wanted to solve Japan’s economic crisis with foreign expansion. So, Japan invaded and seized Manchuria, a northeast province in China that was rich in iron and coal. ]]> 2018-04-24 22:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255044430 1935 - Nazi Germany rebuilds military 795408 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255044578 Germany reformed its army, defying the Treaty of Versailles. However, the League of Nations only mildly condemned them, which convinced Hitler to take greater risks. ]]> 2018-04-24 22:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255044578 1935 - Italy invades Ethiopia 795408 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255044712 Mussolini desired revenge for their failed attempt in the 1890’s at taking over Ethiopia. Mussolini ordered a massive attack, however the League of Nations did nothing, and Britain and France hoped that by not attacking, they would maintain peace in Europe.]]> 2018-04-24 22:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255044712 1936 Germany invades Rhineland, Rome-Berlin Axis 797397 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255439400 Rhineland was the area between Germany and France. When Germany invaded, France didn’t want to risk war and decided to follow Britain’s advice of appeasement, or giving in to an aggressor to maintain peace. The takeover of Rhineland strengthened Germany greatly, prompting Mussolini to seek alliance with Hitler. In 1936, the two reached an agreement known as the Rome-Berlin Axis. Later, Germany and its allies (Italy and Japan) became known as the Axis Powers.

Below: The Rhine River, in the middle of the Rhineland.]]> 2018-04-25 20:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255439400 1936: Axis aid to Spanish Civil War 797397 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255440695 Francisco Franco led a revolt against the republic government in favor of a Fascist-style government. Thus, a civil war started. Hitler and Mussolini sent support for Franco. Eventually, Franco became Spain’s Fascist dictator. ]]> 2018-04-25 20:58:54 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255440695 1937: Japan Invades China 797397 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255441141 A border incident between Japan and China caused a full-scale war. Japan took control of Beijing and other northern cities including the capital, Nanjing. 


]]> 2018-04-25 21:01:18 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255441141 1938: Germany invades Austria 797397 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255441464 Although the Treaty of Versailles prohibited Anschluss, or the union between Austria and Germany, Hitler still annexed Austria. 


]]> 2018-04-25 21:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255441464 1938: Britain appeases to let Germany take Czechoslovakia 797397 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255441920 Hitler desired to obtain Sudetenland, but Czechoslovakia refused and asked Britain and France for help. Mussolini then suggested having a meeting between Germany, France, Britain, and Italy; that meeting became known as the Munich Conference. Britain then decided that it would be better to give in to Hitler’s demand to avoid war. After that, Hitler took Czechoslovakia. 


]]> 2018-04-25 21:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255441920 1939: Nonaggression pact 797397 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255443251 Fascist Germany and Communist Russia publicly pledged to never attack one another because Stalin did not want to join with the west after being excluded from the Munich Conference.

Below: Hitler and Stalin agreed with each other but no one knew if they were really going to stay at peace with each other.]]> 2018-04-25 21:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255443251 1939: Surprise attack on Poland 797397 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255443680 Germany invades Poland with fast-moving airplanes and tanks. This method of attack was called blitzkrieg, or lightning war. 

Below: A map of the invasion of Poland.
]]> 2018-04-25 21:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255443680 1939: War 797397 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255444555 France and Britain declare war on Germany on September 3, however, by that time, Poland was already doomed to German control.]]> 2018-04-25 21:20:01 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255444555 September 17, 1939: USSR Invades Poland and the Baltic 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255890078 As part of the nonaggression pact, Russia was allowed to take the east of Poland, which they did. The USSR also forced troops into the Baltic, a region of Europe including Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. However, Finland resisted, leading to the Winter War, which continued until March 1940.

Below: A short video on the Winter War]]> 2018-04-27 03:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255890078 April 9, 1940: Germany Invades Denmark and Norway 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255891588 Codenamed Operation Weserübung, Germany invaded Denmark and Norway. Both countries knew they were no match for Germany's army so they both surrendered. Britain and France didn't do anything because it didn't involve them.]]> 2018-04-27 04:01:33 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255891588 May 1940: Germany Attacks France 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255892179 Germany circumvented the Maginot Line by attacking through the neutral states of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, and the Ardennes forest.

Below: The Ardennes Forest]]> 2018-04-27 04:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255892179 June 22, 1940: France signs Armistice with Germany 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255892806 This armistice ended the war with Germany, and divided France up among Germany and Italy. It was signed in the exact same location as the Treaty of Versailles, which likely showed anger over how the treaty affected Germany.

Below: A replica of the wagon in which the armistice was signed.]]> 2018-04-27 04:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255892806 September 1940: Tripartite Act 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255893345 This act formally created the Axis powers, starting with Germany, Italy, and Japan

Below: The signing of the Tripartite Act]]> 2018-04-27 04:19:48 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255893345 July 1940: Battle of Britain Begins 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255894054 The Battle of Britain was mainly fought by air, between the Luftwaffe (Germany) and the R.A.F (Britain). The Luftwaffe conducted air raids on British cities, causing destruction. However, the British managed to hold their ground, and Hitler called off an invasion of Britain in December 1940.]]> 2018-04-27 04:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255894054 June 1941: Operation Barbarossa 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255894849 Germany attempted to take Soviet Russia, but failed, due to the ineffectiveness of the blitzkrieg strategy due to Russia's size. In the long term, attacking Russia was disastrous, since the Red Army played a large role in the defeat of the Germans.]]> 2018-04-27 04:35:31 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255894849 July 1941: Allies Cut Off Oil Shipments to Japan 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255894964
Roosevelt ordered for a freeze on Japanese assets, requiring for the Japanese to obtain licenses to pay for shipment of US goods which included oil. The Japanese depended on the US for most of their crude oil.

Below: Roosevelt didn't think it would be a big deal because the US wasn't that close to japan

]]> 2018-04-27 04:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255894964 December 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255895041 After this, the U.S quickly voted to go to war with Japan, and thus the rest of the Axis, marking the U.S's entrance into WWII]]> 2018-04-27 04:37:38 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255895041 June 1942: Battle of Midway 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255895884 Turning point for the allies. Japan was planning on attacking the US but the US intercepted their plans and ambushed the Japanese first.]]> 2018-04-27 04:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255895884 June 6, 1944: D-Day 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255895958 The allies attacked Normandy, France at different beaches. It was the largest seaborne invasion in history. It was important because it gave the Allies a foothold in Continental Europe that they used to take land back from Germany.]]> 2018-04-27 04:47:51 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255895958 August 1945: Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255896429
On July 26, the Allies gave the Potsdam Declaration, telling Japan to surrender or face  "prompt and utter destruction". Japan rejected the ultimatum, leading to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9.

Below: Mushroom clouds over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombings killed up to 200,000+ people, and almost completely leveled the two cities.]]> 2018-04-27 04:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255896429 April 30, 1945: Hitler Commits Suicide 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255896923 After Hitler learned about a Russian plan to storm the  Chancellery, Hitler and his wife, Eva Braun, committed suicide in order to evade capture.

Below: Hitler's Testament, signed a day before his suicide, explained his reasons for suicide and his intentions in life.]]> 2018-04-27 04:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255896923 May 7, 1945: Germany Surrenders, Ending War in Europe 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255896995 Germany signed a peace treaty in Berlin with Russia, the U.S and France, declaring the end of war in Europe. Despite this, WWII was still raging in the Pacific, as shown in the cartoon below.]]> 2018-04-27 04:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255896995 September 1941: Siege of Leningrad begins 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255897544 The siege lasted until January 1944, and killed over 1 million.]]> 2018-04-27 05:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255897544 November 1938: Kristallnacht 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255898430 German paramilitary forces attacked Jews, destroying buildings and sending people to ghettos and concentration camps. This later lead to the Holocaust.]]> 2018-04-27 05:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255898430 September 2, 1945: Japan Officially Surrenders, Ending WWII 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255899080 Hirohito announced surrender on August 15, compelled by the atomic bombings, but didn't sign off on an official surrender until Sept. 2.

below: Japanese signing peace treaty to end the war]]> 2018-04-27 05:26:01 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255899080 Important Figures 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255900431 2018-04-27 05:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255900431 Adolf Hitler 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255900465 Leader of the Nazi Party and Germany. Notable for his antisemitic ideology, which contributed to the Holocaust.]]> 2018-04-27 05:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255900465 Franklin D. Roosevelt 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255900491 President of the U.S for most of WWII. Was the only president to serve more than two terms.]]> 2018-04-27 05:43:34 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255900491 Benito Mussolini 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255900509 Ruler of Italy, one of the first Fascist leaders, lynched on April 28 by communist rebels]]> 2018-04-27 05:43:49 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255900509 Hirohito 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255900603 Emperor of Japan. Hirohito attempted to keep peace but eventually green lighted the attack on Pearl Harbor. Served as Emperor for a while after WWII.]]> 2018-04-27 05:44:44 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255900603 Winston Churchill 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255901068 PM of Britain. Famous for his "We Shall Never Surrender speech.]]> 2018-04-27 05:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255901068 May 1940: Prisoners First Arrive at Auschwitz 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255903081 1 million+ died at Auschwitz]]> 2018-04-27 06:09:32 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255903081 Jews Arriving at Auschwitz, 1944 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255905101 2018-04-27 06:20:44 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255905101 The Little Boy 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255908279 The bomb dropped on Hiroshima was called the "Little Boy". It worked with a "gun assembly", where two pieces of uranium are smashed together, causing a chain reaction of uranium atoms splitting, which causes the explosion.]]> 2018-04-27 06:43:45 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255908279 May-June 1940: Dunkirk Evacuation 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255910912 The British Navy, with help from civilians, rescued more than 300,000 soldiers were evacuated from Dunkirk, on the northern coast of France.

Below: The award-winning movie Dunkirk (2017) based off the evacuation.]]> 2018-04-27 07:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255910912 1933: Japan Leaves League of Nations 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255917640 After the invasion of Manchuria, the League of Nations protested, causing Japan to leave.]]> 2018-04-27 07:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255917640 Effects of War in the U.S Homefront 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255921800 In order to fuel the war effort, the U.S put millions of people into industrial jobs, dramatically decreasing unemployment and helping women enter the workforce. The U.S also began rationing in 1942, with citizens being allowed only a few gallons of gasoline per day. Propaganda was widely used by the U.S to keep support for the war.]]> 2018-04-27 07:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255921800 Allies 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255923276 Important:
United Kingdom
United States (1941)
USSR (1941)
Republic of China

]]> 2018-04-27 08:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255923276 Axis 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255923297 Important:
Germany
Italy
Japan]]> 2018-04-27 08:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255923297 VS 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255923767 2018-04-27 08:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255923767 Stalin 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255924719 Dictator of the USSR, originally allied with Germany, but his nation played a key role in defeating the Germans after Operation Barbarossa.]]> 2018-04-27 08:12:18 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255924719 Hideki Tojo 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255925531 Japanese general, ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor. Was executed for war crimes after WWII]]> 2018-04-27 08:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255925531 Neville Chamberlain 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255926078 PM of Britain until 1940. Declared war on Germany after the invasion of Poland. Resigned to let Churchill become PM, believing he would give unity to the British government in a time of crisis.]]> 2018-04-27 08:18:59 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/255926078 April 1945: Battle of Berlin 795720 https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/256017559 Soviet and Polish troops encircled Berlin, the capital of Germany, eventually taking the city and defeating the Nazis.

Below: A Russian solder raises the flag of the USSR over the Reichstag Building in Berlin, a symbol of Russian victory. ]]> 2018-04-27 14:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/797397/djdh1p4vxbgu/wish/256017559