https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l History 7th Hour --- Reed, Emma, and A'mond en-us 2022-11-01 18:59:08 UTC 2025-10-08 11:54:41 UTC hello@padlet.com reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365478271    
The pact stated that Germany and the Soviet Union would not attack each other and that secretly the countries between them would be divided up. Germany claimed part of Lithuania and Western Poland. Soviet Union claimed the Baltic States, Eastern Poland, and part of Finland. ]]> 2022-11-01 19:04:42 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365478271 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365478956  German forces broke through Polish defenses and advanced to Warsaw. Warsaw was the Polish capital. Within a month of the attack, which consisted of heavy shelling and bombing, Warsaw surrendered. Hundreds of thousands of refugees fled, with hopes that their army could stop the German forces. Both jewish and non-jewish people fled. The Soviet Union was quick to annex most of eastern Poland.]]> 2022-11-01 19:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365478956 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365479806 Responding to Hitler's invasion of Poland, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. They thought that Hitler was a dangerous Fascist who would take control over Europe. ]]> 2022-11-01 19:05:51 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365479806 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365482402 After the Pearl Harbor attack, America officially declared war against Japan. ]]> 2022-11-01 19:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365482402 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365483968 The Japanese military forced 76,000 prisoners of war, 10,000 Americans and 66,000 Filipinos, to endure 66 miles of walking. ]]> 2022-11-01 19:08:58 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365483968 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365485601 The battle of Midway was between the U.S. Navy and the imperial Japanese Navy that had been acted out six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor]]> 2022-11-01 19:10:13 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365485601 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365487058 The American, Soviet, and British leaders met to discuss postwar affairs. It was decided that Germany would be divided into four post-war occupation zones. ]]> 2022-11-01 19:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365487058 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365487745 Conflicts seized after Italy surrendered to the U.S. Italy made a pledge to keep German forces off of Italian soil. ]]> 2022-11-01 19:11:49 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365487745 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365488919 The second atomic bomb, named "Fat Man", was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan at 11:02 A.M. by a B-29 bomber named Bockscar.]]> 2022-11-01 19:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365488919 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365489809 This was the longest continuous military campaign in WW2. It was between the German submarine force and surface units against the Royal Navy, U.S Coast Guard, Royal Canadian Navy, U.S. Navy, and allied merchant convoys. The allied forces pulled out the victory but lost many troops. 3,500 Allied merchant ships and 175 Allied warships were sunk and 72,000 Allied men lost their lives, this included naval and merchant seamen. Germany lost 783 U-boats and about ¾ of their 40,000 submarine force.(About 30,000 sailors died).]]> 2022-11-01 19:13:29 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365489809 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365491478 Shortly after their attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan had launched an attack on the Philippines by sending ground troops both north and south of Manila

]]> 2022-11-01 19:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365491478 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365492722 When Franklin Delano Roosevelt passed, his vice president, Harry Truman took his place to become the new President of the United States, as well as the new War General. ]]> 2022-11-01 19:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365492722 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365493407 This day was known as Victory over Japan Day. Japanese forces unconditionally surrendered to the U.S. ending WWII.]]> 2022-11-01 19:16:11 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365493407 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365493888 As Soviet Forces were nearing Hitler's bunker, he committed suicide. He committed suicide in his bunker with his wife, Eva, by swallowing a cyanide pill and shooting himself in the head. ]]> 2022-11-01 19:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365493888 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365494927 The Battle of Britain was a huge air campaign that took place mostly in Southern England. It was between Britain's Royal Airforce and Nazi Germany's Airforce, Luftwaffe. This was the first battle in history that was only fought in the sky. Britain was victorious thanks to their strategic defense mechanisms. This was one of the greatest and significant victories of WWII.]]> 2022-11-01 19:17:19 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365494927 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365495671 This was known as Victory over Europe Day. German military forces surrendered to the U.S., leaving only one Axis power in the war, Japan. ]]> 2022-11-01 19:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365495671 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365496257 The Potsdam Conference was held in Potsdam, Germany.. The participants were the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States, which were represented respectively by Premier Joseph Stalin, Prime Ministers Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee, and President Harry S. Truman. The Potsdam Conference resulted in divisions of Germany through reparations of each allied side's occupation zones, and divisions of European countries between the US and the USSR.]]> 2022-11-01 19:18:21 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365496257 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365496793 U.S. forces stormed the beach of Normandy in what is known as one of the bloodiest battles in history.

]]> 2022-11-01 19:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365496793 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365497353 Largest of a chain of islands southwest of Japan. Nearly 3 months long and sustained lots of casualties on both sides.

]]> 2022-11-01 19:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365497353 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365497869 The Battle of the Coral Sea was the first time since the Japanese on Pearl Harbor that someone had relentlessly advanced into the Pacific, and the first major U.S. Navy fleet action against Japan.]]> 2022-11-01 19:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365497869 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365498565 The first atomic bomb, named "Little Boy", dropped on Hiroshima, Japan from a B-29 bomber named Enola Gay at 8:15 A.M.]]> 2022-11-01 19:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365498565 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365499322 The Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini declared war on Great Britain and France. The invasion of Southern France was also known as the Battle of the Alps. This was Italy's first major engagement in the war. Italy had launched a general offensive along the Alpine front and they were able to penetrate a few kilometers into France. Italy was able to capture a small town in France called Menton. ]]> 2022-11-01 19:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365499322 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365500531 The Tripartite Pact was signed in Berlin by Germany, Italy, and Japan. It was a document that formed the Axis powers and ensured that each country would have to support each other if anybody had suffered from an attack. Each country recognized the other's abilities and skills that they brought to the table. Germany and Italy had control of Europe while Japan had control of East Asia. Their aim was to pressure America to come out of their neutral state and hopefully join them/reconsider joining their enemy's side. ]]> 2022-11-01 19:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365500531 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365502047 A naval base in Honolulu, Hawaii called Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7 early in the morning. Japanese forces performed a surprise attack with hundreds of Japanese fighter planes. They destroyed/damaged 20 American naval vessels, over 300 planes, and 8 battleships. 2,400 Americans were killed and 1,000 were wounded because of the attack(this includes civilians).]]> 2022-11-01 19:22:49 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365502047 reednewcomb https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365504250 Small coastal island near Japan, invaded by Navy and Marine military forces. One of the bloodiest battles of the war.]]> 2022-11-01 19:24:38 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365504250 emmastevens11 https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365545717

 France (1939), Great Britain (1939), Soviet Union (Russia) (1941) and United States (1941)

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Germany (1939), Italy (1940), and Japan (1940) - also, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania 

]]> 2022-11-01 20:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365546392 emmastevens11 https://padlet.com/emmastevens11/duinyu2zive0s39l/wish/2365550708 Benito Mussolini - Italy; Adolf Hitler - Germany, Emperor Hirohito- Japan, Joseph Stalin - Soviet Union (USSR)

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