World War Two Terms by Jeremy Urban https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b Made by Jeremy Urban Mods:13-14 en-us 2017-04-21 11:26:25 UTC 2025-11-09 01:25:08 UTC hello@padlet.com Bataan Death March 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167474217 Definition- Brutal forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war be Japanese captors .
Groups- Pacific Theatre, Allied Powers, and Axis Powers.
Source-Guard, The National. "Bataan Death March Historic Photos." Flickr. Yahoo!, 08 Apr. 2013. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/thenationalguard/8632644852>.]]> 2017-04-21 12:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167474217 Blitzkrieg 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167478187 Definition-German word for "lightning war," a type of assault that emphasized speed and close coordination between airplanes and ground forces
Groups- Europe Theatre, Axis Powers, and Battle Tactics.
Source-Unknown Author. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:7TP-2.jpg>.]]> 2017-04-21 13:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167478187 Battle of Britain 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167479559 Definition-German campaign to bomb Britain.
Groups- Europe Theatre, Allied Powers, Axis Powers, and Battles
Source-"Battle of Britain." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 Mar. 2017. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain>.]]> 2017-04-21 13:18:53 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167479559 Yalta Conference 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167481368 Definition-Meeting held by the Allied nations to plan postwar Europe.
Groups-Europe Theatre, Allied Powers, and Conferences.
Source-N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Yalta_Conference,_February_1945_NAM230.jpg>.]]> 2017-04-21 13:25:03 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167481368 European Theatre 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167482379 2017-04-21 13:28:40 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167482379 Pacific Theatre 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167482538 2017-04-21 13:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167482538 Allied powers 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167482746 2017-04-21 13:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167482746 Axis Powers 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167482785 2017-04-21 13:29:56 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167482785 Battles and Etc.. 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167482842 2017-04-21 13:30:08 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167482842 Potsdam Conference 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167483183 Definition-Meeting of Allied leaders in which tension between the Soviet Union and the other Allies surfaced.
Groups- European Theatre, Allied Powers, and Meetings.
Source-"File:Potsdam Conference 1945-3.jpg." N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Potsdam_conference_1945-3.jpg>.

]]> 2017-04-21 13:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167483183 Appeasement 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167487077 Definition-Giving in to aggressive demands in order to maintain peace.
Group- Battles and etc.
Source-Aren'tYouAlex-Spencer? "Chamberlain Rolls the World towards Peace Cartoon." Flickr. Yahoo!, 29 Aug. 2011. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/48868038@N02/6091904837>.

]]> 2017-04-21 13:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167487077 V-E Day 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167488825 Definition- Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945, the day Allied victory was declared.
Groups- Allied Powers, Axis Powers, European Theatre, and Battles and etc.
Source-LibraryArchives, BiblioArchives /. "Victory in Europe Day (VE-Day) Celebrations, Toronto, Ontario, May 1945 / Célébrations Du Jour De La Victoire, Toronto, Ontario, Mai 1945."Flickr. Yahoo!, 12 Apr. 2012. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/lac-bac/7070770015>.]]> 2017-04-21 13:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167488825 Final Solution 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167490473 Definition- Deliberate, mass execution of Jews.
Groups- Axis Powers, European Theatre, and Genocide.
Source-"Auschwitz Concentration Camp." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 09 Apr. 2017. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auschwitz_concentration_camp>.]]> 2017-04-21 13:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167490473 Kamikaze 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167502357 Definition- Any Japanese pilot who loaded his plane with explosives and crashed into an Allied ship, sacrificing his own life.
Groups- Pacific Theatre, Axis Powers, and Battles and etc.
Source-"File:The Remains of a Japanese Kamikaze Aircraft That Crashed on Board HMS FORMIDABLEoff the Sakishima Islands, May 1945. ABS227.jpg." N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_remains_of_a_Japanese_Kamikaze_aircraft_that_crashed_on_board_HMS_FORMIDABLEoff_the_Sakishima_Islands,_May_1945._ABS227.jpg>.]]> 2017-04-21 14:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167502357 Holocaust 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167504234 Definition-Campaign of mass murder that the Nazis waged against the Jews.
Groups- European Theatre, Axis Powers, and Genocide.
Source-"The Holocaust." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Apr. 2017. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust>.]]> 2017-04-21 14:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167504234 United Nations 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167505463 Definition- World organization meant to encourage international cooperation and the prevention of war.
Groups- Battle and Etc and  Allied Powers.
Source-Sanjitbakshi. "United Nations Flag." Flickr. Yahoo!, 19 Nov. 2011. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/sanjit/6365386329>.]]> 2017-04-21 14:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167505463 Battle of Guadalcanal 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167507886 Definition-Lengthy battle in the Pacific resulting in an Allied victory.
Groups- Pacific Theatre, Allied Powers, Axis Powers, and battle and etc.
Source-"Guadalcanal Campaign." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 08 Apr. 2017. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalcanal_Campaign>.]]> 2017-04-21 14:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167507886 Battle of Okinawa 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167509578 Definition- Pacific battle that claimed 12,000 American lives for an Allied victory.
Groups- Pacific Theatre, Allied Powers, Axis Powers, and Battle and etc.
Source-"File:Marines on Okinawa.jpg." N.p., 29 Oct. 2005. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marines_on_Okinawa.jpg>.]]> 2017-04-21 15:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167509578 Battle of Iwo Jima 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167511676 Definition-Brutal battle in which the Allies captured a strategic island close to Japan.
Groups- Pacific Theatre, Allied powers, Axis Powers, and Battle and etc.
Source- "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Apr. 2017. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_the_Flag_on_Iwo_Jima>.]]> 2017-04-21 15:10:44 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167511676 V-J Day 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167513305 Definition-August 15, 1945, the day Japan surrendered to the Allies, ending World War II.
Groups- Allied Powers, Axis Powers, and Pacific Theatre.
Source-Archives, USMC. "V-J Day Celebration, 1945." Flickr. Yahoo!, 14 Aug. 2013. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/usmcarchives/9510322562>.]]> 2017-04-21 15:16:00 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167513305 D-Day 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167514753 Definition-June 6, 1944, the day Allied forces invaded France on the beaches of Normandy.
Groups- Europe Theatre, Allied Powers, Axis Powers, and Battle and etc.
Source-https://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/2560389365]]> 2017-04-21 15:21:17 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167514753 concentration camps 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167515958 Definition-Labor camps meant to hold the people Hitler called enemies of the state.
Groups- Europe estate, Axis Powers, and Genocide.
Source-"File:Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland.jpg." N.p., 6 Oct. 2011. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Auschwitz_concentration_camp_in_poland.jpg>.]]> 2017-04-21 15:25:00 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167515958 Ghettos 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167518935 Definition-Confined areas within a city.
Groups- Europe Theatre, Axis powers, and battle and etc.
Source- "File:Krakow Ghetto 39066.jpg." N.p., 20 Dec. 2005. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Krakow_Ghetto_39066.jpg>.]]> 2017-04-21 15:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167518935 Deported 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167520496 Definition-Forced to leave a country.
Group- Battles and etc.
Source-"File:Topography of Terror - Berlin Jews Deported.jpg." N.p., May 2006. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Topography_of_Terror_-_Berlin_Jews_deported.jpg>.]]> 2017-04-21 15:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167520496 Axis Powers 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167522283 Definition- Military alliance made up of Germany, Japan, and Italy.
Groups- Axis Powers, Europe Theatre, and Pacific Theatre.
Source-"File:1938 Naka Yoshi Sangoku.jpg." N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1938_Naka_yoshi_sangoku.jpg>.]]> 2017-04-21 15:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167522283 Douglas MacArthur 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167544796 Definition-Commander of American forces in the Pacific.
Group- Allied Powers.
Source-Bishop, Greg. "General Douglas MacArthur - Presidents Day, USS Iowa 2016-02-09 017."Flickr. Yahoo!, 17 Feb. 2016. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/konabish/24984544671>.]]> 2017-04-21 17:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167544796 Battle of Midway 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167545816 Definition-Key Allied victory in the Pacific which weakened Japan's navy.
Group- Pacific Theatre, battles and etc., Allied Powers, and Axis Powers.
Source- "NAVAIR to Commemorate 69th Anniversary of Battle of Midway." N.p., 1 June 2011. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <http://www.navair.navy.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.NAVAIRNewsStory&id=4602>.]]> 2017-04-21 17:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167545816 Hirohito 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167547324 Definition-Japanese emperor who surrendered to Allies.
Group- Axis Powers and Pacific Theatre.
Source-Archief, Nationaal. "Kroningsgewaad Hirohito / Hirohito in Crown Attire." Flickr. Yahoo!, 31 July 2009. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/nationaalarchief/3774080781>.]]> 2017-04-21 17:22:13 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167547324 Battle of Stalingrad 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167548461 Definition-Crushing defeat of German forces, led to a turning point in the war.
Group- Europe Theatre, Allied Powers, Axis Powers, and battle and etc.
Source-"Battle of Stalingrad." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 19 Apr. 2017. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad>.]]> 2017-04-21 17:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167548461 Dwight D. Eisenhower 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167580324 Definition-Commander of American forces, defeated Rommel in Africa.
Group- Allied Powers.
Source-Cliff. "Dwight D. Eisenhower, Thirty-fourth President (1953-1961)." Flickr. Yahoo!, 20 Sept. 2008. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/2872023782>.]]> 2017-04-21 19:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167580324 Battle of El Alamein 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167599812 Definition-Key battle in North Africa won by the British in October 1942.
Groups- Battles and etc., Allied Powers, and Axis
Powers. (Sorry, had to put it hear due to lack of space for pictures.)
Source-"Free Photos (Public Domain Photos),stock Photos, Clipart, Images, and Vectors."GoodFreePhotos.com Free Photos and Pics. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://www.goodfreephotos.com/public-domain-images/tanks-of-8th-armoured-bridgade-during-the-second-battle-el-alamein-world-war-ii.jpg.php>.]]> 2017-04-22 02:20:27 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167599812 Erwin Rommel 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167599990 Definition-German general who lead the German-Italian force in North Africa.
Group- Allied Powers.
Source-https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Rommelhttps://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Rommel]]> 2017-04-22 02:27:44 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167599990 Isolationism 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167600147 Definition-Desire to stay out of the affairs of other nations.
Group- Battles and etc.
Source-Light, Alan. "Winsor McCay, 1930." Flickr. Yahoo!, 19 Oct. 2009. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/alan-light/4026636317>.


]]> 2017-04-22 02:34:49 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167600147 Hideki Tojo 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167600249 Definition-General and leader of Japanese government during World War II.
Group- Axis Powers.
Source-N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hideki_Tojo.jpg>.]]> 2017-04-22 02:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167600249 Winston Churchill 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167600361 Definition-Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II.
Group-Allied Powers.
Source-Sutherland, Ben. "Winston Churchill." Flickr. Yahoo!, 18 Feb. 2008. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/bensutherland/2273556707>.

]]> 2017-04-22 02:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167600361 Allies 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167600440 Definition-Military alliance between Great Britain, France, and later the United States and the Soviet Union.
Group- Allied Powers.
Source-Pingnews.com. "Public Domain: WWII: The Allies North Africa Conference, 1943 (NARA)."Flickr. Yahoo!, 26 Sept. 2007. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/pingnews/1440253909>.]]> 2017-04-22 02:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167600440 Nonaggression pact 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167600516 Definition- An agreement between parties not to attack one another, such as the 1939 pact made between Germany and the Soviet Union in which each side agreed not to attack the other.
Groups- Allied Powers, Axis Powers, and battle and etc.
Source-"File:Matsuoka Signs the Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact-1.jpg." N.p., 2 Mar. 2014. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Matsuoka_signs_the_Soviet%E2%80%93Japanese_Neutrality_Pact-1.jpg>.]]> 2017-04-22 02:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167600516 Harry S Truman 85996 https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167600642 Definition- U.S. President who made the decision to use the atomic bomb.
Group-Allied Powers.
Source-Cliff. "Harry S. Truman, Time Cover, April 23, 1951." Flickr. Yahoo!, 25 Sept. 2010. Web. 21 Apr. 2017. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/5022973335>.]]> 2017-04-22 02:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/85996/hd6iuqkhn73b/wish/167600642