https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline 7th Period World Geography en-us 2020-12-02 23:26:06 UTC 2026-02-02 22:20:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1503503330041-4cd943d2b61f?ixid=MXw3ODI2fDB8MXxzZWFyY2h8Mnx8fGVufDB8fHw&ixlib=rb-1.2.1 10345179 https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982081075 Europe broke into war because of the growing conflict over power. The Allies - Russia, France, and Britain - fought the Central Power led by Germany. This was the beginning of World War I.]]> 2020-12-02 23:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982081075 10345179 https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982089842 U.S finally joined the War when German submarine sank the Lusitania ship that was carrying U.S passengers. The United States joined the Allies and helped them win the war.]]> 2020-12-02 23:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982089842 10345179 https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982100126 Germany signed the peace treaty, that they thought was unfair.]]> 2020-12-02 23:56:55 UTC https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982100126 10345179 https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982125864 The U.S stock market crashed, and that led to a worldwide economic downturn known as the Great Depression.]]> 2020-12-03 00:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982125864 10345179 https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982170157 Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany. He promised to restore Germany's political and economical strength, and becomes a dictator, with the plan of conquering all of Europe.]]> 2020-12-03 00:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982170157 10345179 https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982177244 World War II starts when Hitler invades Poland.]]> 2020-12-03 00:39:23 UTC https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982177244 10345179 https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982196386 Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, a U.S naval base in Hawaii. This event cause the U.S to join the war with Britain, France and the Soviet Union against the Axis Powers led by Germany, Italy, and Japan.]]> 2020-12-03 00:50:28 UTC https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982196386 10345179 https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982211890 Germany surrenders in May, 1945, but Japan fought on. 
U.S drops atomic bombs in Hiroshima, on August 6th, and in Nagasaki, on August 9th, that destroyed the cities and killed thousands of civilians in Japan.
On September 2nd, 1945, Japan finally surrendered.]]> 2020-12-03 00:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982211890 10345179 https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982289026 The U.S and the Soviet Union were engaged in a Cold war, a long period of political tension without any fight. Even though they had been allies, they had political differences.]]> 2020-12-03 01:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982289026 10345179 https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982318178 The Cold war ended, because the government of the Soviet Union started to break apart.]]> 2020-12-03 01:59:13 UTC https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982318178 10345179 https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982325317 On September 9th, 2001, terrorists hijacked four U.S planes with passengers and crashed them into civilian and military targets, killing over 3000 people.
In October 7th, 2001, U.S invaded Afghanistan where the terrorist groups originated. ]]> 2020-12-03 02:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/982325317 10345179 https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/985154435 U.S campaign to defeat terrorist led to an operation that ended in the death of Osama bin Laden, who was believed to have planed the 9/11 attack, in 2011.]]> 2020-12-03 18:49:07 UTC https://padlet.com/10345179/worldconflicttimeline/wish/985154435