7/8 Period by Joshua Stratton https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9 WW2 Readings en-us 2020-01-23 15:53:53 UTC 2020-01-23 17:17:48 UTC hello@padlet.com Hitler Invades Africa and USSR https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435226625 He easily took over many countries in Europe and Africa, But the USSR was a different story. Although the USSR were his allies, Hitler still attempted to invade them. He captured the city of Leningrad, and starved around 1 million people. When the USSR refused to surrender, he moved in on the capital city, Moscow. But as winter set in, German forces had not prepared for the cold, and were wearing summer uniforms. Regardless, Hitler said "No Retreat!" His advance on the USSR gained him nothing and cost 500,000 German lives.]]> 2020-01-23 17:01:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435226625 Neutrality Acts https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435227210 From 1935 to 1939, congress passed the series of acts called the Neutrality Acts. These laws made it illegal to sell arms or lend money to nations at war. In 1939 however, President Roosevelt asked congress to allow the allies to buy american arms. Then in march 1941 the Lend-Lease act allowed the president to lend and lease arms and other supplies to any nation that is vital to the United States.]]> 2020-01-23 17:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435227210 Germany advances https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435227212 In May 1940 the Germans invaded Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg to get to France. They passed through the Ardennes forest to get to France's north coast. The French army was eventually pushed to the beaches of Dunkirk. The French were outnumbered and outgunned. Britain called in support ships to get the troops out with the help of some battleships and citizens boats. The Germans then took France.]]> 2020-01-23 17:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435227212 Japan Takes Control of Eastern Asia https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435227229 Japanese forces begin to invade the islands in the Pacific taking: Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines and India. The people of the region were treated poorly and captured allied soldiers were led to Death Marches.]]> 2020-01-23 17:02:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435227229 In the Summer of 1940 Germany started bombing Great Britain. https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435228050 Germany targeted British airfields but later on wanted to break British moral and targeted cities such as London]]> 2020-01-23 17:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435228050 Americans being involved in the war https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435228247 Most Americans felt that the United States should not get involved in the war.]]> 2020-01-23 17:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435228247 Germany causes France to surrender https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435228706 In June of 1940, the Germans had advanced there military up through Paris, giving France no choice but to surrender later that month. ]]> 2020-01-23 17:04:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435228706 https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435229248 Guam and wake ISland quickly got defeated]]> 2020-01-23 17:05:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435229248 On September 1, 1939, Germany has their first "lightening attack". A lightening attack was a new war technique they were trying out. First, fast planes and tanks would storm in, surprising them. Then, they would be followed by soldiers with weapons. This technique did work in the case of Poland. Germany then went on to countries North of Poland. They thought this would be a quick victory and didn't pack the materials for the unexpected winter war ahead of them. They were outnumbered and outgunned but eventually won the war. They went into a phony war with Great Britain and France but then went on to lightening attack both Denmark and Norway. These attacks were quick and successful. https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435229566 2020-01-23 17:05:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435229566 "The Phony War" https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435229575 The Phony War was a war of no engagement between the both sides fighting. Both would stare at each other "bored." This "war" started when Stalin sent his troops.]]> 2020-01-23 17:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435229575 Soviet make there move https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435229729 On September 17, Stalin sent one million troops into Finland, The Soviets expected an quick and easy win so they were not prepared for the cold weather and this was a big mistake. Even though the fin lands were out numbered and outgunned they still defended there country. The Soviets struggled to make progress through the harsh weather and they suffered heavy losses but in the end they ended up winning.]]> 2020-01-23 17:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435229729 https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435229778 Japanese also moved westward, taking over Burma, planned to launch a strike against India.

]]> 2020-01-23 17:06:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435229778 Americans cracked one of Japan's secret codes https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435230259 By October 1940 Americans cracked one of Japan's codes. They found out Japan's plans to conquer European colonies. This would threaten American controlled colonies.]]> 2020-01-23 17:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435230259 The United States being involved in the war https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435230294 The Unites States was involved in an undeclared naval war with Hitler.]]> 2020-01-23 17:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435230294 Stalin had agreed to sign a nonaggression pact that lasted for ten years with Hitler and this allowed them to take over Poland. https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435231560 2020-01-23 17:08:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435231560 May 10, 1941 https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435231895 The battle of Britain taught the allies that Hitlers attacks could be blocked]]> 2020-01-23 17:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435231895 I want to contribute too https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435231998 2020-01-23 17:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435231998 The US being involved in the war. https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435232300 FDR wanted to overturn the Neutrality acts so the US could support the Allies

]]> 2020-01-23 17:09:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435232300 Roosevelt cut off oil shipments to japan. They decided to bomb Hawaii, to catch the US by surprise. Pearl Harbor had been bombed on December 7,1941. Within 2 hours, they had sunk or damaged 19 ships, 2,300 Americans killed and 1,100 wounded. Almost at the same time as the Pearl Harbor attack the Japanese launched bombing raids on the British colony of Hong Kong and American controlled Guam and Wake Island. https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435232331 2020-01-23 17:09:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435232331 Britian V.S. germany https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435233599 Britian decides to fight hard agaisnt germany becuase a speech given from winston. Germany attacks britian hoping to take down the RAF (royal air force). They where doing good but then britain makes a change. The had two advantages on Germeny the Radar and Enigma. Enigma was a code cracking device and the Radar could detected enemy planes giving them there position and speed in the air. ]]> 2020-01-23 17:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435233599 Winston Churchill https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435234212 Once the new prime minister, Winston Churchill, came in office, he declared the Britains would never give up to the Germans.]]> 2020-01-23 17:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jstratton5/l2jb6h88y2y9/wish/435234212