WWII Padlet by Amy Ha

Why did WW2 start ?

amyha28 — 2025-02-05 13:04:59 UTC

In September 1939, Hitler's invasion of Poland drove Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany, which made the beginning of World War 2. Blitzkrieg, a German word meaning the “Lightning War,” was Germany's strategy to avoid a long war of World War II in Europe.

Why did the US enter WW2 ?

amyha28 — 2025-02-05 13:16:45 UTC

On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was surprisingly attacked by the Japanese, which ended the debate over American's decision in both the Pacific and European theaters of World War II. Just over 2,400 Americans died in the attack, and the Japnese knocking outover 200 planes and sinking and damaging eight battleships.

What happened in D-Day ?

amyha28 — 2025-02-05 19:15:36 UTC

D-Day (June 6, 1944) is a day in World War II on which Allied forces invaded northern France by beach landings in Normandy. D-Day also means the first day of any large military operation. Troops from the UK, United States, Canada, and Frances brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest invasion in the military history. The operation, which is given the codename OVERLORD, delivered five naval assault divisions to the beaches of Normandy, France.

What was the Holocaust ?

amyha28 — 2025-02-06 02:28:19 UTC

The Holocaust (1933-1945), the mass killing of six million Jewish people and children and millions of others by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II. The Germans called this “The Final Solution". This cause of the Holocaust is the Nazis wanted to exterminate the Jews and that they were able to do so. But their lust for murder didn't come out of nowhere. The Nazi ideology must be considered in the broader context of the age-old hostility towards Jews which is what is called anti-semitism. The war refugee, which is a government agency tasked with rescuing victims of the ongoing Holocaust. It also carries out programs for the rescue and relief of victims of Nazi persecution. The nuremberg trial, a trial for crimes against peace, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing crimes.

What was war like in the Pacific ?

amyha28 — 2025-02-06 03:04:17 UTC

The war in the Pacific, was the Naval and air strikes reduced most of the Japanese bases throughout the area, and after several intense, bloody campaigns, most of the central Pacific was secure. Douglas MacArthur, who served as a top commander in WW2 and Korean War. Throughout 1942, he mainly relied on Australian troops to shoulder the bulk of the fighting in Papua and New Guinea. When the forces quickly began building air bases. Although the war began on December 7, 1941, it took considerable time for the United States to send troops to the Pacific. During the Pacific war, there were Japanese suicide pilots which are called "Kamikaze" who deliberately crashed their planes into enemy targets, usually ships.

How did WW2 end ?

amyha28 — 2025-02-06 03:04:40 UTC

On May 8, 1945, After the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrendered on September 2, 1945. Then, the Second World War came to an end. The war cost the lives of more than 330,000 American soldiers. Many more were permanently injured or been harmed. The Yalta Conferece, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Churchill discussed with Stalin the conditions under which if Soviet Union would enter the war against Japan or not. VE Day, which is known as Victory in Europe Day. Germany was surrendered its military forces to the Allies, including the United States.

What was going on in the home front ?

amyha28 — 2025-02-06 03:17:45 UTC

The country needed to help in order to support the war effort. Food and clothing were rationed. People planted Victory Gardens to grow their own produce and rations. Towns collected household goods made of rubber and aluminum to provide materials for the defense industry. They also made Hollywood Propaganda, for the public morale up during the war by providing pro-U.S. and pro-service themed films. The Japanese Internment camps were the guard towers and barbed-wire fences surrounding the camps denied them the freedom to move. These conditions like this, the Japanese Americans did what they could to make the camps feel as much like home as possible.