https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx Megan Brewster en-us 2018-02-16 19:35:06 UTC 2024-10-14 10:07:35 UTC hello@padlet.com meganbrewster19 https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/232488462 This type of grenade was also named the "pineapple" grenade. It usually housed 1.25 ounces of TNT filling. When lit, the grenade would make a faint hissing sound, followed by a loud bang. ]]> 2018-02-16 19:38:49 UTC https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/232488462 meganbrewster19 https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/232492674 Yet again, this bazooka has another name: Stovepipe. Newspapers would say that the bazooka "packed the wallop of a 155 mm cannon". The bazooka could even penetrate through small concrete bunkers.]]> 2018-02-16 19:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/232492674 meganbrewster19 https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/232494892 The flamethrower was attached to a backpack type deal, that soldiers could carry around easily. It's flame could go anywhere between 20 and 40 meters. They have a hexagonal gas cap and an hourglass frame. ]]> 2018-02-16 19:55:45 UTC https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/232494892 meganbrewster19 https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/233950347 Eisenhower was apart of the "planning committee" for the war. He was the head of the Operation Torch invasion against North Africa. He also was the leader of the invasion in Sicily in 1943 which led to Rome's downfall in 1944. ]]> 2018-02-21 19:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/233950347 meganbrewster19 https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/233958573 Hitlers attack on Poland was the start of WWII. Hitler committed suicide shortly before Germany's downfall. World War II has sometimes been referred to as "Hitler's War".]]> 2018-02-21 19:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/233958573 meganbrewster19 https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/233965298 Roosevelt directed the organization of the Nation’s power and resources for global war. He thought about trying to bring peace to the US and Russia by creating the United Nations. He was very attentive to the public, and waited to go to war until the public was supporting it. ]]> 2018-02-21 19:59:13 UTC https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/233965298 meganbrewster19 https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/234867898 This battle prevented Hitler from from building up his army. More than 4,000 Allied troops lost their lives. It ended with Allies liberated France. ]]> 2018-02-23 19:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/234867898 meganbrewster19 https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/234873546 The invasion was split between three beaches, two west of Algiers and one east. The overall commander was Charles W. Ryder. The troops pushed quickly inland and General Juin surrendered the city to the Allies. ]]> 2018-02-23 19:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/234873546 meganbrewster19 https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/234880226 2018-02-23 19:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/234880226 meganbrewster19 https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/234881830 2018-02-23 19:51:19 UTC https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/234881830 meganbrewster19 https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/234882467 In September of 1941, 33,000 Jews were killed in two days. By the end of it all, one third of the Jewish population was dead. The first concentration camp was Dachau.]]> 2018-02-23 19:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/234882467 meganbrewster19 https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/235165089 The women formed many groups to help aid in the war. They drove trucks, flew airplanes, and did radio broadcasts to help the men. Some even died serving near the front line. ]]> 2018-02-25 23:21:13 UTC https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/235165089 meganbrewster19 https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/235989292 A lot of African Americans joined the war to prove their loyalty to this country. Before the war, Americans thought that blacks were just stupid people who couldn't do anything. During the war, blacks were able to become pilots, thus proving the Americans wrong. The Navajo Indians' language helped other countries from deciphering our messages. ]]> 2018-02-27 16:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/235989292 meganbrewster19 https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/236097379 The women were always needed in the war. They helped with first aid, flying, driving, and more. It's no surprise to see a recruitment poster for more women to help out the men. ]]> 2018-02-27 19:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/236097379 meganbrewster19 https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/236103162 The Navy was the branch of the military that was very important in winning the war. The ships were one of two ways to get to the countries we had to get to. The Navy would protect us from the invasions coming from the seas.]]> 2018-02-27 19:21:46 UTC https://padlet.com/meganbrewster19/p16u7g11r4xx/wish/236103162