https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq en-us 2022-09-24 19:06:35 UTC 2025-10-30 13:43:00 UTC hello@padlet.com iaheng98 https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311767947 July 7, 1937 - Japan launches a full-scale invasion of China beginning with an attack on Marco Polo Bridge, invasion of Shanghai, and later the "The Rape of Nanking" (pictured above). ]]> 2022-09-24 19:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311767947 iaheng98 https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311772628 July 26, 1941 - United States places an oil embargo on Japan in response to the latter's invasion of British, French, Dutch, and American colonies in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. ]]> 2022-09-24 19:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311772628 iaheng98 https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311776101 September 1, 1939 - Germany invades Poland using Blitzkrieg "Lightning War". This triggers Britain and France to declare war on Germany and, in turn, the Second World War.  ]]> 2022-09-24 19:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311776101 iaheng98 https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311780497 December 7, 1941 - In response to the oil embargo, Japan engages in a surprise attack on the United States, attacking a naval base located in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ]]> 2022-09-24 19:28:15 UTC https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311780497 iaheng98 https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311786632 September 27, 1940 - Germany, Japan, and Italy sign the Tripartite Pact officially forming the Axis Powers. ]]> 2022-09-24 19:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311786632 iaheng98 https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311803110 March 11, 1941 - Responding to Axis aggression which seemed to threaten America's global influence, FDR signs the Lend-Lease Act which allowed the United States to provide other nations with arms, food, and other war supplies in order to promote defense of the United States. While the U.S. continued to remain neutral, it largely supplied the Allied Powers (Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and China). ]]> 2022-09-24 20:07:24 UTC https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311803110 iaheng98 https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311813806 July 10, 1942 - The U.S. and Japan meet again at Battle of Midway, a conflict that is seen as a major turning point that swung momentum in favor of the United States. This battle demonstrated that the U.S. could play the war of attrition while Japan could not. ]]> 2022-09-24 20:25:06 UTC https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311813806 iaheng98 https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311814985 June 6, 1944 - The U.S. partakes in a coalition with Britain and its Common Wealth nations, launching an attack on Germany. This serves as a critical point in turning the tide in Europe favoring the Allies. 

]]> 2022-09-24 20:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311814985 iaheng98 https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311815506 August 6 & 9 of 1945 - United States drops atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. ]]> 2022-09-24 20:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311815506 iaheng98 https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311815965 December 16, 1944 - The Battle of the Bulge served as the last major German offensive campaign in the European Theatre. Following the defeat of the Germans, the U.S. and its allies were able to push closer into the heart of the Third Reich. ]]> 2022-09-24 20:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311815965 iaheng98 https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311817694 September 2, 1945 - Following the droppings of the Atomic Bombs, Japan officially surrenders to the United States, marking V-J (Victory in Japan) Day as well as the end of the Second World War. ]]> 2022-09-24 20:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311817694 iaheng98 https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311820759 February 19, 1945 - Employing the strategy of island hopping, the U.S. and its allies recaptures Oceania and parts of Southeast Asia from the Japanese between 1942 and 1944. The Battle of Iwo Jima serves as major battle that would result in a U.S. victory. It allowed the U.S. to push back against Japan's stronghold in the Pacific as well as establish a military presence that would aid in their moving closer to the Japanese homeland. ]]> 2022-09-24 20:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311820759 iaheng98 https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311821591 April 1, 1945 - The Battle of Okinawa serves as one of the last major battles between the U.S. and Japan. Taking place on one of the main islands of the Japanese archipelago, it served as the largest and bloodiest between the two opposing sides. Recognizing this and hoping for a swift total surrender, the Battle of Okinawa be influential in America's decision to drop the Atomic Bomb. ]]> 2022-09-24 20:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311821591 iaheng98 https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311822519 May 7, 1945 - Following the fall of Berlin by the U.S. and Soviet Union and the death of Adolph Hitler, Germany officially surrenders. This marks V-E (Victory in Europe) Day. ]]> 2022-09-24 20:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311822519 iaheng98 https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311875366 December 8, 1941 - The U.S. declares war on Japan. This causes Germany to declare war on the United States. As a result, the U.S. officially enters the war on the side of the Allied Powers. ]]> 2022-09-24 22:52:32 UTC https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311875366 iaheng98 https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311880840 May 8, 1942 - The Battle of the Coral Sea serves as one of the first major naval battles between the U.S. and Japan in which Japanese expansion in the Pacific was halted. It is historically significant as the first naval battle in which opposing fleets did not engage in combat with each other. Instead, fighting was done via sending aircraft to attack the opposing fleet. While Japan would win this battle in terms of a tactical victory, this served as a strategic victory for helping the U.S. to eventually win the war. ]]> 2022-09-24 23:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311880840 iaheng98 https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311892303 September 3, 1943 - The U.S. joins an Allied Invasion of Italy. This quick victory opens up the door for a counteroffensive to strike Nazi Germany. ]]> 2022-09-24 23:46:40 UTC https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311892303 iaheng98 https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311893892 November 8, 1942 - The U.S. joins its allies in Operation Torch, an Allied invasion of French North Africa. This serves as the first involvement of U.S. troops in the European-North African Theatre. ]]> 2022-09-24 23:52:38 UTC https://padlet.com/iaheng98/sjpm98fncyu85yqq/wish/2311893892