https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn en-us 2022-10-13 12:20:23 UTC 2022-12-15 15:07:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f570.png csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2338973178 The D-Day operation of June 6, 1944 brought together the land, air and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest invasion force in human history. The operation, given the codename OVERLORD, delivered five naval assault divisions to the beaches of Normandy, France.]]> 2022-10-13 15:20:44 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2338973178 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2338974859 David Ben-Gurion, the head of the Jewish Agency, establishes the State of Israel on May 14, 1948, in Tel Aviv, creating the first Jewish state in 2,000 years. The first prime minister of Israel was Ben-Gurion. As the origin of the word "Jew" and the country where the majority of Jews still reside, Palestine was the center of Jewish history and religion.]]> 2022-10-13 15:21:48 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2338974859 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2338975983 Hitler used effective propaganda and clear promises of jobs and strength when people felt at their weakest. This combined with constitutional and leadership weaknesses of the Weimar Republic enabled Hitler to exploit the events and situation of 1932/3 to become Chancellor.]]> 2022-10-13 15:22:29 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2338975983 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2338987568 The Versailles Treaty forced Germany to give up territory to Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Poland, return Alsace and Lorraine to France and cede all of its overseas colonies in China, Pacific and Africa to the Allied nations.]]> 2022-10-13 15:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2338987568 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2339040331 The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The objective was the recovery of the Holy Land from Islamic rule.]]> 2022-10-13 16:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2339040331 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2339152366 On May 19, 1916, representatives of Great Britain and France secretly reach an accord, known as the Sykes-Picot agreement, by which most of the Arab lands under the rule of the Ottoman Empire are to be divided into British and French spheres of influence with the conclusion of World War I.]]> 2022-10-13 17:10:06 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2339152366 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2340240783 The Reconquista, the reconquest of Spain, lasted seven centuries, from the 8th century to the 15th century. During that time the Iberian Peninsula was liberated from Muslim rule. The Iberian Peninsula was invaded in the 8th century CE by the Muslim Umayyads.]]> 2022-10-14 11:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2340240783 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2340243032 The Spanish Inquisition was a judicial institution that lasted between 1478 and 1834. Its ostensible purpose was to combat heresy in Spain, but, in practice, it resulted in consolidating power in the monarchy of the newly unified Spanish kingdom. Its brutal methods led to widespread death and suffering.]]> 2022-10-14 11:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2340243032 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2340247714  the Afrikaans name given by the white-ruled South Africa's Nationalist Party in 1948 to the country's harsh, institutionalized system of racial segregation, came to an end in the early 1990s in a series of steps that led to the formation of a democratic government in 1994.]]> 2022-10-14 11:33:51 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2340247714 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2340270858 2022-10-14 11:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2340270858 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2340341797 The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systema]]> 2022-10-14 12:04:29 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2340341797 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2340355938 the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.Islam's central tenet is that "There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God." This Arabic phrase is frequently displayed prominently in architecture and a variety of items, including the Qur'an, the holy book of divine revelations of Islam.]]> 2022-10-14 12:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2340355938 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2386531857 1. Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the moon on July 21, 1969 after landing on the surface of the moon on July 20.
2. This event impacted the entire world.
3. Neil Armstrong stepping onto the surface of the moon was important because it was the first time in human history that a person set foot on another planetary body.  It also provided our first detailed look at another planetary body. ]]> 2022-11-16 12:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2386531857 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2386542973 1.  The Green Revolution mainly occurred from 1950 to the late 1960s, with some events occuring in the 1970s.
2. The Green Revolution impacted Mexico, India, the US, the Philippines, China, Brazil, and Africa
3. The Green Revolution was important because the introduction of chemical fertilizers, synthetic herbicides and pesticides, high-yield crops, and the method of multiple cropping led to the agricultural industry being able to produce much larger quantities of food. This increase in productivity made it possible to feed the growing human population.]]> 2022-11-16 13:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2386542973 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2386550141 1. The Syrian Civil War began on 15 March, 2011 and is still ongoing today.
2. This Civil War impacted Syria and has spilled over into other neighboring countries.
3. The Syrian Civil War was important because The war has caused significant instability in the Middle East since 2011, and the resultant civilian displacement and refugee exodus constitute one of the worst humanitarian crises in modern history. It has also had a devastating impact on Syria's economy and has set development back 25 years.]]> 2022-11-16 13:08:51 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2386550141 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2386550756 1. Plastic was invented in 1907 
2.  The invention of plastic affected most of the world. 
3. The invention of plastic was important because the creation of new materials helped free people from the constraints imposed by the scarcity of natural resources. Inexpensive celluloid made material wealth more widespread and obtainable. This invention could also protect nature from human need. ]]> 2022-11-16 13:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2386550756 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2386551043 1. The Industrial Revolution began around the year 1760 and lasted until about 1820-1840.
2. The Industrial Revolution impacted North America and Western Europe.
3.  The Industrial Revolution was important because it was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Western Europe and the United States. Output greatly increased, and there was an  unprecedented rise in population and in the rate of population growth.

]]> 2022-11-16 13:09:28 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2386551043 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2386551460 1. Gunpowder was invented at some point during the 9th century CE
2. This event affected the Asian country of China.
3. The invention of gunpowder was important because Chinese military engineers found gunpowder to be helpful in siege warfare, leading to the development of early types of rockets, cannons, bombs, and mines.]]> 2022-11-16 13:09:46 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2386551460 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2386575303 The Neolithic Revolution was viewed as a single event a sudden flash of genius—that occurred in a single location, Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in what is now southern Iraq, specifically the site of a realm known as Sumer, which dates back to about 4000 B.C.E.]]> 2022-11-16 13:25:29 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2386575303 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2421906144 The Battle of Thermopylae (/θərˈmɒpɪliː/ thər-MOP-i-lee; Greek: Μάχη τῶν Θερμοπυλῶν, Máchē tōn Thermopylōn) was fought in 480 BC between the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Xerxes I and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Sparta under Leonidas I. Lasting over the course of three days. After Thermopylae, the Greeks went on to achieve great victories at Salamis and Plataea where they decisively defeated the Persians. Leonidas and his men had reinforced the prestige of Sparta and raised the morale of all Greeks to continue fighting against Persia.While the Battle of Thermopylae was technically a defeat for the Greek coalition, it was also a conquest. It marked the beginning of several important Greek victories against the Persians and represented a morale shift among the Greeks]]> 2022-12-15 14:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2421906144 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2421914317 Columbus left Castile in August 1492 with three ships and made landfall in the Americas on 12 October, ending the period of human habitation in the Americas now referred to as the pre-Columbian era. His landing place was an island in the Bahamas, known by its native inhabitants as Guanahani.]]> 2022-12-15 14:35:39 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2421914317 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2421952595 German goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg is credited with inventing the printing press around 1436, although he was far from the first to automate the book-printing process.A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium,thereby transferring the ink. The first printing press allowed for an assembly line-style production process that was much more efficient than pressing paper to ink by hand. For the first time in history, books could be mass-produced — and at a fraction of the cost of conventional printing methods. The innovation that Johannes Gutenberg is said to have created was small metal pieces with raised backwards letters, arranged in a frame, coated with ink, and pressed to a piece of paper, which allowed books to be printed more quickly.]]> 2022-12-15 15:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2421952595 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2421955165 The WTO began life on 1 January 1995, but its trading system is half a century older. Since 1948, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) had provided the rules for the system. (The second WTO ministerial meeting, held in Geneva in May 1998, included a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the system.) The World Trade Organization is an intergovernmental organization that regulates and facilitates international trade. With effective cooperation in the United Nations System, governments use the organization to establish, revise, and enforce the rules that govern international trade.]]> 2022-12-15 15:05:02 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2421955165 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2421956434 The social network TheFacebook.com launched in February 2004. Harvard students who signed up for the service could post photographs of themselves and personal information about their lives, such as their class schedules and clubs they belonged to. The origins of Facebook have been in dispute since the very week a 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg launched the site as a Harvard sophomore on February 4, 2004. Then called "thefacebook.com," the site was an instant hit. Facebook, initially titled as thefacebook.com and limited to Harvard students, launched on Feb. 4, 2004. In 2006, Facebook became open to general public. Mark Zuckerberg along with fellow Harvard mates, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes founded Facebook. Facebook-parent Meta launched the Meta Quest Pro mixed reality headset in a move to further strengthen the idea of metaverse - the brainchild of company CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The metaverse allows people to talk to others through avatars, which are graphical representations of users or their characters or personas. For a long time, it seemed the site could do no wrong, going from strength to strength. Now, for the first time in Facebook's history, its daily active users have declined. In Q3 2021, the site had 1.93 billion daily active users. In Q4 2021, the figure fell to 1.929 billion.]]> 2022-12-15 15:05:51 UTC https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2421956434 csimon87 https://padlet.com/csimon87/t0x5sbud8viygnqn/wish/2421957564 Cadwalladr's reporting led to the downfall of Cambridge Analytica and a public apology from Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg who was forced to testify before congress. Facebook has since lost $120 billion from its share price.Facebook stock recovers all $134B lost after Cambridge Analytica data scandal. March 18: That was the day the Guardian and the New York Times reported that 50 million Facebook (FB) profiles were harvested by data firm Cambridge Analytica for "psychographic profiles" in what was a major breach of user trust. The $5 billion settlement Facebook/Meta subsequently agreed with the FTC, in 2019 — after the regulator examined whether it had violated an earlier privacy agreement — was criticized by dissenting commissioners as allowing the social media giant to pay for blanket immunity for its senior management team. Cambridge Analytica, the embattled data firm that worked on Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, announced it is shutting down operations. “The Company is immediately ceasing all operations,” it said in a statement Wednesday, announcing bankruptcy proceedings would soon begin.

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