https://padlet.com/19drewjo/u01ydvfrmmls Made with a dash of wit en-us 2017-05-24 11:52:24 UTC 2025-11-03 06:41:33 UTC hello@padlet.com 19drewjo https://padlet.com/19drewjo/u01ydvfrmmls/wish/173601949 2017-05-24 11:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/19drewjo/u01ydvfrmmls/wish/173601949 19drewjo https://padlet.com/19drewjo/u01ydvfrmmls/wish/173601976 Some major figures during this time were the president at the time, which was Truman. Roosevelt would take Truman's places because of his death. Along with the British leader at the time which was Churchill. ]]> 2017-05-24 11:53:54 UTC https://padlet.com/19drewjo/u01ydvfrmmls/wish/173601976 19drewjo https://padlet.com/19drewjo/u01ydvfrmmls/wish/173602006 A quick summary of what happened was that Pearl Harbor occurred, which caused 2,000 servicemen and women to die. Truman then went to congress to ask for war, which they agreed on. The war started with the axis powers, which included: Germany, Italy and Japan. The allies were the Americans, British, French and the Russians. The war would go on to last for 6 or so years, causing more than 60 million people's lifes. ]]> 2017-05-24 11:54:09 UTC https://padlet.com/19drewjo/u01ydvfrmmls/wish/173602006 19drewjo https://padlet.com/19drewjo/u01ydvfrmmls/wish/173602032 This event started September 1, 1939 and ends in September 2, 1945.  About 400,000 Americans died in ww2]]> 2017-05-24 11:54:18 UTC https://padlet.com/19drewjo/u01ydvfrmmls/wish/173602032 19drewjo https://padlet.com/19drewjo/u01ydvfrmmls/wish/173602044 World War 2 was one of the wars that was all over the world. There were some events in northern Africa, Europe and the Pacific Ocean. Germany was pushing more south into Africa for more riches and materials. This would go on to be the first interaction with the Germans in world war 2, which we would win, but at great cost. We would push back the Germans to Europe. The Pacific Ocean because of the war with Japan.]]> 2017-05-24 11:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/19drewjo/u01ydvfrmmls/wish/173602044 19drewjo https://padlet.com/19drewjo/u01ydvfrmmls/wish/173602053 The reason why the United States joined the war was because of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. 2,000 servicemen and women died on that day. This is the only other time the United States had been attacked on US soil, the other which would be 9/11. The war would go on to start for the United States on September 1, 1941.]]> 2017-05-24 11:54:26 UTC https://padlet.com/19drewjo/u01ydvfrmmls/wish/173602053