My delightful stream by Erin Mueggenberg https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18 Made with a wish on a star en-us 2018-03-06 17:37:04 UTC 2026-02-09 05:58:03 UTC hello@padlet.com September 1931 (Seizure of Manchuria) mueggenberge023 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/238765351 Japan had invaded Manchuria without declarations of war, breaching the rules of the League of Nations causing a battle between Japan and US. ]]> 2018-03-06 17:37:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/238765351 July 7th, 1937 mueggenberge023 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/238767402 In response to Japan and other tensions, China battles Japan at Marco Polo bridge. ]]> 2018-03-06 17:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/238767402 December 7th, 1941 mueggenberge023 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/238771200 On this day, Japan bombed Hawaii with a surprise attack. They attacked the naval base. This attack destroyed the majority of our navy. Over 2,000 Americans were killed during this attack. Lead to war between US and Japan. ]]> 2018-03-06 17:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/238771200 Philippines 1942 mueggenberge023 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/238774273 Invasion of Philippines by Japan using military force. ]]> 2018-03-06 17:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/238774273 May 7-8 1942 robisonwagnerb118 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/238779196 The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought from 4 to 8 May 1942, was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia, taking place in the Pacific Theatre of the Second World War]]> 2018-03-06 17:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/238779196 June 4-6 1942 robisonwagnerb118 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/238780727 The Battle of Midway was a decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II which occurred between 4 and 7 June 1942, only six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea.[6][7][8] The United States Navy under Admirals Chester Nimitz, Frank Jack Fletcher, and Raymond A. Spruance defeated an attacking fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy under Admirals Isoroku Yamamoto, Chuichi Nagumo, and Nobutake Kondo near Midway Atoll, inflicting devastating damage on the Japanese fleet that proved irreparable. It was considered an overly stunning attack. ]]> 2018-03-06 17:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/238780727 August 1942 - February 1943 robisonwagnerb118 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/240978017 A major confrontation of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia.

]]> 2018-03-12 16:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/240978017 October 1944 robisonwagnerb118 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/240981475 The Battle of Leyte Gulf  is generally considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II and, by some criteria, possibly the largest naval battle in history where US attacked the letye gulf island in the Philippines.  ]]> 2018-03-12 16:41:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/240981475 April 1945 robisonwagnerb118 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/240984876 At Iwo Jima, following elaborate preparatory air and naval bombardment, three U.S. marine divisions landed on the island in February 1945. Iwo Jima was defended by roughly 23,000 Japanese army and navy troops, who fought from an elaborate network of caves, dugouts, tunnels and underground installations. Despite this, marines wiped out the troops capturing the island. ]]> 2018-03-12 16:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/240984876 June 1945 mueggenberge023 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/241205857 At Okinawa, US Marines and Army went against imperial Japanese on the Okinawa island. It happened as part of a plan to invade the Ryukyu Islands. During this, Japanese pilots began using Kamikaze pilots.The Japanese wouldn't surrender, they'd rather commit suicide. This was the largest major battle of ww1 and one of the bloodiest. The allies won this battle. ]]> 2018-03-13 05:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/241205857 mueggenberge023 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/241207723 2018-03-13 05:24:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/241207723 August 6th 1945 mueggenberge023 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/241207924 On this day in 1945, at 8:16 a.m. Japanese time, an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, drops the world's first atom bomb, over the city of Hiroshima. ]]> 2018-03-13 05:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/241207924 August 9th 1945 mueggenberge023 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/241207969 On this day in 1945, a second atom bomb is dropped on Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally in Japan's unconditional surrender.]]> 2018-03-13 05:25:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/241207969 September 2nd 1945 mueggenberge023 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/241207994 The surrender of Imperial Japan was announced on August 15 and formally signed on September 2, 1945, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close. They did this do to the nukes dropped on Japan. ]]> 2018-03-13 05:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/241207994 mueggenberge023 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242422662 2018-03-15 15:24:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242422662 Germany invades Poland Sept. 1st, 1939 mueggenberge023 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242423759 Germany invades and takes over Poland. The allied forces react by declaring war on Germany. ]]> 2018-03-15 15:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242423759 Dunkirk June 4th, 1940 mueggenberge023 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242424199 100,000s of troops are trapped in Dunkirk. Miraculously they are rescued just in time to escape the German advance. ]]> 2018-03-15 15:26:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242424199 African Campaign June 10th, 1940- May 16th 1943 mueggenberge023 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242424468 These were battles fought in Africa in an attempt to take African colonies. They were fought between Allied and Axis powers, with Allied powers winning. ]]> 2018-03-15 15:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242424468 Blitz of Britain Sept. 7th 1940 mueggenberge023 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242425632 A German bombing offense against Britain. This attack coined the word Blitzkrieg or lightning war. ]]> 2018-03-15 15:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242425632 Battle of Stalingrad July 17th, 1942 mueggenberge023 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242426428 The Battle of Stalingrad was the most major confrontation of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia.]]> 2018-03-15 15:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242426428 Battle of Monte Cassino Jan 17th, 1944 mueggenberge023 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242427288 A series of 4 assaults by allies on Italy. Resulted in Allied victory through Italy.  ]]> 2018-03-15 15:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242427288 Battle of Bulge December 16th, 1944 mueggenberge023 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242427824 Last major offensive battle by Germany. Ended with Germany taking more losses than they could handle, making allied powers the winner. ]]> 2018-03-15 15:31:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242427824 Mussolini Executed April 28th, 1945 mueggenberge023 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242428141 Mussolini was shot and killed in Italy. He was then hung in the streets and treated as a piñata. ]]> 2018-03-15 15:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242428141 Hitler's Death April 30th, 1945 mueggenberge023 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242428707 Hitler killed himself in his bunker in Berlin when he knew he had lost. He had his body burned after. ]]> 2018-03-15 15:32:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242428707 VE Day May 8th, 1945 mueggenberge023 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242428758 Victory in Europe Day was the day allied forces officially won WW2. This was celebrated across the allied countries. ]]> 2018-03-15 15:32:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242428758 D-Day June 6th, 1944 mueggenberge023 https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242429644 Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy. Began a two-front war on Germany. ]]> 2018-03-15 15:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mueggenberge023/x5vgim5y9a18/wish/242429644