https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy en-us 2022-01-04 19:49:52 UTC 2024-10-15 01:26:48 UTC hello@padlet.com isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975040219 Adolf Hitler was convinced that defeating the Soviet Union depended on ruining their economy. This was a battle between the Nazis and the Soviet Union. ]]> 2022-01-04 19:59:08 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975040219 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975045605 The plan was for the Nazis to capture oil fields, factories, and farmlands in Southern Russia and the Ukraine. The city of stalingrad controlled the Volga river and was a major railroad junction, this was key to the Nazis attack. This would cut off the Soviet unions access to resources. ]]> 2022-01-04 20:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975045605 emmetts614 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975047030 As the allies advanced towards the German border, Hitler decided to stage one last despretavive offense.]]> 2022-01-04 20:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975047030 emmetts614 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975049099
 His goal was to cut off Allied supplies coming through the port of Antwerp, Belgium. Six inches of snow covered the ground, and the weather was very cold.  The Germans caught the American defenders by surprise. As the German troops raced west, their lines bulged outward, and the attack became known as the Battle of the Bulge.

]]> 2022-01-04 20:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975049099 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975049417 Hitler first devised this plan in May 1942. In mid-september German troops entered Stalingrad and Stalin ordered his troops to hold at all costs. On November 23 Soviet reinforcements arrived and surrounded Stalingrad trapping almost 250,000 German troops. The battle then ended in February 1943. ]]> 2022-01-04 20:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975049417 emmetts614 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975050266 The attack began on December 16, 1944. ]]> 2022-01-04 20:05:24 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975050266 emmetts614 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975050593 The port of Antwerp, Belgium. ]]> 2022-01-04 20:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975050593 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975050774 The germans planned to invade many places but there main goal was to capture Stalingrad because of its important connections to rivers and supplies. ]]> 2022-01-04 20:05:45 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975050774 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975054212 Hitler did not accomplish anything by this battle and the Soviet Union won. Overall this made Hitler scared and proved that the Soviet Union was powerful enough to withstand Hitler. This was good because the U.S and the Soviet Union were allied. ]]> 2022-01-04 20:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975054212 emmetts614 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975056799 This was a bad time for Nazis in the beginning but after this war they were basically done from the allie victory. ]]> 2022-01-04 20:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975056799 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975059963 The japanese believed that they could safely proceed with two attacks at once because they thought their attack was secret. The japanese planned an attack on New Guinea. In response Admiral Nimitz sent two carriers to intercept the japanese in the coral sea. This battle was mainly between the U.S and the Japanese. ]]> 2022-01-04 20:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975059963 emmetts614 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975061240
 With so many ships at sea, Admiral Yamamoto transmitted the plans for the Midway attack by radio, using the same code the Americans had already cracked. Admiral Nimitz had been waiting for the opportunity to ambush the Japanese fleet. He immediately ordered carriers to take up positions near Midway.

]]> 2022-01-04 20:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975061240 emmetts614 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975064094 He immediately ordered carriers to take up positions near Midway. Unaware that they were heading into an ambush, the Japanese launched their aircraft against Midway on June 4, 1942. The Americans were ready. The Japanese ran into a blizzard of antiaircraft fire, and 38 planes were shot down.

]]> 2022-01-04 20:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975064094 emmetts614 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975064498 June 4, 1942. ]]> 2022-01-04 20:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975064498 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975065582 The goal was to to prevent an attack on New Guinea because the U.S intercepted Japan's secret messages. The U.S sent out two ships to intercept this attack and although the Japanese badly damaged the Yorktown and sunk the Lexington the American attacks prevented the Japanese from going through with their attack. ]]> 2022-01-04 20:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975065582 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975066978 March 19, 1942 ]]> 2022-01-04 20:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975066978 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975067628 The Coral Sea ]]> 2022-01-04 20:15:47 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975067628 emmetts614 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975070243 Midway Island]]> 2022-01-04 20:17:20 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975070243 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975070880 The U.S lost large ships and they also proved a point to the Japanese. This was a big realization for everyone to make because they realized how good the Japanese were at secretly communicating and how dangerous they were. ]]> 2022-01-04 20:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975070880 emmetts614 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975073545 It was supposed to be a good surprise attack by Japan but the U.S. had a surprise of their own and won.]]> 2022-01-04 20:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1975073545 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979341339 2022-01-06 18:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979341339 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979345151 2022-01-06 18:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979345151 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979347172 2022-01-06 18:55:44 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979347172 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979349230 2022-01-06 18:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979349230 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979354626 2022-01-06 19:00:01 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979354626 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979356697 2022-01-06 19:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979356697 emmetts614 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979357120 Many American officials believed the Japanese would not surrender until Japan had been invaded.]]> 2022-01-06 19:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979357120 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979358214 2022-01-06 19:02:01 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979358214 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979360511 2022-01-06 19:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979360511 emmetts614 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979362190 To prepare for the invasion, the United States needed a base near Japan to stockpile supplies and build up troops. Iwo Jima was small and still too far away. Military planners chose Okinawa—only 350 miles from mainland Japan.]]> 2022-01-06 19:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979362190 emmetts614 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979362759 American troops landed on Okinawa on April 1, 1945.]]> 2022-01-06 19:04:29 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979362759 emmetts614 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979363558 Okinawa]]> 2022-01-06 19:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979363558 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979365331 President Roosevelt decided to invade so that the army would get more experience and and it would help British Soldiers fight the Germans in egypt. ]]> 2022-01-06 19:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979365331 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979367799 The Americans and Britains finally pushed back Germany in the end and even though it was a bloodier battle than first expected the Germans surrendered. ]]> 2022-01-06 19:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979367799 emmetts614 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979368082 It was the turning point for the Japanese in the war and it really was the end for them]]> 2022-01-06 19:07:23 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979368082 emmetts614 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979371700 2022-01-06 19:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979371700 emmetts614 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979372594 2022-01-06 19:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979372594 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979373415 In November of 1942 was when the first action was taken. Later that month Americans invaded North Africa. Finally on May 13, 1943 the Allies won the battle. ]]> 2022-01-06 19:10:20 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979373415 emmetts614 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979373920 2022-01-06 19:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979373920 emmetts614 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979374768 2022-01-06 19:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979374768 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979374877 Northern Africa ]]> 2022-01-06 19:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979374877 isabellag117 https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979377507 Getting North Africa was a huge success for the Americans because it was just another way for them to beat the germans. Getting land in North Africa was a critical part of the Americans success. ]]> 2022-01-06 19:12:36 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellag117/x86mptn12kcc74hy/wish/1979377507