https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4 Global Studies en-us 2019-04-29 15:37:07 UTC 2025-10-26 15:02:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f601.png s22nortiz1_3 https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/355077276 The people who fought in the battle are Japanese and United States . Pearl Harbor is located Hawaii on the island of O'ahu in the Pacific Ocean between California and Japan. In the attack on Pearl Harbor many fighter jets bombers throwing bombs and torpedoes in the warships the U.S. wanted to counterattack but could not take off there were two waves of attack on the second wave a number of U.S ships were destroyed ,The biggest US loss was the sinking of the USS Arizona over 1,100 US military personnel died when the Arizona sunk. The country that won the battle was the Japanese.]]> 2019-04-29 15:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/355077276 s22nortiz1_3 https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/355084109 2019-04-29 16:06:41 UTC https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/355084109 s22nortiz1_3 https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/355839458 The countries were involved are United States and Japan, in the turning point of war in the pacific Ocean about half way between Asia and North American ,the United States launched its first attack on the Japanese home islands.the Japanese made a plan to infiltrate the US forces but the Americans had already intercepted several Japanese transmissions and learned of their plans the Japanese prepared their own trap for the Japanese .The Japanese launched a number of fighter planes and bombers from four aircraft carriers to attack the island of Midway. Most of the U.S. torpedo attack planes were shot down and none of the torpedoes hit their target. However, while the Japanese guns were aimed low at the torpedo bombers, American dive bombers dove in and attacked from high up in the sky. These bombs hit their target and three of the four Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk. The country was victorious went United States.]]> 2019-05-01 15:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/355839458 s22nortiz1_3 https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/355851753 2019-05-01 15:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/355851753 s22nortiz1_3 https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/355855718 The country were involved are American and British ground troops would hit periphery of the Nazi empire first, This novice troops an opportunity to develop combat experience before facing the tough battles to come on the European continent , El Alamein Egypt a railway junction about 70 miles from Alexandria. Adapting blitzkrieg tactics to desert warfare. El Alemain and from there stood ready to take the Suez Canal and the oil fields of the Middle East, The British Eighth Army in defeating Rommel's German and Italy troops and then relentlessly pursued them through the desert as they retreated from Egypt and into Libya, Meanwhile the Americans had landed Casablanca, Oran and Algiers and pushed east over rugged terrain for more than 500 miles. before the United States entered the conflict, the victory at El Alamein, the first real British victory of the war provided an enormous psychological boost.]]> 2019-05-01 16:05:25 UTC https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/355855718 s22nortiz1_3 https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/356654336 2019-05-03 15:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/356654336 s22nortiz1_3 https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/356655280 The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the largest and deadliest of World War II, The countries are Germany and Soviet Union was located in Southwest Russian on the Volga River as a major industrial and communications center for the Soviet Union in the South, The  Battle of Stalingrad went after months of fighting and finally nearly starving to death, the Germans surrendered on February 2,1943 The battle began with the German air force, the Luftwaffe, bombing the Volga River and the then the city of Stalingrad. the Soviet troops were not ready to give up. Fighting in the city of Stalingrad was fierce. Soviets hid all over the city, in buildings and even the sewers, attacking the German soldiers. They trapped the German army inside of Stalingrad. Soon the Germans began to run out of food. Finally, weak from lack of food and freezing from the cold winter, the majority of the German army surrendered.the Soviet Union to many more victories by the end of World War II.]]> 2019-05-03 15:50:11 UTC https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/356655280 s22nortiz1_3 https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/356664562 2019-05-03 16:10:06 UTC https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/356664562 s22nortiz1_3 https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/356665386 The Battle of Iwo Jima took place during World War II between the United States and Japan, Iwo Jima is a small island located 750 miles south of Tokyo, Japan, The island is only 8 square miles in size. The first day of the battle 30,000 US marines landed on the shore of Iwo Jima .They thought that the bombings from US planes and battleships may have killed the Japanese. The Japanese had dug all sorts of tunnels and hiding places all over the island.The japanese would sneak into the bunker through a tunnel and then attack from behind. After 36 days of brutal fighting, the US had finally secured the island of Iwo Jima.]]> 2019-05-03 16:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/356665386 s22nortiz1_3 https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/356669956 2019-05-03 16:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/356669956 s22nortiz1_3 https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/356773877 the Allied Forces of Britain, America, Canada, and France attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy,France. This famous battle is sometimes called D-Day or the Invasion of Normandy.  Germany had invaded France and was trying to take over all of Europe in eluding Britain. They prepare for the invasion with amassed troops and equipment in Britain , but the another increased the number of air strikes and bombings in Germany territory. The Germans knew that an invasion was coming. They could tell by all the forces that were gathering in Britain as well as by the additional air strikes. The first wave of the attack began with the paratroopers Thousands of dummies were also dropped in order to draw fire and confuse the enemy. In the next stage of the battle thousands of planes dropped bombs on German defenses. Soon the main invasion force of over 6,000 ships carrying troops, weapons, tanks, and equipment approached the beaches of Normandy. The Allies attacked and gained a victory that became the turning point for World War II in Europe.]]> 2019-05-03 22:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/356773877 s22nortiz1_3 https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/356779292 2019-05-03 23:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/356779292 s22nortiz1_3 https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/356780980 The countries that fighting were Japan and U.S , The Allies would need a staging area for the invasion, a place to build up the troops and supplies that would be needed.The island of Okinawa only 350 miles from Japan this was a large enough and close enough to Japan to serve as a base for the invasion. the morning the first in attack were American marines and soldiers landed on the beaches .This went similar to their experience at Iwo Jima, American forces met little resistance on the beaches. Even the airfields were easily taken The Japanese defenders of Okinawa knew they had no hope of winning the battle the devastating attacks of Japanese kamikaze or suicide pilots. Almost 2,000 suicide attacks damaged more than 260 ships.The United States had won the battle, they lost more than 7,600 The Japanese losses were much greater, 110,000 died including two generals who committed ritual suicide rather than surrender American marines and soldiers had died in the battle. Policy makers in the United States had a decision to make. If the battle for Okinawa was an indication of how ferociously the Japanese would fight, the cost of invading Japan would produce staggering casualties for our fighting men and Japanese civilians.]]> 2019-05-04 00:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/356780980 s22nortiz1_3 https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/356781589 2019-05-04 00:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/s22nortiz1_3/yhj2nwv04uc4/wish/356781589