https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms Social Studies en-us 2021-06-04 03:37:09 UTC 2021-06-04 16:45:24 UTC hello@padlet.com dianalomeliv https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585702401 Hitler’s invasion of Poland on 1st September 1939 marked the beginning of WW2 in Europe.
 ]]> 2021-06-04 16:27:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585702401 dianalomeliv https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585708600 January 1940 saw the start of rationing in Britain. The following films show rationing throughout the war and the effect it had on peoples lives.]]> 2021-06-04 16:29:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585708600 dianalomeliv https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585713325 Hitler began Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, the codename for the invasion of the Soviet Union. These films outline the event.]]> 2021-06-04 16:31:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585713325 dianalomeliv https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585716846 German Blitzkrieg on the United Kingdom lasted 8 months, from September 1940 to May 1941. Here is a selection of footage showing the destruction caused and what life during the Blitz was like.
 ]]> 2021-06-04 16:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585716846 dianalomeliv https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585720169 The Japanese military strike on the US naval base Pearl Harbor, was a turning point in WW2 as it led to America’s entry into the war.]]> 2021-06-04 16:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585720169 dianalomeliv https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585723076 The Battle of Stalingrad which began on 23 August 1942, was a turning point in WW2. It was the German army’s first major setback, which they never fully managed to recover from. Here is a selection of films outlining the event.
 ]]> 2021-06-04 16:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585723076 dianalomeliv https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585725992 The Allied victory at El Alamein on 11th November 1942, was a turning point in the Western Desert Campaign. Below is footage of the events that took place in El Alamein.]]> 2021-06-04 16:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585725992 dianalomeliv https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585729149 The Japanese invaded Singapore in the February of 1942. As Singapore was a British stronghold, Churchill referred to the event as the “worst disaster” in military history.]]> 2021-06-04 16:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585729149 dianalomeliv https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585731545 The Battle of Midway took place in the Pacific in the June of 1942, it was a crucial and decisive naval battle, which eventually saw the Americans as victorious.
 ]]> 2021-06-04 16:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585731545 dianalomeliv https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585733858 The Allied invasion of Italy took place on 3rd September 1943, following the successful invasion of Sicily.]]> 2021-06-04 16:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585733858 dianalomeliv https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585737895 British and Indian forces fight the Japanese in Burma.
 
 ]]> 2021-06-04 16:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585737895 dianalomeliv https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585740622 The Allies landed at Anzio on 22nd January 1944, as part of the Italian campaign against the German forces.
 ]]> 2021-06-04 16:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585740622 dianalomeliv https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585742443 Continuing the Italian campaign, with the intention of a breakthrough to Rome, the series of four assaults by the Allies on Monte Cassino were extremely costly for the Allies, however they eventually managed to drive the German forces back]]> 2021-06-04 16:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585742443 dianalomeliv https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585745064 The extent of Nazi brutality was revealed when the Soviet army liberated Auschwitz in early 1945.
 ]]> 2021-06-04 16:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585745064 dianalomeliv https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585747388 Soviet forces had surrounded the city of Berlin by 24th April 1945, they began to make their way into the city centre, resulting in the eventual fall of Berlin on 2nd May. Below is footage of the Russians taking Berlin.
 ]]> 2021-06-04 16:44:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585747388 dianalomeliv https://padlet.com/dianalomeliv/yxplio03my6lfxms/wish/1585749484 The surrender of Japan on 15th August 1945 saw the hostilities of WW2 finally brought to a close.
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