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Germany invades Poland
This is the first real act of world war 2. Adolf Hitler told the public that this is "Unification" instead of an invasion. -
Britain and France declare war on Nazi Germany
This was a responce to the invasion of poland. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain was the one to anounce this to the public. -
Nazis invades france
the same year on june 22nd france surrenderend. A few months before German invaded Denmark, Belgium,Norway, and holland. -
Hitler committed Suicide
Hitler did this because the war was no longer on his side and saw that germany would not be able to win. He did this in his underground bunker. -
It Ends
After the death of Adolf hitler Germany surrenders in march. This left Just japan but they surrended on this day after having 2 atomic bombs dropped on them -
The Cold War "begins"
This date was the speach that president truman gave saying that they will aid non-communist european countries/states. Historians argue about the date that this war offically began so i just put the date that truman gave this speach to give an exact date. -
The Berlin airlift
soviets blocked trains from allies aid to make the citizens join the soviet power. As responce the allies just used planes to get over it and the soviets just gave up this attempt. -
The Vitnam War
this was a war of resources Between south and north vietnam. South veitnam was allies with the u.s and north veitnam was allies with the u.s.s.r. -
Arms/Space "race" evolves
the U.S and the S.U had arace going on to see who could make better weapens and go into space first. Russia chaged the playing field when they sent their Earths artificial satelite "sputnike" into orbit. -
End of the Cold war
the declaration of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was disolves and the 15 soviet states were free. This also ment the cold war was no longer because there was to more soviets left to fight
