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Japan invades Manchuria
it started Japanese aggression against China and Indochina. Japan made a Japanese sphere of economic domination. The US replied to the Japanese aggression it was limited to trading to solve an economic problem with expansion. -
Yalta Conference
Final plans for the defeat of Europeans. FDR is going to convince Stalin that once the war is over FDR needs the soviet union to defeat the Japanese. This is important because it discusses plans after the war. -
United Nations Is Created
The intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international cooperation. league Nations originally proposed by Woodrow Wilson. This is important to US history because The United Nations was created. -
Bombing of Hiroshmia & Nagasaki.
President Truman decided to drop bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This resulted in a lot of American lives lost. It stopped Japanese production they needed to continue their advance. This is important to US history because the Japanese surrendered -
Soviet Union Test Atomic Bomb
Led the US to Accelerate the development of the Hydrogen bomb. began Nuclear arms race. This is important because the test gave the US a great advantage in the Nuclear arms race with the soviet union. -
Munich Pact.
both Britain and France allowed Hitler to have more land in exchange for Hitler's agreement to not take any more land After the concession. but Hitler continued to take more land. The importance was that it ended the European Policy of appeasement. -
Truman Doctrine
Contain communism in Europe. The financial aid prevents economic rebuilding countries to communism. It's Important because they wanted to stop communism. -
US esttablishes NATO
(North Atlantic Treaty Organization). The US established a military alliance. The military alliance if eastern Nations against NATO. The Soviet Union organized the warsaw -
Kristallnacht
Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, Vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses. killed 100 jews. This is Important because Jewish people were killed. -
Neutrality Act of 1939
It was to prevent the US sale of arms or lending money. The acts restricted the ability of persident Roosevelt to respond to the aggression of the Nazis. this is important to US history because it helped the US involvement with the war and Iolationism. -
Germany invades poland
When France and Britain declaring war on Germany. Germany invaded France and Britain launching devastating air raids on Britain. It was important because it led to war in germany. -
Lend-lease Act
Roosevelt was authorized by congress to sell, transfers, exchange, lease, lend. this act is important because the president was able to help transfer goods to different countries. -
Exec Order 8022
Philips Randolph Threatened to organize a march on Washington. As a result of that, FDR issued the Exec Order 8022. It was to prevent ethnic and racial discrimination in the nations. it was important because it helped prevent racial conflict. -
Atlantic Charter
FDR and British minister Winton Churchill signed to Atlantic charter. FDR´s commitment against German and Japanese was showed. Atlantic Conference Churchill's alliance strengthened with the US and Great Britain by signing the Atlantic Charter. This is important to American history because of territorial gains as a result of world war II. -
Attack on Pear Harbor
Japanese launched a surprise attack on pearl harbor naval base also airfields. 2400 Americans killed. 1300 wounded. this was important to US history because it was the beginning of Germany declaring war with the US. -
Exec Order 9066
The internment of Americans of Japanese descent and aliens from japan. prejudices urged Roosevelt to take action with a Japanese American citizen. This is important to US history because it creates a purpose of national security and safety. -
Battle of Midway.
The US was able to stop the Japanese advance. They are trying to acquire all the smaller islands around them. This is going to put the Japanese on defense. This is important to US history because it stopped the Japanese advance. -
Operation Torch
Tried to take out the german airforce. invasion of North Africa was launched to free the Mediterranean sea. It protected the oil fields in the middle east. This is important to US history because it was the first major event offensive in WWII. -
D-Day ( invasion of Normandy)
it provided along the western front. it drove a lot of a number of germans away from the soviet union. this was important because the attack was a surprise to Hitler and German forces. -
Korematsu V. US
Fred Korematsu was a Japanese American who didn't want to leave his home when the Exec order 9066 was issued. He went to the supreme court about the internment violated his rights. he lost in court. This is important because it made internment constitutional. -
Battle of the Bulge
this was the beginning of the end of the Nazis. Allied troops marched from France towards Germany. The Soviet Union marched towards Germany. They both met in the middle of the city of berlin. The Nazis fall to allied forces. This is important to US history because it was the last German offensive. -
Nuremberg Trials
Established the Precedent individuals were responsible for their own action. 12 Nazis were convicted sentenced to death. this is important because it brought an end to genocide in the world. -
Marshall Plan
The US offered Marshell a plan to promote economic rebuilding. This plan was proposed by sec of state Gorge Marshall. -
Israel Is established
US-supported self-determination with the creation of the Jewish state of Israel. Demonstrates the impact of the german war on the conscience of the US. The US played a big role in organizing and start the United Nations. This is Important because Israel was established. -
Berlin Airlift
The first test of US policy by the soviet union was the Soviet blockaded berlin. The US won the first cold war with the berlin airlift. The US gave the people of Berlin food, water, other supplies. This is important to US history because it was the first test by the soviet union. -
Korean Conflict
Communist North Korea invaded South Korea. The Truman administration thinks the invasion was crated by the soviet union. Mainly troops and financial support for the Korean war came from the US. -
Soviet launches Squtnik
fear launch of weapons from space. The US passed the National Defense Education Act. The US wins Land a man on the moon. set the stage for the second round of the red scare -
National Defense Education Act
US Congress passed the National Defense Education Act to promote science and math skills. Competition is less likely to win the arms race. This is important to US history is because it was a successful high educaton. -
Rise of the Berlin wall
Symbolize the cold war to separate east and west Germany. people from the Eastern block from escaping to freedom in the west. This is important because the berlin wall was first built. -
Soviet Invasion Of Afganisten
US-supported Afghan resistance movement. soviet withdrew in 1989 afghan rebel involved in Taliban. This is Important because it popped up to the government. -
Fall of Berlin wall
the physical symbol of division in Europe. The war ended because of changes in the soviet union. This is important to US history because it ended the cold war.