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The Union of Austria to Germany orchestrated by Hitler.
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British and French convinced the Czechs to give up Sudentenland to appease Hitler.
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An agreement between Hitler and Stalin to keep peace between each country.
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Hitler orders a 'lightning war', or constant bombing, on Norway and Beliguim.
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Hitler invade Britain.
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Hitler invades Britain.
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Hitler breaks the Nazi-Soviet Pact and invades the Soviet Union to take over their vast natural resources.
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A surprise attack on American soil that killed 2,400 people and is also the reason America entered WWII.
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A goal of the US to defeat the Japanese one island at a time and allowed them to move North.
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FDR, Wintson Churchill, and Joseph Satlin meet and decided to first fight the war in Europe and then in the Pacific (Japan).
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The Big 3 decided to fight Japan within 3 months of Germanys surrender.
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US invades France to defeat the Germans.
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The United Nations plays a greater role in world affairs as each member has one vote in the General assembly.
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Stood for victory in Europe. Germany surrendered May 7th and officially ended the war in Europe the next day.
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Code name for the atomic bomb. They sucessfully tested the first atomic bomb. Truman told Japan to surrender or face "utter devastation" and "complete destruction".
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Bomb flattened four square miles and instantly killed more than 70,00 people in Hiroshima. In months following, many died from radiation sickness.
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40,000 people ere killed in the second explosion in Nagasaki. Emperor Hirohito intervened and forced the government to surrender.
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The Truman Doctrine was rooted in the idea of containment, limiting communism to the areas already under Soviet control.
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The US offered a major aid package named the Marshall plan. It was made to strengthen democratic governments. The US funneled food and economic assurance to england.
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The Berlin wall was built to seperate Germany between the communist side and non commnuist side.
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Pledged to help one another if attacked. NATO stood for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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Soviet Union responded with the Warsaw Pact. It involved the Soviet Union and the Seven Satelite States in Eastern Europe. Pact involved the Soviets to keep the Satelites in order.
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