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Japans invasion of China
After the Mukden incident and the Marco Polo bridge incidents, (Which were used as an excuse for Japan to invade china, Japan invaded china, traveling through manchuria, conquering chinese areas with little resistance until UA declared war on them for pearl harbor and eventually surrendered. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany invading Poland marked the start of WW2, as allies soon began to declare war as a result of the invasion -
Battle of Britain
The battle of Britain was the first ever battle to be fought solely by air military. By the time the germans had turned to britain, they had lost most of their navy while conquering Norway and were not ready for aphibious deployment. This means that the only option for german conquest is to utilize their air forces to gain the upper hand on britain. Despite the germans efforts, the British RAF defeated the Luftwaffe due to poor german intelligence and loss of morale. -
Tripartite pact
Germany, Italy, Japan, and other baltic states signed as an official alliance. -
Lend-Lease act
The lend-Lease act allowed the USA to provide other countries with military aid when it is apparent that the aid sent by USA will help to keep americans safe. -
Siege of Leningrad
German troops surrounded Leningrad, besieging them. The people of Leningrad suffered a hell with extremely limited food, water, and no electricity in the winter to keep them warm. -
German Blitzkrieg on soviet union
This was the failed German offensive on the Soviet union that was possibly the turning point in the war. They marched into Russia in the winter, extremely unprepared and suffered a significant defeat at Staliningrad in February. -
Bombing of pearl harbor
the japanese conducted a surprise attack on the USA's military base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This event sparked the USA's involvement in the war. -
D-day
D-day is the day of a collaborated military attack on Normandy, France that was a major push against the German occupation that opened the door for the victory of the European front of WW2 -
The Yalta Conference
Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill met to discuss terms nearing the end of the war in the pacific, after the end of the war on the european front. -
Iwo Jima+ Okinawa
These were the two last crucial islands necessary to bring Japan within bombing distance, a major milestone in the war. -
Potsdam conference
Harry truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin met at Potsdam to discuss terms ending the european portion of World War 2. -
Bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki
This marked the end of the war in the pacific front as the USA used Nuclkear weapons for the only time ever in a war on Japan, dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
VJ day
VJ day is the title of the day when it was announced that Japan had surrendered from the war. -
Formation of the UN
The United Nations is an organization comprised of representatives from many different states whose purpose is to promote cooperation among these states. -
Truman Doctrine
The truman doctrine was implemented by president Harry Truman, it stated that the USA would assist any sovereign democratic country if an authoritarian form of goverenment attempted to invade the democratic country. -
Marshall plan
The Marshall Plan was an American initiative to aid Europe, in which the United States gave $17 billion to european countries to aid with war reparations. -
Mao zedong+peoples republic of china
On oct 1 1947, the peoples republic of china was formed by Mao Zedong, the first communistic government ever introduced in China. -
Korean War
The civil war between South and Communist North Korea that the USA intervened to assist the south. There was a cease fire and the war never officially stopped. -
Stalins death, Khrushchev
As Joseph Stalin died, Khrushchev came to power. He was a less repressive leader and attempted to maintain peace with the west, despite the instigation of the Cuban Missile Crisis. -
Sputnik
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite to be sent into orbit. It was launched by the USSR, ushering in a new age of space exploration and government intelligence advancements. -
The bay of pigs
the bay of pigs was a failed attempt at a cuban invasion by cuban exiles that were trained by USA -
Berlin wall
the Berlin Wall was the barrier that separated west germany and communist east germany. -
Cuban Missile crisis
This was the event when the Soviets had constructed nuclear missile silos in Cuba, enabling an intense standoff between the USA and the Soviets that ended in an agreement based on removal of missiles from Turkeyand cuba / promise of not invading cuba -
Gorbachev
the final soviet leader before the dissolvation of the USSR, he is a recipient of the nobel peace prize for his contributions to the end of the cold war.
