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Invasion of Manchuria
Japan invaded Manchuria -
Holocaust
Ran by Hitler. Killed many jews and others not of the supreme race. -
Period: to
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Invasion of Ethiopia
A colonial war that started in Oct. 1935 and ended in May 1936 -
German Militarizes the Rhineland
German Military forces entered the Rhineland. -
Spanish CIvil War
War between the republicans and nationalists, and ended April 1 1939 -
Kristallnacht
A massive attack on Jews throughout Germany -
Nuetrality Act
Was passed by U.S in response to growing turmoil in Europe and Asia. -
Concentration Camps
Camps helt to work jews into labor, and death. -
Hitler gains control of Czechoslovakia
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Germany invades poland
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Blitzkrieg
Military tactic called lightning war, using suddon bombing attacks. -
GB and France declare war on Germany
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Axis Powers
Germany, Japan and Italy -
Smith Act
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Germany Invades Belgium
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Battle of britain
defence by the United Kingdom by the royal air force. -
Lend Lease act
Roosevelt Signedthe bill. It permitted him to lend, lease, any defense article. -
Genocide of Jews
THroughought the Holocaust -
Britian Sinks the Bismarck
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Atlantic Charter
It defined allied goals for post-war. -
Pearl Harbor Attack
Japanese Navy against U.S. -
U.S. Declares War on Japan
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Japan Attack on Hong Kong, SIngapore and Burma
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Internment Camps
Japanese were put in these camps. -
DOuglas MacArthur leads troops to defend the Philippines
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Bataan Death March
POV's walked a 60 mile March to death camps. -
Battle of the Midway
Naval Battle in the Pacific -
Battle of Stalingrad
Nazi Germans, fought the Soviet Union for the control of stalingrad. -
Operation Torch
British-American invasion of French North Africa. -
Italian Facism
Under the Rule of Mussolini, Italy Territory was expanded. (No exact Date) -
Tuskegee Airmen
African American Military Pilots. -
GI Bill
Provided Eduction to poeple who served in the war. -
D-Day
One of the latgest amphibious military attacks. -
Operation Overload
The battle of Normandy -
Battle of the Buldge
German Offensive Cqampaign -
Adolf Hitler
Leader of Nazi Party -
Rosie Riveter
Iconic Cartoon Woman who represented women being able to work during the war time. -
Yalta Conference
COnference between churchiull, roosevelt, and stalin, as WW2 was winding down. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
U.S Marines captured Iwo Jima from the japanese imperial Army. -
The second Red Scare
McCarthyism -
Battle of Okinawa
Battles fought in the Ryukyu islands. -
Period: to
Harry Truman
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Baby Boom
An Increase in birth rate. -
Postdam conference
A conference to negotiate terms for the end of the war. -
Atomic Bombs Dropped on Okinawa and Hiroshima
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V-J Day
Ending of WW2 -
Communism Spreads
After ww2 Communism Spread -
United Nations
An organization to promote international cooperation. -
Iron Curtain
A barrier between the Soviet union and its Allies -
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Helped create the Aromic bomb. -
The Marshall plan
AMerican Initiative to aid Western Europe -
The Manhattan Project
Undercover project to create the atomic bomb -
Cold War
Political and military Tension ater WW2 -
Berlin AIrlift
brought food to west Berlin by air. -
General Agreement on tariffs and trades
Agreement regulating international trade. -
Joseph McCarthy
American Politition who was the founder of McCarthyism. -
Truman Doctrine
American Foriegn policy to stop Soviet Imperialism during the Cold War. -
The UN AMerican Activities Committee
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Central Intelligence Agency Formed
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Hollywood 10
A Short American DOcumentary FIlm. -
V-E day
Victory in EUrope Day -
Universal Declaration of Human rights
Decleration adopted by united nations general assembly -
Fair Deal
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NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization -
McCarran Act
Subersive Activities Act of 1950 -
Brinkmanship
Being on the brink. -
The Korean War
War between North and South Korea -
Hydrogen Bomb Test
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ICBM
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile -
Warsaw Pact
Included Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Poland, Hungary, Romania, and the Soviet Union. -
Sputnik
First Artificial Earth Satelite shot Into Space.