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Gorbachev
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is a former Soviet statesman -
Japan’s invasion of China
japan invaded china -
Germany invades Poland
Germany invades Poland -
Battle of Britian
"The war in france is over, however the war in britian is just beginning" -Winston Churchill -
Tripartite pact
a pact signed in Berlin, Germany -
Lend-Lease Act
To promote the Defense of the United States -
Germany takes Leningrad
Germany takes Leningrad -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Bombing of Pearl Harbor -
Formation of the U.N.
Formation of the U.N. -
Wannsee Conference
a meeting of senior officials of Nazi Germany -
Battle of Midway
Battle of Midway -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
The battle of Stalingrad is considered by historians as a decisive turning point of World War II, during which German forces were defeated after five months of combat -
D-Day
The U.S. Army remembers June 6, 1944: The World War II D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference, sometimes called the Crimea Conference and codenamed the Argonaut Conference -
Hitler’s suicide
Hitler’s committs suicide -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day -
Potsdam Conference
Potsdam Conference held at Cecilienhof -
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
the United State bombs Hiroshima & Nagasaki -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan Day is a name chosen for the day on which Japan surrendered, in effect ending World War II, and subsequent anniversaries of that event -
Truman Doctrine
An international relations policy set forth by the U.S. -
Marshall Plan
the American initiative to aid Europe -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization -
Mao Zedong &People’s Republic of China
Mao Zedong starts People’s Republic of China -
Korean War
Korean War -
Stalin’s death
Stalin’s death -
Warsaw Pact
Bulgaria · Czechoslovakia · East Germany². Hungary · Poland · Romania · Soviet Union · Albania -
Sputnik
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. It was a 58 cm diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennas to broadcast radio pulses. -
Bay of Pigs
Bay of Pigs -
Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall goes up. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis -
Vietnam War
Vietnam War -
Soviet Union falls
Soviet Union falls
