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Japan’s invasion of China
This was the first invasion of China by the Japanese.Manchuria was invaded and taken over by The Japanese. Lasted until Febuary 27 1932 -
Germany invades Poland
First time "blitzkrieg" was implemented. Adolf Hitler wanted to reclaim territory they had lost earlier. -
Battle of Britain
This was the first day of the Battle of Britain when Germany first started to bomb London -
Tripartite pact
The treaty that made the Axis powers allies. -
Lend-Lease Act
The act passed saying that the US will aid the Allied powers with supplies and services in WWII -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
Germany unseccessfully attacks and invades The Soviet Union -
Germany takes Leningrad
This is when the German forces took over Leningrad in the USSR. Many lives died because Germans did not allow food or supplies to get to the citizens -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The surprise military attack on the USA by the Japanese as retatiation for the US stopping the trade of oil with Japan -
Wannsee Conference
Meeting of Nazi officials about what to do with the Jewish. -
Battle of Midway
One of the most important naval battles in WWII. USA beat Japan months after Pearl Harbor -
D-Day
The USA invasion of Normandy. Very influential in the Allies winning of WWII -
Yalta Conference
A meeting of Allie leaders to decide what they would do after the war ended -
Iwo Jima/Okinawa
These are the battles where the USA started to capture Japanese islands. Major parts of war in Asia -
Hitler’s suicide
Adolf Hitler commited suicide by gunshot in a bunker under his HQ -
VE Day
This is the day the German Armed forces surrendered to the Allies, which was the end of WWII in Europe -
Potsdam Conference
This was the meeting of the Allied leaders after GErmany surrendered. This was were the punishments of Germany was decided -
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
This was the day Hiroshima was hit with the Atomic bomb by the Allies. -
VJ Day
The day that Japanese surrender to the USA. This was the mainly caused by the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan. -
Formation of the U.N.
Charter of United Nations Ratified and signed by 50 countries -
Truman Doctrine
Speech by Harry S. Truman stating that the USA would provide assistance to countries threatened by communist powers. -
Marshall Plan
The American effort toaid European countries trying to stop the spread of the USSR and communism -
NATO
The day the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was founded. Includes France, Denmark, Canada, Belgium, Iceland, Luxembourg, Norway, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, United States of America, and United Kingdom -
Korean War
The start of the USA war on communism in Korea -
Stalin’s death; Khrushchev
Stalin dies in March of 1953 and Nikita Khrushchev becomes the leader of the USSR -
Warsaw Pact
The military alliance of communist nations in Europe -
Vietnam War
The second Indochinese war. Resulted in win for communism -
Sputnik
The first artificial satellite to be sent into Earth's orbit. Sent by USSR -
Bay of Pigs
The attempted invasion of Cuba by the USA, after Fidel Castro came to power -
Berlin Wall
This was the opening of the wall that seperating East and West Berlin -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The agreement between the USSR and Cuba to store nuclear weapons in Cuba to be closer and pointed at the USA -
Gorbachev
The date Gorbachev came to power. The seventh and last undisputed leader of the Soviet Union -
Soviet Union falls
The USSR broke apart into 15 seperate countries -
Mao Zedong & People’s Republic of China
Founding Father of China, and was the leader of the communist party in China
