WW2 & the Cold War Timeline

  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    The Attack on Pearl Harbor was when Japan attacked Hawaii and destroyed navy ships and killed 2000 soldiers and sailors. This attack brought America into the war.
  • Japan invades Manchuria

    The Japanese used the Marco Polo Bridge shooting as motivation to launch an invasion into china. Japan gained a lot of ground because of this.
  • Yalta Conference

    This was the second meeting of Britain, the Soviet Union, and the US as they demand for Germany´s surrender.
  • Munich Pact

    Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France signed the pact to save themselves by surrendering to Nazi Germany.
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    Kristallnacht

    Forced Jews into German land.
  • Neutrality Acts of 1939

    Three acts passed by congress to completely neutralize America.
  • Germany invades Poland

    This invasion started WW2. The ¨Blitzkrieg¨ strategy was used by Germany during the invasion
  • Exec Order 8022

    The Executive Order issued by President Roosevelt banned discrimination in federal organizations and businesses.
  • Lend-Lease Act

    This act help strengthen the military and prepare them for war even though America was trying to remain neutral and stay out of the fight.
  • Atlantic Charter & Atlantic Conference

    The Charter was to be a plan for after the war and how America was going to try and live as a society. The Conference was created to help prevent future war from starting up again.
  • Exec Order 9066

    This order called for the ¨relocation¨ of Japanese people all across America and placed them under high military servalance.
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    Battle of Midway

    A battle between Japan and America to avenge Pear Harbor. This was the turning point for the Allies in the Pacific.
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    Operation Torch

    The invasion of French Africa to hurt France, one of Germany´s allies.
  • D-Day

    160000 troops from different allyships fought against Nazi Germans on the Normandy beach (also known as the invasion of Normandy)
  • Korematsu v. United States

    This case was against Fred Korematsu who refused to be relocated during the war.
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    Battle of the Bulge

    Hitler´s attempt to separate the Allies against him. This fight resulted in 100000 US casualities.
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    Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

    The first-ever nuclear bomb was dropped on the main cities of Japan by the US and the bombs killed more than 120000 people which ended WW2 for Japan.
  • United Nations is created

    The United Nations is an organization that works to prevent future World Wars and helps maintain peace among the nations.
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    Nuremberg Trials

    The Nuremberg Trials were when they held multiple soldiers on trial for their actions during the war. Many thought this to be unlawful.
  • Truman Doctrine

    The Truman Doctrine was when America announced that they were going to provide aid to democratic nations under threat.
  • Marshall Plan

    This plan was made by the US to rebuild Europe with the economic aid of 17 billion dollars.
  • Israel is established

    Isreal declared independence from Britain creating a new nation.
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    Berlin Airlift

    The Berlin Wall created one of the biggest international crises of the war this wall cut off all connections from Eastern Berlin to Western Berlin.
  • US establishes NATO

    NATO was the Alliance that was made from the US with Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, and the Netherlands against the Soviet Union. This contributed to the postwar process of Europe.
  • Soviet Union tests Atomic Bomb

    The Soviet Union tested an Atomic Bomb that held 22 Kilotons.
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    Korean Conflict

    The Korean War between North and South Korea broke out and continued through the years. It is a battle between communism and non-communism.
  • Soviet Union launches Sputnik

    The Soviet Union launched the first working satellite and it started the race to the moon between America and the Soviet Union.
  • National Defense Education Act

    This Act provided funding to the education system.
  • Rise of the Berlin Wall

    The Berlin Wall was created between Ease and West Berlin which divided the nation into two halves.
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    Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

    This war was between the Soviet Union and Afghanistan ending with the Union retreating their troops.
  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Half a million people gathered together to protest the wall and they broke down the wall ending the separation of Berlin.