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Japan's invasion of China
japan attacked china to gain natural resources and terrorized civilians in the process. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany breaks peace treaty and invades Poland to begin world war two -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
German "lightning war" against russia which ultimately ended in defeat due to cold winter. -
Battle of Britain
germany defeated france and began air raids to try to conquer great britain. Bombings began in most major cities such as London. -
tripartite pact
axis powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan sign agreement to be allies -
lend lease act
United atates signs act that allows the president to send military assistance to any country he deems necessary tot the defense of the US. -
Germany takes Leningrad
Germany attempts to take Leningaurd (st. petersburg) during german invasion of russia. -
bombing of Pearl harbor
Japan bombs the United States naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. brings US into the war. -
formation of the U.N.
26 bworl leaders met in Washington to make a world peace agreement and world league/concil to maintain peace. -
Wannnsee Conference
conference held by the Nazis to agree n final solution which was the mass genocide of the jews in concentration camps. -
Battle of Midway
first naval victory over japan which occurred because of US codebreaking abilities. -
D day
United states storms normandy beach in northern france to defeat german forces in control there. -
Yalta Conference
Soviet Union discusses the terms under which it will enter the war against Japan. -
Iwo Jima/Okinawa
united states conquers islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa to get Tokyo within range of B-29 bombers. -
Hitler's suicide
Hitler committed suicide in his Berlin Bunker after hearing of the Allis' victory. He died by gunshot and his wife ingested cyanide. -
VE day
Victory in Europe, which marked the day that Germany surrendered to the Allied forces. -
Potsdam Conference
World leaders Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Fedrick Roosevelt meet to discuss the negotiations for the end of WW II. -
atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
united states dropped two atomic bomb on two japanese major cities to force japan to surrender and end WW II -
VJ day
victory over Japan day.
Japan surrenders to the US, and the war is over. -
Truman Doctrine
President Harry Truman makes a speech vowing that the US will give military assistance to any democratic country being oppressed by a communist country. -
marshell plan
A plan that said the united states would channel over $13 billion to Europe to help rebuild after the war. -
NATO
united states agreement/peace treaty to unify North American countries against communism and promote world trade. -
Mao Zedong
former school teacher and library assistant who was led the communist party in China and defeated Jiang Jieshi for governmental control over China. -
Korean War
Korean forces forced themselves across the 38th parallel into south Korea. United States fought with South Korea in hopes of defeating this spread of communism. -
Stalin's Death; Khrushchev
stalin dies and the control of Russia falls into the hands of Khrushchev who was more cooperative than stalin. -
Warsaw pact
Soviet's response to NATO which brought together all soviet contries to defend themselves. -
Vietnam War
costly war against communism in vietnam that the united states lost. -
sputnik
Russian Satellite was the first artificial satellite launched into the earth's orbit. -
bay of pigs
anti-castro exiles launched an attack on castro and United States failed to help with their promised air raid. Attack failed and castro gained more power. -
Berlin Wall
physical barrier between western free Germany and eastern communist Germany. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
dramatic face off between the United States and Russia/cuba that almost resulted in nuclear war. -
Gorbachev
became general secretary in Russia and created reforms that helped end the nuclear arms race with the United States. -
Soviet Union Falls
soviet union collapses into fifteen different countries and the cold war is over.
