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hitler invaded poland
On 1, September, 1938 Hitler declared war on Poland. Two days later Britain and France declared war on Germany. This is significant because the invasion of Poland was the spark that lit WW2, since the involvement of Britain dragged Canada into WW2 and many more of its’ colonies. -
the signing of the munich agreement
The Munich Agreement a four-part deal between Germany, France, Italy and Britain, gave Germany the rights to the Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland in exchange for Adolf Hitler's promise to not invade any other European lands. this agreement is significant because in 1939, when hitler invaded the rest of the czechslevakia, both britain and france had stoped trustiung hitler and hitlers method of appeasment had come to an end. -
japan attack pearl harbor
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, made the war larger in scale then how it was, since the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, which is located in Hawaii, USA. That was a direct attack to the USA and as a result a day later USA declares war on Japan. -
final solution
One of Hitler’s plans was to kill off the Jews population. The final solution in 1942 was the deadliest stage of the holocaust. They gathered Jews from all ages and genders and placed them in concentration camps where they worked to death, starved to death, or just got executed. This is significant because as a result to the holocaust around 6 million jews were killed. -
normandy invasion
The invasion of Normandy was the invasion and establishment of allied forces in Normandy, France, during operation overlord in 1944 during WW2. At the time it was the largest amphibious invasion to ever take place -
the liberation of nazi concentration camps
As allied troops moved across Germany and invaded Poland they encountered thousands of concentration camps and tens of thousands of prisoners, these camps were suffering from diseases and starvation. as a result the allied troops liberated many Nazi concentration camps. This is significant because over the period of those two years the lives of many people were saved as a result of liberating the concentration camp. -
Hitler's suicide
Hitler and his wife both committed suicide in a bunker that they stayed for the last 40 hours of their life. Hitler shot himself with his pistol while his wife ingested cyanide. this is significant bacause after his death germany was forced to surrender to the allies. -
bombing horishima
In the final stages of WW2 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, which resulted in the death of 60,000-166,000 people. This is significant because that was the first time an atomic bomb was dropped on civilians. -
The defection of Igor Gouzenko
On September, 5, 1945 Igor Gouzenko defected with 109 documents on soviet espionage activities in the west. This is significant because it forced Prime Minister Mackenzie king to call a royal commission to investigate espionage in Canada. -
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cold war
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creation of the NATO
The north Atlantic treaty organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the north Atlantic treaty which was signed on April 4th 1949. The organization constitutes a system of collective defense whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party. The formation of the NATO is significant because it raised tension between the USA and the USSR. The NATO was mainly a defense measure to protect the USA and their western allies from any mi -
korean war- north korea invaded south korea
On june25 1950 North Korea invaded South Korea with the help of Stalin and the USSR. When the allied forces helped south Korea, they pushed north Korea back to the Chinese borders then at that point the Chinese army intervened pushing the allied forces back to the 38th parallel line where eventually things stabilized and a seize fire was signed. The Korean war was significant, specially to the united states because it was a way for the US to fight the spread of communist and the USSR without goi -
the creation of the hydrogen bomb
In 1952 the united states of American created a new powerful weapon called the hydrogen bomb which was approximately 1000 more powerful then the atomic bomb that was dropped on Japan. This is significant because it was a creation of a bomb that is capable of doing more damage than that atomic bomb and the creation of the hydrogen bomb led to a battle to see who can make the most powerful weapons in the years to come. -
the vietnam war
The Vietnam War was much like the Korean War. North Vietnam was communist nation while South Vietnam was anti-communist. The North wanted the country to be a whole again but the South didn't want to give into communism. So the U.S stepped in and helped out the South. They sent them money, weapons, and troops. This helped to end the War on April 30th, 1975. -
the cuba missile crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis started when America found out Soviet technology and equipment had arrived in Cuba. There were also missiles sent there which posed a threat to the U.S. Kennedy ordered that a naval blockade be built to stop the delivery of missiles. The Soviet's were angry but offered a deal. If they removed their missiles than America wouldn't invade Cuba and would covertly remove their Turkish missiles. -
fall of the soviet union
they had an unsestainable foreign policy that led them to financial ruin. all 15 nations wanted independence. this is significant because now these independent nations could form their own political and social systems with out being attached to a greater power
