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After several "incidents"/invasioms between Japan and China-- The Marco Polo Incident being the last-- China and Japan engaged in total warfare called the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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Germany bombards Poland from both land and air, initial use of blitzkrieg tactic, spurring the beginning of WW2.
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Britain is on the defensive against German air raids.
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Agreement between Germany, Italy, and Japan in a defensive military act.
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United states agrees to supply allies with food, oil, and materials. (This is before the U.S had fully entered the war.
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Soviets driven back 600 miles, blitzkreig tactic was very succesfull because of its quick and destructive firepower.
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Military operation undertaken by Germany against Leningrad extremely destructive, and did not subdue the Soviets.
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Japan suprise attack on U.S naval base in Hawaii.
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Meeting held by the Nazi's to decide on the final solution to the Jews. It was decided most Jews would be ecported to Poland to be murdered.
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A crucial naval battle in the Pacific sector of WW2, U.S defeats an attack by the Imperial Japanese navy. This vanquished Japan's hopes of eleminating the U.S as a strategic power in the Pacific.
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Battle of Normady, allies liberate West Europe from Nazi control.
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United States armed force capture the island of Iwo jima from Japan, bringing Japan within range of U.Sbombers.
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WW2 conference of the chief allied forces deciding on the defeat and occupation of Nazi Germany.
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Hitler shot imself with a pistol in a underground bunker to avoid defeat/capture as Russians were about to win agains the Nazis.
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Day of celebration commemorating Naxzi's unconditional surrender to Allied powers, marking the end of WW2in Europe.
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Allied conference of WW2, held at Postdam, discussed matter of peace treaties in Europe, but did not write any (U,S is still fighting in Pacific)
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World's first atomic bombing experiemnce, killed 10,000's of people forcing the Japanese to surrender.
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Day of celebration for the end of WW2, declared by President Truman.
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Created following the conclusion of WW2 to prevent another WW, a replacement for the ineffective Leauge of Nations
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Truman declares immediate economic and and military aid to the government of Greece, hoping to stop the spread of communism.
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First satellite launched by man, initiated by the Soviet Union, marked the beginning of the space age.
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American intiative to aid Europe, gave around 13 billion in economic support after WW2 to counter spread of Soviet communism.
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Established by 12 Western nations, a military alliance, for self defense against Soviet Agression.
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After over 2 decades of internal conflict, the communist party was established as the predominant power in China called the People's Republic of China with Mao Zedong as chairman.
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war between north and south korea that arose from division of Korea after WW2 and from global tensions after the cold war.
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Dies from massive heart-attack, Khruschchev struggles for power against Malenkov. Khruschev gained massive support from communist party allowing him to gain power.
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Made in defense to NATO, collective defensive polocies of seven communist EU nations.
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This war followed the first Indo-China war, and was fought between North Vietnam (supported by Soviet Union) and South Vietnam (supported by U.S)/
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An invasion of Cuba by exiled Cubans supported by the U.S
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Constructed by GDR that cut off West Berlin from ssurrounding East German.
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Also known as October Crisis, U.S blockades cuba in an effort to keep more missles from coming in.
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Initially general secretary of Communist Party of the Soviet Union, efforts to democratize political system and decentralize economy led to the downfall of communism.
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Gorbachev resigns, declares position extinct and handed power over to president Yeltstin.
