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Gorbachev
Secratery for the Communist party in the Soviet Union. He became the president of the Soviet Union -
Lend-Lese Act
The U.S. gave recources and materials to the allied powers of WWII (food, ammunition, etc.) -
Battle of Britain
After the defeat of France, Germany conducted air raids on Great Britain. The British defended themselves and won the battle with the use of the Royal Air Force. -
Tripartite pact
Pact created by Japan that said that Germnay, Jaoan, and Italy would all assist each other with political, military, and economic means. -
Leningrad Blockade
Germans got to Leningrad and it was totally blocked off from Soviet Union. Hitler starved the entire cities citizens. Many people died. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japanese forces bombed the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor on Hawaii. As a result of this, the U.S entered WWII. -
Wannsee Conference
Nazi officials met in Berlin to figure out a solution to the "Jewish question". -
Battle of Midway
Japan went to attack the Midway Islands (American Base), but the Americans knew they were coming because the Americans broke their code. The Americans aboluetly destroyed the Japanese. -
D-Day
Britain, the U.S, and Canadian forces all arrived at 5 different beaches in Normandy, France -
Yalta Conference
U.S President Harry S. Truman, Great Britian Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Union Premier Joshep Stalin met in Yeta, Crimea to discuss the defeat of Nazi Germany. -
Hilter's Suicide
Hilter commited suicide by shooting himself. -
VE Day
Germany officially surrendered. Europe had victory -
Postdam Conference
Allies met in Germany and discused what to do with Germany among other things. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States developed the nuclear bomb and dropped one one the Japanese island of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. The U.S. dropped another bomb on the Japanese island of Nagasaki 3 days later. -
VJ Day
Victory was taken over Japan during World War II. Japan surrendered. -
Formation of the U.N.
Replaced the Leauge of Nations and was formed to promote international cooperation between countries. -
Truman Doctrine
The United States president, Harry S. Truman, declared military and economic aid of Germany and Turkey because of pressure of the Soviet Union expanding to the Mediterranean. -
Marshall Plan
Progam that was sponsered by he United States so that 17of the European countries economied could floruish demographically -
NATO
An alliance formed by the North Atlantic Treaty/Washington Treaty between many countries -
Mao Zedong & People's Rpublic of China
People's Rebublic of China was the largest Asian country formed. -
Korean War
North Korea and South Korea had issues with each other. North Korea ended up invading South Korea. Aproximately 2.5 people were killed in this war. -
Iwo Jima/Okinawa
Battle fought on the Okinawa islands during Parcific War in World War II. The Alies wanted to use these islands as bases -
Vietnam War
North and South Vietnam fought against the U.S. and resulted in the Cold War. -
Warsaw Pact
Defense organization comprised of the Soviet Union and Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania. -
Sputnik
One of the 10 man-made satellites that the Soviet Union launched into space. It was the first one to be laucnhed out of the series. -
Bay of Pigs
The United States directed the invasion of Cuba at Bahia de Cochinos. -
Berlin Wall
Wall that went around West Berlin so access was denied from Eastern Berlin -
Cuban Missle Crisis
The Soviet Union was concerned that the U.S. would prevent the instalation of military missiles in Cuba. -
Stalin's death; Khrushchev
Stalin died on September 11, 1971 -
Soviet Union falls
The Soviet Union officially fell in December of 1991. It began to fall in 1985. It took 6 years. -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
"Lightning War". Germany used heavy military artillery on Poland. Poland is invaded. GB declared war on Germany. Hilter annexed Poland.
