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Republic of China
Supported North Vietnam with the USSR in the Vietnam War. Also created reforms. -
Japan's Invasion on China
Starting off this brawl with the Mukden incident, Japan began to invade and colonize Manchuria. -
Germany invaded Poland
The action that started WW2. -
Battle of Britain
German and British airforces were interlocked in a bombing campaign. -
Tripartite Pact
Established the Axis powers. -
Lend-Lease Act
Allowed the U.S to help the Allies by sending them military aid without become involved in the war. However, this was a factor causing the U.S to later join the war. -
German Blitzkreig on Soviet Union
Also known as "lightning wa," Germany inflicted a surprised attack on the Soviet Union with their highly mobile infantry. -
Seige on Leningrad
A seige brought on Leningrad by Germany, this seige lasted for 4 years causing the city to suffer from being cut off from resources. However, the city's citiziens refused to give up. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Japanese launched a airstrike attack on the U.S naval base of Pearl Harbor. -
Wannsee Conference
A conference deciding the extermanation of the 11 million Jews. -
Battle of Midway
A battle in which the Japanese attempted to fight over a tiny base in Midway. However, the Japanese attempted to do a surprise attack, but U.S aircrafts were already prepated allowing us to win the battle and have continous use over the base in Midway. -
D-Day
The Battle of Normandy which lasted from June to August and liberated Western Europe from Nazi control. -
Yalta Conference
Second wartime meeting between the Allie's leaders where they dicussed the surrender of Germany. -
Battle of Okinawa/Iro Jima
Battle in which the U.S used the military plan of "Island-hopping" in attempt to capture islands near Japan to set a base to use for air-operations. -
The formation of the UN
Nations sign an agreement to establish peace throughout the world, thus creating the UN -
Hitler's Suicicde
After facing the realazation that Germany was losing the war, Hitler committed suicide. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe day; Day for celebrating the day Germany surrendered in WW2. -
Potsdam Conference
Soviet Union, United States, and British presidents all met up in Potsdam, Germany to discuss postwar matters. -
Atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
An American B-29 bomber dropped the world's first atmoic bomb instantly killing 80,000 people and destroying 90% of the citys. This also caused long term harmful effects of raidiation in the citys. -
VJ Day
The day Japan surrendered during WW2. -
Truman Doctrine
At a joint session on February 21, 1947, Truman asked for 400 million dollars for economic assistance for Greece and Turkey. Truman established a doctrine known as the Truman Doctrine which he stated, "It must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures." -
Marshall Plan
The plan used for the recovery and support of Europe after WW2. -
NATO
A treaty that states a millitary alliance between the North Atlantic region. -
Mao Zedong
Created the PRC and the belief of Maoism. -
Korean War
75,000 troops poured across the 38th parrallel attempting to take over South Korea. However, American troops came in to stop North Korea's expansion. -
Stalin's Death: Khrushchev
Stalin died from a cerebral hemorrhage and Khrushchev took his place as leader. -
Warsaw Pact
A pact created by the Soviet Union that established mutual defense organazation. -
Sputnik
The first ever Earth orbiting satellite that was launched by the Soviet Union. -
Bay of Pigs
A CIA-financed group and group of trained Cuban refugees attempted to topple the government and utterly failed. -
Berlin Wall
The communist government of the GDR built a wall to seperate the fascists people of West Berlin from entering Eastern Germany. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
13 day political and military standoff in which the Soviet Union established Soviet missiles in Cuba. -
Vietnam War
A long lasting war that eventually led to U.S troops being pulled out due to horrible conditions. -
Gorbachev
Created many reforms for the Soviet Union during the time he served. -
Soviet Union Falls
The Soviet Union began to fall splitting itself into 15 different countries.
