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China fought Japan with the help of Germany, Soviet Union, and the US.
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Hitler wanted to regain his territory and take over Poland so Germany invaded Poland in September of 1939.
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AKA the lightning war, Germany used offensive weapons along a narrow front in an attempt to avoid a long and drawn out war.
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A battle that occured during WWII. It was Germany against Britain. The battle was fought entirely with air forces.
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An agreement between Germany, Italy, and Japan. The agreement was for these three countries to have a military alliance. Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and Slovakia eventually joined as well.
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United States aided its allies during WWII with things such as food, oil, ammunition, tanks, and airplanes. $50.1 billion dollars worth of supplies was provided by the U.S.
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Germany sieged Leningrad (Today known as St Petersburg) during WWII in September of 1941.
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Japan attacked the U.S. naval base in Hawaii known as Pearl Harbor. The attack on Pearl Harbor led to the U.S. entering into WWII.
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The conference where Nazi officials met up to come up with the "final solution". The final solution was the plan to exterminate the jews.
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The U.S. naval forces defeated the Japanese Navy which were attacking them. It occured 6 months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It ended the threat of further Japanese invasion in the Pacific Ocean.
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Allied invansion of Normandy, landed in Normandy beaches during WWII.
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Major WWII Conference. FDR, Stalin, and Churchill had a conference to plan how to defeat Nazi Germany.
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Fought between Japanese Army and US Marines, began with US ships shooting at Japan.
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Hitler shot himself in the head to commit suicide when Soviet troops were near.
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Marked the end of WWII In Europe.
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The conference where Truman, Stalin, and Churchill discussed how to punish Germany after their defeat in WWII and how to make peace.
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The US dropped atomic bombs on Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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The day that Japan surrendered ending World War II.
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The united nations was formed to promote the cooperation of many nations across the world with each other.
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President Truman would make the US support democratic nations in Europe that were threatened by communist countries or the Soviet Union.
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The US helped Europe by giving them 17 billion dollars to help Europe rebuild their economy after the end of WWII,
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Mao Zedong was the founder father of the Peoples Republic of China. He ruled from October 1st 1949 until his death in 1976.
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War between North and South Korean, with the U.S on the side of South Korea and China along with the Soviet Union on the side of the North Koreans.
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After the death of Stalin, Khrushchev became an important polital figure in the soviet union.
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Alliance between communist states during the Cold War.
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Vietnam VS the US. Ended in the year 1973.
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Satellite launched by the Soviet Union.
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Failed invansion of Cuba by the US CIA.
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Divided Berlin into West Berlin/Germany and East Berlin/Germany.
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In Cuba, was a 13 day standoff between US and Soviet Union.
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Former Soviet Statesman, last leader of the Soviet Union.
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The Soviet Union fell on Christmas in 1991. Gorbachev resigned and power was given to a president.
