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It started the second Sino-Japanese War. China was ver resistant to the expainsion of Japanese territory.
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Hitler used the blitzkrieg strategy (lightning war) to invade Poland and expand Germany.
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It provided U.S. military support to foreign nations during WWII.
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A battle between Germany and Great Britain where Great Britain defended itself from air raids from Germany.
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Germany, Japan, and Italy become allies when they sign this pact in Berlin
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Hitler used his lightening war tactics to turn on the Soveit Union and break their pact. It ultimatley failed.
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632,000 deaths, one of the primary targets of "Operation Barbarossa"
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A horrible attack by the Japanese that lasted two hours but devasted the naval base in Hawaii.
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The 26 nations at war met to sign the Declaration of the United Nations, pledged to use their resources against the Axis.
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It was held in Berlin, questioning the implementation of the final solution of the Jewish question.
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He and his wife killed themselves with poisoning before the war ended when they knew they were going to lose.
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represents the strategic water mark of Japan's Pacific Ocean war, heldd near US
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The Battle of Normandy, where American, British, and Canadian forces invaded France's Normandy.
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In Russia, Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin met to talk about progress of the war and postwar.
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It was a key island for launching missiles against Japan (for the US)
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Also a key island for the US in defeating Japan, Japan lost 77,000 soldiers.
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Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Harry Truman met in Germany to negotiate terms for the end of WWII.
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Victory in Europe Day, officially ended WWII , German general Jodl signed the document that finished WWII.
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The U.S. wiped out 80,000 people in Hiroshima and the second bomb dropped on Nagaski wiped out 40,000 people.
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Victory over Japan day, day where Japan surrendered to the allies, ended WWII.
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Stated that the US would help any democratic nation would help politically, economically, and military wise if they are under threat from authoritiarian force.
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Tried to rebuild Europe; Brought investment and more industrialization to Europe
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organiztion, which was established by 12 western nations, provided self defense against the Soviet Union.
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The history of this is a "Mao period" and a "Post Mao period" People's Republic of China also lead the 4 working classes in China.
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A Chinese communist revolutionary, Mao was responsible for the terrible "Great Leap Forward", killing millions during his reign.
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Began when 75,000 Korean soldeirs charged on the 38th parallel, first military action of the Cold War.
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He died at 73 because he was suffering from a cerebral hemorrhag. Then, Khrushchev took over.
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It was essentially North Vietnam and its allies vs South Vietnam and the US. 3 million people were killed.
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A mutual defense organization that put the Soviets in command of the armed forces of the member states.
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The Soviet Union launched this artificial satellite on this date. It furthered political, technological, and miltary developments.
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A group of Cuban refugeestry to destroy the communist government led by Fidel Castro.
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It was a point in time where the Soviet Union and the U.S. came close to nuclear annihalation because the Soviet Union was providing nuclear weapons and other materials to Cuba.
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The day Gorbachev assumed role as the communist leader of the Soviet union. He created more social and political freedoms.
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This wall was the seperation of West Democratic and East Communist Germany. When the communism began to falter, the wall came down, no bloodshed required,
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It fell mostly because of the crazy reforms Gorbachev installed during his reign. Also, it was peaceful.
