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Japan’s invasion of China
It started the second Sino-Japanese War. China was ver resistant to the expainsion of Japanese territory. -
Germany invades Poland
Hitler used the blitzkrieg strategy (lightning war) to invade Poland and expand Germany. -
Lend-Lease Act
It provided U.S. military support to foreign nations during WWII. -
Battle of Britain
A battle between Germany and Great Britain where Great Britain defended itself from air raids from Germany. -
Tripartite pact
Germany, Japan, and Italy become allies when they sign this pact in Berlin -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
Hitler used his lightening war tactics to turn on the Soveit Union and break their pact. It ultimatley failed. -
Germany takes Leningrad
632,000 deaths, one of the primary targets of "Operation Barbarossa" -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
A horrible attack by the Japanese that lasted two hours but devasted the naval base in Hawaii. -
Formation of the U.N.
The 26 nations at war met to sign the Declaration of the United Nations, pledged to use their resources against the Axis. -
Wannsee Conference
It was held in Berlin, questioning the implementation of the final solution of the Jewish question. -
Hitler’s suicide
He and his wife killed themselves with poisoning before the war ended when they knew they were going to lose. -
Battle of Midway
represents the strategic water mark of Japan's Pacific Ocean war, heldd near US -
D-Day
The Battle of Normandy, where American, British, and Canadian forces invaded France's Normandy. -
Yalta Conference
In Russia, Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin met to talk about progress of the war and postwar. -
Iwo Jima
It was a key island for launching missiles against Japan (for the US) -
Okinawa
Also a key island for the US in defeating Japan, Japan lost 77,000 soldiers. -
Potsdam Conference
Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Harry Truman met in Germany to negotiate terms for the end of WWII. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day, officially ended WWII , German general Jodl signed the document that finished WWII. -
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The U.S. wiped out 80,000 people in Hiroshima and the second bomb dropped on Nagaski wiped out 40,000 people. -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan day, day where Japan surrendered to the allies, ended WWII. -
Truman Doctrine
Stated that the US would help any democratic nation would help politically, economically, and military wise if they are under threat from authoritiarian force. -
Marshall Plan
Tried to rebuild Europe; Brought investment and more industrialization to Europe -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organiztion, which was established by 12 western nations, provided self defense against the Soviet Union. -
People’s Republic of China
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. -
Mao Zedong
A Chinese communist revolutionary, Mao was responsible for the terrible "Great Leap Forward", killing millions during his reign. -
Korean War
Began when 75,000 Korean soldeirs charged on the 38th parallel, first military action of the Cold War. -
Stalin’s death
He died at 73 because he was suffering from a cerebral hemorrhag. Then, Khrushchev took over. -
Vietnam War
It was essentially North Vietnam and its allies vs South Vietnam and the US. 3 million people were killed. -
Warsaw Pact
A mutual defense organization that put the Soviets in command of the armed forces of the member states. -
Sputnik
The Soviet Union launched this artificial satellite on this date. It furthered political, technological, and miltary developments. -
Bay of Pigs
A group of Cuban refugeestry to destroy the communist government led by Fidel Castro. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
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. -
Gorbachev
The day Gorbachev assumed role as the communist leader of the Soviet union. He created more social and political freedoms. -
Berlin Wall
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, -
Soviet Union falls
It fell mostly because of the crazy reforms Gorbachev installed during his reign. Also, it was peaceful.
