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Japan’s invasion of China
When Japan invaded Manchuria after the Mukden Incident -
Germany invades Poland
An invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union which began WWII in Europe. -
Battle of Britain
The succesful defense of Great Britain by the destructive air raids conducted by the German Air Force -
Tripartite pact
Also called the Axis Pact this when Italy, Germany, and Japan signed it. -
Lend-Lease Act
This allowed the U.S. to give aid to any countries that were vital to the U.S. -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
Blitzkrieg was a concentration of offensive weapons causing disorganization in the other army. -
Germany takes Leningrad
A prolonged military operation undertaken by the German Army. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
A surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese -
Wannsee Conference
A meeting of senior officials of Nazi Germany, held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee . -
Battle of Midway
One of the most important naval battles of WWII. They caused massive damage to the Japanese fleet. -
D-Day
Allied troops landed on a 50 mile strech of heavily fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy. -
Formation of the U.N.
The 26 nations that were at war with the axis powers met at Washington to sign the Declaration of the United Nations. -
Yalta Conference
A major WWII conference of the 3 cheif allied leaders. To plan the final defeat and occupation of Nazi Germany. -
Iwo Jima/Okinawa
The 2 remaining islands that still were occupied by the Japanese. It was important to take them because it would bring the city of Tokyo in range of bombers. -
Hitler’s suicide
Hitler commited suicide by gunshot in a bunker. -
VE Day
Marks the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Potsdam Conference
Allied Conference of World War 2, the chief were the U.S. President, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin. They discussed peace settlements in Europe. -
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The only use of nuclear weapons during WWII which casued the surrender of Japan. -
VJ Day
The day that Japan surrendered. -
Truman Doctrine
Pronouncement by U.S. Pres. Harry S. Truman declaring immediate economic and military aid to the governments of Greece, threatened by Communist insurrection, and Turkey, under pressure from Soviets. -
Marshall Plan
American initiative to aid Europe, which the United States gave econmic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of WWII. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Orgranization an intergovernmental military alliance. -
Mao Zedong & People’s Republic of China
Mao Zedong was a librarian. He ruled from 1945 to 1976. -
Korean War
A war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by China and the Soviet Union. -
Stalin’s death; Khrushchev
Stalin's died in March. Khrushchev was responsible for the de-Stalinization of the Soviet Union. -
Warsaw Pact
A collective defense treaty among eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War. -
Vietnam War
Also known as the Second Indochina War,[26] was a Cold War-era proxy war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. -
Sputnik
The first satellite launched by man. It was launched by the Soviet Union -
Bay of Pigs
A abortive invasion of Cuba by exiles opposed to Fidel Castro. -
Berlin Wall
A barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) -
Cuban Missile Crisis
After the U.S. put nuclear missiles in Turkey aimed at Moscow, the USSR teamed up with Cuba and put nuclear missiles aimed at the U.S. -
Gorbachev
President of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for ending the postwar domination of eastern Europe. -
Soviet Union falls
The establishment of the Soviet military and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to attempt a coup d'état and re-establish a strong central regime in August 1991.
