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WWII/COLD WAR
The events that happened during WWII through the Cold War. -
Jaoan's Invasion of China
Japanese Imperialists wished to conquer China for its resources and labor. China had assistance from the Soviet Union. -
German Invasion of Poland
Germany ignites the second World War. German forces invaded Poland from the north, south, and west. -
Battle of Britain
German Luftwaffes began to combat British airplanes in Britain. The Germans began to drop bombs in the cities causing major loss of civillians. -
Tripartite pact
Germany, Japan, and Italy become allies. -
Lend-Lease Act
Allowed the President to sell, lease, or lend military hardware to any country he wanted as vital to American national security. -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
Germany launched a blitzkreig on the Soviet Union, however was completely defeted. -
Germany takes Leningrad
German troops tried to take over Leningrad(St. Petersburg). This was a long and devastating seige. -
Attack On Pearl Harbor
Imperial Japanese Navy airplanes terrorized Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Mainly focused attack on US weapons and carriers. -
Wannsee Conference
High standing German officials got together to determine what they were going to the Jews. -
Battle of Midway
Japanese forces attacked the United States Navy however were unsuccessful because the US countered the attack. -
D-Day
Normandy France, Allied forces took over the German forces in victory. -
Yalta Conference
United States, Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom attended this conference to decide how to govern Europe after the war. -
Iwo Jima/Okinawa
Two small islands in southern Japan. US invaded these islands as part of winning the was against Japan. -
Hitler’s suicide
On this date Hitler along with his wife Eva committed suicide in his bunker. The method however is still undetermined. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe. The axis forces surrendered to the allies. -
Potsdam Conference
Held at Cecilienhof. US, Britain, and the Soviet Union negotiated terms of WWII. -
Bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima
The US dropped two atomic bombs on two cities of Japan. This devastated Japan and was one of the main causes for them to drop out of the war. -
VJ Day
American victory over Japan. -
Formation of the U.N.
A replacement for the League of Nations. Was created to prevent any future conflict from occuring between nations(another WW). -
Truman Doctrine
President Harry S. Truman established that the United States would provide assistance to all democratic nations under threat from other nations. -
Marshall Plan
US offered to aid European countries after WWII to prevent communism from spreading. -
NATO
Was made to prevent Soviet Union expansion. Incouraged European political integration. -
Mao Zedong &People’s Republic of China
Mao Zedong led the communist party to victory in the Chinese civil war. -
Korean War
Conflict arose when Soviet backed North Korea and democratic South Korea fought for Korea. -
Stalin’s death; Khrushchev
After Stalin's death, Khrushchev became Chairman of the Council of Ministers. He was responsible for backtracking the Soviet Union from the space race. -
Warsaw Pact
A defense organization that puts the Soviet Union in command of the armed forces of the member states. -
Vietnam War
Communist parties were trying to unify Vietnam. United States fought for democracy in Vietnam. -
Sputnik
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satilite. Gave US advantage in the space race. -
Bay of Pigs
Fidel Castro starts revolution in Cuba. He attacks US companies and industries in Cuba. -
Berlin Wall
Completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The closest point the US and the Soviet Union came to a war during the Cold War. -
Gorbachev
He was the seventh and last undisputed leader of the Soviet Union. He lost his leadership on this date. -
Soviet Union falls
The Soviet Union decides to break apart. Divided into fifteen different countries.
