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Japan began to invade the divided China in 1931 through their Manchuria base. Japan captured th ports and key cities and then prodceded to slaughter many Chinese peasenats.Between 10-20 million civilian deaths occured during the occupation and removial of Japan in China.
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1.5 million German troops ivaded Poland and 2 days later Poland declared war, beginning WWII
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Germany was conducting air raids on Britian from July to September, and Britian sucessfully defeneded itself and stopped invasion from Germany.
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An agreement signed by German, Italy and Japan to become allies.
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United States aided its World War II allies with war materials, such as ammunition, tanks, airplanes, and trucks, and with food and other raw materials.
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900 days of Leningrad. The German army blockaded Leningrad for 900, but the Soviets did not surrender.
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Hitler tried to invade Soviet Russia but they failed and were defeated, it was Hitler's big mistake.
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Japanese fighter planes attack the American Naval Base of Peral Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The attack lasted 2 hours and 2,000 American were killed, and 1,000 wounded. It was the second largest attack on American soil.
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High ranking German and Nazi officials gathered to discuss a solution for the Jews and other enemies of the Nazi partay.
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A crucial tactical naval battle in the Pacific 6 months after Peral Harbor.
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A month long battle that freed Western Europe from Nazi Germany's control. 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily guarded coast of France’s Normandy region.
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The Allies came together to discuss Germany's total surrender.
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Biggest Pacific battle in WWII with both sides suffering many casualties.
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Hitler and his new wife Eva Braun consumed cyanide and then Hitler shot himself. They also poisoned their dogs.
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Victory for Europe Day. The day the Allies won WWII in Europe
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A confrence held by the Aliies in a Berlin suburb to discuss peace settlements but not peace treaties.
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America dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, and on August 9, 1045 they dropped the second bomb on Nagasaki
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Japan surrendered to the United States
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In 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco to draw up the United Nations Charter.
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Presdient Truman declared political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations in danger for from Communist nations.
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The UnitedStates gave 17 billion dollars to Europe to rebuild after WWII
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 28 States agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.
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Mao Zedong named himself leader of China and created communist People’s Republic of China
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North Korea invaded South Korea. By July, the United States were backing up South Korea
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Stalin dies suddenly on March 5th from a massive heart attack. Khrushchev took over after a political battle with Malenkov.
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The Soviet Union and 7 of its allies formed an alliance of mutual defense and but Soviets in charge of their militaires.
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Resistance War Against America. it refers to the period when the United States and other members of the SEATO joined the forces of the Republic of South Vietnam in contesting communist forces
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Soviet Union created the world's first artificial satellite
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The United States made an attempt to invade Cuba. It was unsucessful.
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A wall constructed to seperate Communist East Berlin and East Berlin. It was demolished on November 9, 1989
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Leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a tense, 13-day political and military standoff over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba
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The last ruler of the Soviet Union before its fall
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11 Soviet representatives they declared they would establish a Commonwealth of Independent States.
