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Japan's Invasion Of China
The second Sino-Japanese war. This was the largest Asian war in the 20th century. This conflict began due to the resistance of Japanese expansion by China -
Germany invades Poland
Germany signed a non-aggression pact with Soviet Union so that there was no possibility of them coming to Poland's aid. -
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WWII
The Second World War
World War II, also called Second World War, a conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during the years 1939–45. The principal belligerents were the Axis powers—Germany, Italy, and Japan—and the Allies—France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China. The war was in many respects a continuation, after an uneasy 20-year hiatus, of the disputes left unsettled by World War I. -
Battle of Britain
This battle was waged by the Germans against the British. It was the German Airforce's attempt to gain control of RAF. -
Tripartite Pact
The axis powers are formed. Germany, Italy, and Japan become allies with the signing of this. -
Lend Lease Act
The assistance to foreign nations by the US for those who were against the axis powers. -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
This was also known as the lightning war. This was a failed attempt by Germany to defeat the Soviet Union through a series of campaigns. -
Leningrad Blockade
The Leningrad Blockade, also known as the siege of Leningrad, was a military operation by the Germans that lasted about 2 1/2 years. Hitler was determined to starve the people so that they would surrender. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
A surprise attack on the Americans at Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces. -
Wannsee Conference
This conference was to decide what to do with the Jews. The decisions made at this conference led directly to the Holocaust. They called it the "final solution to the Jewish question". -
Battle of Midway
The naval battle that occurred 6 months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and ended with a US victory over Japan. -
D-Day
When allied troops fought German Nazis on the beaches of Normandy. Liberated millions of people from Nazi domination. -
Yalta Confrence
Conference between the US, Great Britain, and Soviet Union in Crimea. The purpose of this conference was to plan the defeat of Nazi Germany. -
Hitler's Sucide
Adolf killed himself by gunshot. Germany was on the verge of collapse at this time. His biggest scandal was his relationship with his own niece. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
During WWII, the first atomic bomb was dropped by the Americans on the city of Hiroshima. Three days later, another bomb was dropped but on the city of Nagasaki. This event led to the surrender of the Japanese. -
Formation of the UN
An international organization was created to increase cooperation amongst the countries that were members. -
The Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech—March 5, 1946. Churchill's famed “Iron Curtain” speech ushered in the Cold War and made the term a household phrase. -
The Truman Doctrine
When President Harry Truman decided that the US would provide any assistance to democratic nations if under threat from external forces. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was when the US aided Europe after the end of WWII. The US was trying to help rebuild European economies due to the damage that occurred during WWII. -
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control.