-
Gorbachev
Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union -
Japan's Invasion of China
Military conflict between Republic of China and Empire of Japan. Japan occupied Eastern China and were eventually kicked out by the Allies. -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany defeated Poland within weeks of the invasion. -
Battle of Britain
Ariel combat between the German and the British which included several attacks of British cities. -
Tripartite Act
Pact signed in Berlin, Germany that froemed the Axis Powers between Germany, Italy and Japan -
Lend-Lease Act
Act that stated the US supplied services to the Allies during WWII. -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
"Lightning war" were quick bursts of attacks used on the opponents such as the Soviet Union. -
Germany takes Leningrad
Germany took over and seized the USSR's Leningrad. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japanese planes attacked the Amaerican naval base Pearl Harbor, in Honolulu, Hawaii. More than 2,000 Americans died.The day after, America declared war on Japan. -
Wannsee Conference
German senior officials of Nazi Germany meeting in the suburb of Wannsee to discuss the final destination of the Jewish. -
Battle of Midway
The US defeated Japanese naval and aircraft on its way to Midway Island. -
D-Day
Allies foreces invaded Northern France by landing on the beach in Normandy. -
Yalta Conference
Meeting between Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt to split up territory after the war. -
Iwo Jima/Okinawa
The US fought for and won the Japanese empire Iwo Jima. -
VE Day
Day marching the Allied victory in Europe. -
Hitler's Suicide
committed suicide in Berlin by gunshot and his wife committed suicide with him as the war ended. -
Potsdam Conference
Allied conference of WWII was held at Potsdam in Berlin. Truman, Churchill, and Stalin. They discussed peace settlements in Europe, but never wrote peace treaties. -
Atomic Bombing in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
America dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan to have Japan surrender from WWII. 90% of the cities were wiped out and over 80,000 people died. -
VJ Day
Japan stopped fighting in WWII -
Formation of the U.N.
international treaty organization between 51 countries headquatered in New York. -
Truman Doctrine
Truman expressed that the US should help those felt threatened by the Soviet Union. -
Marshall Plan
American aid to help restore Europe after the war. -
NATO
North Atlanta Treaty Organization is an alliance between countris in the North atalnatic reagion for non-violence. -
Mao Zedong &People’s Republic of China
Mao Zedong claimed he was the chairmain for the People's Republic of China. -
Korean War
Communist and non-communist countries in the U.N. fought. -
Stalin's Death; Khrushchev
After Stalin's death, Khrushchev rose to power of the Soviet Union Communist Party. -
Vietnam War
A communist attempt backed by North Vietnam to overthrow the South Vientam government. -
Warsaw Pact
Military alliance between communist nations including Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union. -
Sputnik
soviet satallites launched to be put in orbit. First satallite. -
Bay of Pigs
Cuban refugees attempt and failure to bring down the communist Cuban government ruled by Fidel Castro. -
Berlin Wall
barrier constructed by the german Democratic Republic cutting West Germany from surringing East Germany and East Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A moment in the Cold War where the US and the Soviet Union almost went to war with one another over the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba. -
Soviet Union Falls
Soviet union fell due to the radical reforms implicated on the system by Gorbachev
