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Anschluss of Austria
Hitler was ready to engineer the Anschluss, or union of Austria and Germany. -
Munich Conference
British and French leaders again chose appeasement. -
Nazi-Soviet pact
Hitler stunned the world by announcing a nonaggression pact with his great enemy-joseph stalin, the soviet dictation -
Operation sea lion and Blitz on London
Hitler invades Britain -
Operation sea lion and Blitz on London
Hitler invades Britain -
Blitzrieg
Lighter war or constant bombing -
Operation Barbarrossa
Hitler breaks the Nazi- soviet pact and invades the soviet union for its natural resource. -
Attack on pearl Harbor
surprise attack on US soil killed 2400, reason USA enters war. -
Battle of the coral sea
Goal of USA to defeat japanese one island at a time allowed them to more north towards Japan -
The ¨Big 3" meet
FDR Churchill and stalin decide to fight war in Europe 1st, move to the pacific Front -
yalta conference
Big 3 (FDR, churchill, Stalin) decide to fight Japan within 3 months of Germany's surrender -
D-day assault
USA and allies invade France on the beaches of Normandy to defeat Germany. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Japanese cities destroyed by atom bombs when Japan refuses to surrender -
Hitler dies
Hitler commit suicide -
V-E Day
Offcially, the war in Europe ended the next day which was proclaimed V-E day (victory in Europe). -
Manhatten project
code name for Atomic bomb, Truman warned Japan that they should surrender because of WMD/ weapons of mass destruction. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Japanese cities destroyed by atom bombs when Japan refuses to surrender -
Truman Doctrine Adopted
contain communism where it is don't lot to spread -
Marshall plan Enacted
To beat communism and strengthen democracy , the US offered money or aid packages to help countries rebuild. -
NATO signed
countries pledged to help one another if any one of them were attacked. -
Division of Germany
The soviets were angry because the western Allies help rebuild west Germany's economy.The soviets controlled East Germany. -
Division of Germany
The soviets were angry because the western Allies help rebuild west Germany's economy.The soviets controlled East Germany. -
Warsaw pact
The soviets responded to NATO and formed their own Military alliances.
