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Japan’s invasion of China
The second Sino-Japanese in witch Japan attacked the republic of China. In 1941 China joined the Allied powers and formaly declared war on Japan and the other Axis powers. -
Germany invades Poland
An invasion of poland by Germany and the Soviet Union that started the second world war -
Battle of Britain
An atempt made by Nazi Germany to gain control of the air over Britain to allow an invation. -
Tripartite pact (Berlin pact)
A defensive aliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan that was later joined by Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and Slovakia intended to scare the United States from entering the war. -
Lend-Lease Act
An agreement in which the U.S. gave supplies to the Allies inreturn for temporary control over many over sea bases. -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
An attack made by Nazi Germany on the soviet union that broke a previously signed nonagresion pact. This was a fast moving attack by German tanks supported by infantry that was sucsesful until it reached Moscow and the attack became bogged down by winter weather. -
Leningrad blockade
A seige of Leningrad made by the German military that lasted for 872 days in which the soviet citizens defending the city never surendered. -
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese led an air raid meant to cripple the United State's Navy in the Pacific to keep them out of the war. However the U.S's aircraft cariers are their escorts were not in port at the time and escaped the attack, and the U.S. declared war on Japan. -
Wannsee Conference
A conference in which the leaders of varios departments in Nazi Germany decided what to do with the Jewish populations of German controled territory. -
Battle of Midway
A Victory in the Pacific theater by the United States over the Japanese giving the U.S. dominance in the Pacific. -
D-Day
A allied landing on the beaches of Normandy during WWII in an atempt to scure a foothold on mainland Europe. -
Yalta Conference
A confrence betwwen the the three main Allied powers to plan the defeat of Nazi Germany. -
Iwo Jima/Okinawa
Invasions by the U.S. and its allies mean to take two islands key to the island hoping campain. Both of these battles caused large losses on the allied side. -
Hitler’s suicide
Faceing defeat, Hitler comited suicide to prevent his capture by comiting suicide. -
VE Day
The day on which Nazi Germany uncoditionally surrendered to the Allied powers. -
Potsdam Conference
A conference between the Allied powers to discuse peace in europe, but no treaties wetre sighned. -
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The U.S droped nulear bombs on two Japanese cities to convince them to surender and end the war. This prevented an invasion the would cost many lives. -
VJ Day
The day Japan sighned the surrender document ending the second world war. Also called V-P Day -
Formation of the U.N.
An organization composed of many countries made to provide worldwide peace. -
Truman Doctrine
The United States agreed to send aid to mediteranian countries (Greece and Turkey) under pressure from the Soviet Union. -
Marshall Plan
An effort made by the American government to help Europe recoperate after the Second World War. -
NATO (North Antlantic Treaty Orginazation)
A defensive ageament sighned by western European countries and the United States to counter the growing treat of communism. -
Mao Zedong & People’s Republic of China
A communist political party the took control of China and was led by Mao Zedong. -
Korean War
A war between North and South Korea in which the United Nations and the U.S fought on the side of the south and China (aided by the Soviet Union) fought on the side of the North. -
Stalin’s death; Khrushchev
After Stalin died Khrushchev gained the most power in the communist political party in Russia. -
Warsaw Pact
A defensive agreement between many of the communist countries during the Cold War. -
Vietnam War
A war fought between North Vietnam aided by comunist countries and South Vietnam aided by anti-comunist countries in wich the comunits took over. -
Sputnik
The first artificial satilite to be sent into orbit around the Earth, launched by the Soviet Union. -
Bay of Pigs
An atempt by exialed Cubans suported by the CIA to over throw the Cuban government. -
Berlin Wall
A defended wall built by the Soviet Union surrounding West Berlin in an atempt to cut off food suplies to U.S controlled West Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A confruntation between the United States and The Soviet Union over the deployment of long ranged missles in cuba. -
Gorbachev
During his presadency of The Soviet Union, he worked to decentralize the economy and change the government into a democracy. He was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1990. -
Soviet Union falls
As a result of economic and political issues the Soviet Union fell and split into independent states.
