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Japan's Invasion of China
Japan invaded China for revenge after the chinese attacked them with Marco Polo troops -
Germany invades Poland
Hitler invaded Poland, which officially started the war. -
Mao Zedong & People's Republic of China
Mao Zedong was the Marxist leader of the Chinese Communist Party and the chairman of the People's Republic of China. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a skirmish in the air using planes, where Germany attempted to defeat Britain. -
Tripartite pact
The Tripartite Pact was an agreement signed by the rulers of Germany, Italy, and Japan in which they became allies. -
Lend-Lease Act
Lend lease act allowed the US to provide military aid to foreign countries in need. -
German Blitzkrieg
The German Blitzkrieg was a tactic that the German army used to invade other nations. -
Leningrad Blockade
Leningrad was the first target for Germany in the Soviet Union. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Hawaii causing the US to enter the war. -
Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee Conference was a meeting in which German officals and Nazi leaders discussed how they would deal with Jewish people. -
Battle of Midway
A battle between Japan and the US after the Bombing of Pearl Harbour. The US won. -
D-Day
D-Day was the day the Allies invaded Europe. -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was a meeting where the the Soviet Union, US, and Britain discussed how to end the war and get Germany to surrender. -
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
The US invaded the island of Iwo Jima and Okinawa so that they could have a base on the coast and get a lead on Japan -
Hitler's suicide
Adolf Hitler shot himself because he did not want to lose another war. -
VE Day
VE Day was the day that the US and Britain celebrated their victory over Nazi Germany after the surrendered. -
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was a meeting held to figure out how the war should end with Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Harry Truman present. -
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
In order to end the war, the United States dropped a nuclear atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945. Later, they dropped another bomb on Nagasaki on August 9th, 1945. As a result, Japan surrendered and the war ended. -
VJ Day
VJ Day was the day that Japan surrendered to the Allies and ended WWII. -
Formation of the U.N.
The United Nations was formed after WWII to prevent any other future global wars. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine stated that the US would provide assisstance to Democratic nations in need. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was a plan stating the US would loan money to Britain so they could rebuild after the war. -
NATO
NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization and was a treaty stating the Allied forces would get together incase the Soviet Union tried to attack. -
Korean War
The Korean War was fought between North and DSouth Korea because N.Korea wanted to be communist but S.Korea refused. -
Stalin's death; Khrushchev
Stalin died of a brain disease and Khrushchev accused him of the problems the Soviets had while he was alive. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was a treaty signed by the Soviets and Europeans giving them mutual defense. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was the battle between the north and the south because the north wanted to be communist. -
Sputnik
The US and Soviets were involved in the Space Race, a competition, where the Soviets launched the 1st satellite ever created aka Sputnik. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt to eliminate the communist government in Cuba and remove Fidel Castros power. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall separated east and west Berlin to prevent people from entering either side during the cold war. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuba was armed with nuclear missles made by the Soviet Union aimed at America. -
Gorbachev
Gorbachev was the leader of the Soviet Union who blamed the US for bringing Russia into the Cold War. -
Soviet Union Falls
The Soviet Union fell when its members left to form their own independent states.
