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D day
Allied forces invaded france in June 6, 1944. Over than 150,000 troops landed on beaches of Normandy. -
V-E Day
April 1945 the Soviets were the first to reach Berlin surrounding the city. By May 2 they found the body of Adolf Hitler near his berlin bunker. He commited suicide, and Berlin surrendered that same day. Germany surrendered on may 7. -
United nations
After the war Roosevelt convinced Stalin to agree to join the United nations which was a new world organization. The United Nations was made to prevent any future war. -
Hiroshima
In July 26, 1945 Allies told japan to surrender, but japan did not respond back. On August 6, an american plane flew over Hiroshima and dropped an atomic bomb, more than 70,000 people were killed. -
V-J day
Japanese emperor Hirohito surrendered on August 15, 1945. This was the end of WWII. -
Possible war (Cold War)
The relationship with the Soviet Union and the western nations grew more conflict between them. January 1946, President Truman stated this "Another war is in the making". Also Stalin said that a war between the east and west is going to happen in the future. -
Truman Doctrine
In 1947 Soviet-backed communist threaten the government of Greece and Turkey. President Truman used this as an opportunity to make Truman Doctrine. The Truman Doctrine was a promise to provide economic and military aid to stop spread communism -
Crisis in Berlin
In 1948 the Soviets blocked off land, rail,water routes into west Berlin. Because of this Berlin's 2 million residents were no longer able to import food, coal, and other vital supplies. -
New attacks
In june 1950 North Korea attacked South Korea. Their goal was to make South Korea a communist government. -
Superpower Rivalries
Soviets wanted to have the most powerful weapons but United also wanted to have the most powerful weapons. Those two countries were rivals. In 1952 the United States tested their first fusion-powered hydrogen bomb with spectacular results.
