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Anschuluss of Austria
Union of Austria and Germany -
Munich conference
Brithish and French leaders convinced the czechs to give up sudentenland to appease Hitler. -
Nazi-Soviet pact
An agreement between Hitler and Stalin to keep peace between their two countries -
Blitzkrieg
Hitler orders a "lighting war" or constant bombing on Norway and Belgium. -
Operation sea lion
Hitler invades britain -
Operation Barbarossa
Hitler breaks the Nazi-Soviet pact and invades the Soviet Union to take over their vast natural resources -
Pearl Harbor
The day that the Japanese troops bombed pearl harbor, Hawaii. This is the reason the U.S. entered ww2. -
Island hopping campaign
A goal of the U.S. to defeat Japan one island at a time and it would allow them to move north -
Big Three
FDR, Winston Churchill and Joesph Stalin meet to decide to fight the war in Europe first then in the pacific. (japan) -
Yalta conference
The big three decide to fight Japan within three months of Germany's surrender -
D-day
Invasion of France to defeat German allies -
V-E day
when Germany surrendered. (victory in England) -
Manhattan project
A code name for the A-bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
A-bomb
U.S. drops bomb on Hiroshima. -
A-bomb part 2
U.S. drops bomb on Nagasaki. -
United nations
Countries formed a world conference to play a greater role in world affairs. -
Truman doctrine
A doctrine named after president Truman to contain comunism. -
Marshall plan
To strengthen democratic governments , the U.S offered massive aid package. -
Division of Germany
The Soviets were angry because the allies help rebulid west Germany's economy, but the Soviets controlled the east. -
Nato
The U.S., Canada, and ten other countries formed a military alliance. -
Warsaw pact
the soviet union forms its own military alliance
