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Japan Invades Manchuria
Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invades Manchuria directly after the Mukden Incident. Resulting in the establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo. This was important to history because it resulted in the change from Manchuria being its own country to being a puppet state. -
Munich Pact
This was an agreement concluded in Munich by nazi Germany. It provided "cession to Germany of the Sudeten German territory." This was important to history because it led to Czechoslovakia getting its border regions and defences surrendered. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass, also called the November Pogrom, was a pogrom against Jews carried out by SA paramilitary forces and civilians throughout Nazi Germany on 9–10 November 1938. The German leaders did not intervene in any way on this hate crime toward Jewish people. This is important to history because this is basically what started the "purging" of jews that Hitler wanted to carry out. -
Neutrality acts of 1939 "No specific time"
This was a series of acts enacted by the United States in the 1930s. These acts were comprised of things to basically help to keep the U.S. neutral. This was important to history because this kept us neutral until pearl harbor was bombed. -
Germany invades Poland
This was the beginning of WW2. This happened one week after the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union. This was important to history because this event sparked the beginning of WW2. -
Lend-Lease Act
This was an act to promote the defense in the U.S. A program where the United States and later the Soviet Union and other Allied nations with food, oil, and materiel between 1941 and August 1945. This was important to history because it showcased how much of a powerhouse the U.S. was by being able to support other countries. -
Atlantic Conference
This was a joint declaration shared by FDR and Winston Churchill. This provided a broad statement of the U.S. and Britain's war aims. this was important to history because it established an agenda to preventing global war through free trade. -
Atlantic Charter
This was a book published by two very prominent world leaders. Those two leaders being FDR and Winston Churchill the book was a document pretty much that set the goals of Britain and the U.S. This was important to history because it was a written down list of the goals between U.S. and Britain. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
This was an attack on the U.S. by the Japanese. This included them bombing ships and the planes on the base. This was important to history because it marked the entry of the U.S. into WW2. -
Exec order 8022
Authorized secretary of war to designate areas as military zones. Also, this cleared the way for the incarceration of Japanese Americans, German Americans, and Italian Americans in U.S. concentration camps. This was important because it allowed the secretary of war new abilities and cleared the way for the incarceration of german Americans etc. -
Exec Order 9066
This was another Exec order that was enacted by FDR. This basically authorized the relocation of people in the United States who are deemed as a threat. This is important to history because this is kind of what led to McCarthyism. -
Battle of Midway
A major naval battle in the pacific theater of WW2. This battle was around six months after the Japanese attack on pearl harbor. This was important to history because the U.S. took the victory in this battle and turned the tide of WW2 in the pacific front. -
Operation Torch
Allied invasion of French North Africa during the second great world war. The French colonies in the area were dominated by the French, formally aligned with Germany but of mixed loyalties. Reports indicated that they might support the Allies. This was important to history because the French misaligned themselves with the axis powers. -
D-Days
Landing and airborne operations of Normandy. The storming of Normandy was a bloody battle resulting in around 18000 casualties. It is important to history because it marked the turn of the tide in the controlled area of nazi Germany. -
Battle of Bulge
This was a major German offensive campaign. As the Germans drove into the Ardennes, the Allied line took on the appearance of a large bulge, giving rise to the battle's name. This was important to history because the allies came out with the victory even though Germany had a very overwhelming force and they were constantly winning but got overcame by the allies. -
Korematsu Vs United States
This was a supreme court case involving Japanese Americans. This was about a Japanese American who violated an exclusion order and was forced to relocate. This is important because it was the first use of exec order of 9022. -
Yalta Conference
This was a conference which was held by the allied powers' main leaders. This conference discussed the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This was the bombing of two Japanese cities. These two bombings alone killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people. This was important to history because this was the only time that atomic bombs were used in conflict. This effectively did bring a swift end to the war. -
United Nations is created
The United Nations was established not long after WW2 ended. It had many goals most involving the wellbeing of humanity and the people of the world. This was important to history because all of the power house nations gathered together to ensure peace world wide. -
Nuremberg Trials
Series of military tribunals carried out by the allies after WW2. This meeting was concerning what should happen with Hitler after WW2. This was important to history because it showed the steps toward dealing with war crimes. -
Truman Doctrine
This was an American Foreign policy written by President Harry Truman. The purpose of this policy was to contain Soviet geopolitical expansion during the cold war. This was important to history because it's the first example of the U.S. trying to contain communism. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was an American initiative passed in 1948 for foreign aid to Western Europe. The United States transferred over $12 billion in economic recovery programs to Western European economies after the end of World War II. This was important to history because this was to prevent communism and aid postwar reconstruction. -
Israel is established
Israel before being established as its own country was under British control. But after WW2 Israel got its independence. This was important to history because it is the birthplace of the Jewish people and they finally obtained their independence. -
Berlin Airlift
One of the first major crisis in the cold war. The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. This was important to history because America had to airlift a load of supplies to the blockaded area because the Soviets were not letting up. -
U.S Establishes NATO
On 25 July 1949, President Truman and Secretary Acheson signed the Instrument of Accession, making the United States a founding member of NATO. The newly created Alliance worked to introduce countries to each other through educational films, brochures, and other promotional materials. This was important to history because it helped Europe rebuild its economy. -
Soviet Union Tests Atomic Bomb
On 29 August 1949, the Soviet Union conducted its first nuclear test, code-named 'RDS-1', at the Semipalatinsk test site in modern-day Kazakhstan. The device had a yield of 22 kilotons. This was important to history because it aroused fear seeing as what two atomic bombs did to Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Korean Conflict (War)
The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea. The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following clashes along the border and insurrections in the south. The war ended unofficially on 27 July 1953 in an armistice. This was important to history because North Korea was communist and South Korea wanted to be independent. -
Soviet Union launches Sputnik
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the earth's first artificial satellite, Sputnik I. The successful launch came as a shock to experts and citizens in the United States, who had hoped that the United States would accomplish this scientific advancement first. This was important to history because the Soviets beat the U.S. to space first. -
National Defense Education Act
The National Defense Education Act was signed into law on September 2, 1958. It provided funding to United States education institutions at all levels. This was important to history because it established the legitimacy of federal funding of higher education and made substantial funds available for low-cost student loans, boosting public and private colleges and universities. -
Rise of Berlin Wall
The berlin wall was a wall that was being built in Berlin to keep the people inside of the city. It had barbed wire and it was made of concrete. This was important to history because it made it difficult to help the people trying to escape communism. -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
The Soviet-Afghan War was a conflict wherein insurgent groups, as well as smaller Maoist groups, fought a nine-year guerrilla war against the Soviet Army and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan government throughout the 1980s, mostly in the Afghan countryside. This was important to history because the Soviets tried invading Afghanistan to spread communism into their government. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989 was a pivotal event in world history that marked the falling of the Iron Curtain and the start of the fall of communism in Eastern and Central Europe. The fall of the inner German border took place shortly afterward. This was important to history because East and West Germany were unified again.