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Japan Invades China - Nanking
After the successful assault on Shanghai, Japanese forces attacked the Chinese capital of Nanking. -
Poland and Germany
Beginning WWII, German forces move into Poland to occupy the state. -
Battle of Britian
British forces defeated the German air force, Lutwaffe, as they began air raids onto Great Britian. -
Tripartite Pact
Agreement between Axis powers (Germany, Italy, Japan) signed in Berlin, Germany. -
Lend-Lease Act
An act to which the U.S. would send aid to overseas troops. -
Operation Barborossa - German Bliztkrieg
Breaking previously signed peace treaties, German forces assaulted USSR and ultimately lost. -
Leningrad Blockade
Also known as the Seige of Leningrad, the three year conflict between the recently angered Germans and Russian forces led to massive destruction. Leningrad was the old name for St. Petersburg. -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese air fighters attacked US forces stationed at Pearl Harbor, a military naval base located off of Oahu, Hawaii. -
Wannsee Conference
German leaders discuss the plans on how to deal with the surrounding Jewish population. -
Battle of Midway
From June 4th to June 7th, Japanese forces decidingly assualted approaching U.S. forces by the Midway Atoll. -
D-Day
The day of the Normandy Invasion (Normandy, France) by Allied forces. -
Yalta Conference
Roosevelt of the US, Chruchill of Great Britian, and Stalin of the Soviet Union discuss the final plans to end WWII. Specifically on how to defeat the Nazi Party. -
Iwo Jima/Okinawa
In the Pacific campaign towards the final stretches of the war, U.S. soldiers had begin to take over the final necessary islands. The bloodiest one to take was Iwo Jima, a conflict lasting for months. -
Hitler's Suicide
On this day, Hitler, fleeing enroaching Allied forces, committed suicide in his bunker. -
VE Day
The victory of Allied forces against the Axis on the Atlantic front was declared. VE stands for Victory Europe. -
Potsdam Conference
Harry S. Truman (US), Winston Churchill (Britian), and Joseph Stalin (Russia or USSR) meet in Berlin in a suburb named Potsdam, to discuss possible peace treaties. -
Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
From August 6th to August 9th, U.S. forces dropped two atomic bombs onto cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki of Japan. These acts were done to end the Pacific front of WWII. -
VJ Day
Also known as Victory over Japan day, Truman declared the ending of WWII after calling peace with Japan. The surrender was held in Tokyo Bay on the USS Missouri. -
United Nations
An international organization developed to entrust worldwide peace, security, cooperation, and human rights. -
Truman Doctrine
US president Harry S. Truman sends aid to Greece and Turkey under the threat of communist oppression. -
Marshall Plan
A "rehabilition" plan led by the U.S. to aid western countries post-WWII. -
NATO
Otherwise known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO serves as an alliance force to countries located on the Atlantic fronts. -
Mao Zedong - People's Republic of China
Mao Zedong, after negotiaions with Russia for aid, established the People's Republic of China. -
Korean War
A conflict between North and South Korea. U.S. shortly became involved in order to protect the ally of South Korea. -
Khrushchev
Following Joseph Stalin's death on March 5, 1953, Nikita Khrushchev followed to leading the USSR. -
Warsaw Pact
Surrounding Soviet countries (including the Soviet Union, Hungary, Poland, etc.) created a defense organization to help aid and assist one another. -
Sputnik I
First unmanned craft to ever orbit the Earth. -
Sputnik II
The first living being to be sent into space...the dog Laika, to which also the craft orbited the Earth. -
Bay of Pigs - Invasion
A U.S. led assault on Cuba, which ultimately failed. The CIA was headfronting the operation. -
Cuban Missle Crisis - First "Encounter"
U.S. spy planes spotted multiple ranges of destructive ordanence set up in Cuba by Soviet forces, something promised would happen by the U.S. -
Vietnam War - Tonkin Resolution
Following numerous assaults, the U.S. unofficially enters the war to stop the spread of communism. This act was signed by Lyndon B. Johnson. -
Berlin Wall
On this day, the Berlin Wall, seperating East and West Germany, collapsed. It seperated free country from communism. -
Gorbachev - The Fall of USSR
After much tension and conflict, Gorbachev stepped down from presidency of the USSR on Christmas, the same day the USSR officially collapsed. -
Soviet Union Falls
On the same day Gorbachev resigns position, the Soviet Union falls. It was a decision elected upon by Soivet officials.
