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Anschluss of Austria
Germany's union with Austria -
Munich Conference
British and French convince the Czechs to give up Sudetenland to appease Hitler -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union in which they promised to work together in WW2 and rule Europe "together" -
Blitzkrieg
"Lightning War" a German military technique of constant bombing ensues. -
Operation Sealion and Blitz
Hitler invades Britain -
Operation Sealion and Blitz
Hitler invades Britain -
Operation Barbarossa
The Nazi invasion of Russia for resources and the turning point of WW2 -
Pearl Harbor attacked
The reason that America joined in the war. Axis Japanese fighter pilots bomb military Harbor -
Battle of the Coral Sea
an island-hopping campaign across the islands around Japan. -
"Big 3" Meet
FDR, Churchill, and Stalin meet to decide on plans for war. -
Yalta Conference
Meeting between Allied leaders in which agreements were made regarding world war 2 -
Yalta Conference
the meeting in which the allied leaders made agreements regarding WWII -
D-Day
Beach of Normandy stormed and France invaded during WW2 -
Hitler's Death
Adolf Hitler Commits suicide. -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe Day, day of victory in WWII -
Manhattan Project
The Codename for the Atom Bomb that was being developed. Truman warned the Japanese due to the Weapons of Mass Destruction the U.S. had. -
Hiroshima Bombing
Japan refuses to surrender twice and the US drops the first Atom Bomb on them. -
Nagasaki Bombing
After two refusals of surrender from Japan, the US finally dropped an Atom Bomb on Japan in two places. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the sites of the explosion. -
Truman Doctrine Adopted
The policy of trying to stop the spread of communism in the world -
Marshall Plan Enacted
Massive aid package offered by the US to Europe to help countries rebuild after WWII -
N.A.T.O. Signed
military alliance to protect North Atlantic states from U.S.S.R. Communist block -
Division Of Germany
Soviets were angry because western allies are helping rebuild West Germany while east Germany is controlled by Soviets -
Warsaw Pact
Mutual defense alliance between the U.S.S.R. and seven satellites in Eastern Europe -
Warsaw Pact
Mutual defense alliance between U.S.S.R. and seven satellites in Eastern Europe. -
Warsaw Pact
MUtual defense alliance between USSR and seven satellites in Eastern Europe.
