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Japan's Invasion of China
Japan accused China of firing on them on the Marco Polo bridge. This accusation was used for Japan to use as leverage to invade China. **Manchuria -
Germany invades Poland
The invasion initiated by Adolf Hitler as a "defensive" tactic. This angered France and Britain which eventually led to them declaring war on Germany sparking World War 2 -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain is the drive by the German forces during WWII against the United Kingdom -
Tripartite Pact
A pact signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan where they agreed to become allies with one another. -
Lend-Lease Act
An act that allowed the US to transfer arms to other countries who could protect the US in the case that the country's people were in danger from foreign threat. -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union. This ended up backfiring on Hitler because of the Soviet Unions abundance of soldiers and tactics. -
Leningrad Blockade
It was the Germany siege against Leningrad, a major industrial city in the Soviet Union. Also called the 900-Day Siege. -
Bombing of Pear Harbor
The bombing of Pearl Harbor was an unexpected attack planned by the Japanese in a naval base located in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Prime reason for the U.S.A.'s involvement of in World War II -
Wannsee Conference
A meeting between Nazi Germany officials in Wansee, "The Final Solution to Jewish Question." -
Battle of Midway
A U.S. attack on the Japanese Navy 6 months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The U.S. won and allowed them to take an offensive position in the war. -
D-Day
The day in which the allies invaded Normandy, France to free Western Europe from Germany's control. Referred to as "the begining of the end of the war" -
Yalta Conference
The conference where Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met in Russia to discuss post-war issues and the unconditional surender of Germany. -
Iwo Jima/Okinawa
The battle between the Americans and Japanese that was basically the last battle fought between them. The Americans sought to establish a base near the Japanese coast. -
Hitler's Suicide
His suicide was a result of Germany losing the war, so he didn't have to see the outcome of the war he took cyanide poisoning as well as shot himself with a pistol with his wife. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day. It was the day that Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allied Powers and where Britain and the U.S. rejoiced over their victory. -
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was held in Postdam, Germany to parley terms for the end of the Second World War. Euope's borders were discussed during this conference as well as what to do with Germany after their surrender, -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshina &Nagasaki
The two nuclear bombs authorized by President Harry Truman that was dropped on the two Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that signified the end of/surrender of the Japanese. -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan day. It was the day Japan surrendered unconditionally after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Formation of the U.N.
Members of 26 nations met together to sign the declaration of United Nations as to continue fighting against the axis powers and use all their resoruces against them. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman doctrine was Harry Truman's desire to assist countries who are being threated politically, economically, and militarily by authoritarian countries. -
Marshall Plan
Originally called the economic recovery act, it allowed for the use of 13 billion dollars to help Europe recover from post-war economic problems. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It is composed of 28 countries whose freedom is protected under this treaty. "An attack under one country is an attack under all countries." -
Mao Zedong and People's Republic of China
Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China when he supressed nationalistic revolts. -
Korean War
When the Communist Northern half of Korea invaded the democratic Southern half of Korea which was backed up by the Soviet Union. Split of the two is at the 38th parallel. -
Stalin's Death; Khrushchev
After Stalin's death, it was expected that Georgi Melenkov take power. Khrushchev was a very loyal advisor of Stalin which appealed to Stalin. He led the Soviets during the Cold War and supported the Cuban Missile Crisis -
Warsaw Pact
A pact signed between the Soviet Union as well as a few other European states that allowed the Soviet Union to be in command of those states' military. Soviet Union, Albania, Poland, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Bulgaria -
Vietnam War
The war with Northern Vietnam and Viet Cong (their southern allies) vs. Southern Vietnam with the United States. Northern Vietnam won and instituted communism to the whole country and the US withdrew from the war. -
Sputnik I
The satellite launched by the Soviet Union. It lauched a international desire to conduct things in space, about the size of a beachball. It was followed by Sputnik II -
Bay of Pigs
An invasion initiaited by John F. Kennedy to have a full stike on the nation of Cuba but ended in a loss when Kennedy's traned Cuban soldiers were outnumbered and surrendered after 24 hours. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was the barbed wired/concrete wall that separated Communist East Berlin and Democratic West Berlin. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
The conflict that arose due to Soviet nuclear missiles stationed in Cuba. The Soviet Union agreed to take out the missiles if Kennedy did not invade Cuba and they removed their missiles from Turkey. -
Gorbachev
Gorbachev was the last General Secretary of the Soviet Union where he ended the Soviet Union as a whole. Also became the president in 1990 -
Soviet Union Falls
11 of the Soviet Union's members withdrew from the union becoming independent states. Along with that, Gorbachev's radical reforms was a catalyst for the fall of the Soviet Union and with that came his resignation and the fall of the Soviet Union
