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Japan's Invasion of China
Japan invades Manchuria after the Mukden Incident. -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany invades Poland, thus starting WWII. -
Battle of Britain
The beginning of the German bombing raids on Britain. -
Tripartite Pact
An agreement signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan, thus creating the Axis powers. -
Lend-Lease Act
The Lend-Lease Act allowed the US to send arms, defense materials, and money to other countries during the war. -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
Germany break their non-agression pact with Russia and invades Russia. -
Leningrad Blockade
German attempt to block all routes to Leningrad. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, sparking the involvement of the US in WWII. -
Wannsee Conference
German conference that was called in order to determine the punishment for the Jewish population. -
Battle of Midway
Battle that marked the turning point for the war in the Pacific. -
D-Day
The beginning of the Aliied invasions of Normandy, France. -
Yalta Conference
Conference that was called to determine the punishment placed on Germany. -
Iwo Jima/Okinawa
Two of the most bloodiest battles of WWII. Okinawa is known as the bloodiest battle in the Pacific. -
Hitler's Suicide
Hitler and his wife ingested cyanide and shot themselves. -
VE Day
The day that Germany surrendered. Also known as Victory in Europe Day. -
Postdam Conference
The conference where world leaders gathered to determine the punishment Germany would have to face. -
VJ Day
The day that WWII officially ended. -
Formation of the UN
The UN was an upgraded version of the League of Nations. The UN enforced peace and encouraged other countries to join. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The United States dropped the first atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 to end WWII. -
Truman Doctrine
Stated that the US would provide all forms of support for democratic countries facing the threat of Communism. -
Marshall Plan
American initiative to aid Europe and provide economic support after WWII. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed to counter the Warsaw Pact. -
Mao Zedong & People's Republic of China
Mao Zedong took over China and made it Communist. -
Korean War
A civil war that resulted in the eventual division of the land which led to North Korea & South Korea. -
Stalin's Death
Joseph Stalin, leader of Russia, dies. -
Khrushchev takes office
Nikita Khrushchev becomes leader of Russia after Stalin's death. -
Warsaw Pact
European alliance similiar to NATO that consisted of the USSR & other Communist countries. -
Vietnam War
Civil war between North Vietnam, backed by Russia and other Communist countries, and South Vietnam, backed by the US and other anti-communist countries. North Vietnam won once US troops were taken out of Vietnam. North Vietnam reunited the two countries and now Vietnam is communist. -
Sputnik
The day that Sputnik 1 was launched into space. -
Bay of Pigs
The attempt to invade Cuba, also known as the Bay of Pigs, begins. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
USSR's retalitation to the Bay of Pigs invasion. The crisis was averted, but if it were not, a nuclear war between the US and the USSR would have began. -
Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the USSR
Gorbachev gets elected into office and served for 6 years. -
Berlin Wall
Destruction of the Berlin Wall began in 1990. -
Soviet Union Falls
The Soviet flag is lowered for the last time and Khrushchev resigns from office and makes Boris Yeltsin the new president of Russia.
