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Mao Zedong and People’s Republic of China
Mao Zedong takes control of the communist party in china. -
Japan's Invasion of China
Japan invades China because of the Mukden accident. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany invades poland starting World War 2. -
Battle of Britian
Germany bombed britain and engaged in ariel warfare -
Tripartite pact
Forming of the axis powers. -
Wannsee Confrence
this meeting was to ensure cooperation while the Nazi answered the "jew question" -
Lend-Lease Act
The act allowing The US to send supllies to Europe -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
Germany turns against the Soviet Union and tries to suprise attack them. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japan as a suprise attack. -
Battle of Midway
Battle in the pacific theatre. -
Gemany takes Leningrad
Germany takes control of the russian city leningrad. -
D-Day
America, Britian, and Canada invade the Nazi occupied French coast. -
Formation of the UN
Nations come together to fom the United Nations. -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Confrence was a meeting between FDR, Stalin, and Churchill -
Hitler's Suicide
Hitler committed suicide when he realized they were going to lose the war. -
VE Day
The day the Allies beat the Axis in Europe. -
Postam Conference
Leaders of the Allies gather to discuss what will happen after the war. -
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
USA drops two atomic bombs on Japan in order to end the war. -
Iwo Jima and Okanawa
Pacific ocean battles where the USA used island hopping techinc to reach japan. -
VJ Day
the day the allies won in Japan. -
Truman Doctrine
The United States sent economic and military aid -
Marshall Plan
Plan to help Germany after the war. -
NATO
North Atlantic treaty Orginization is a military alliance in the north atlantic region -
Korean War
communist north korean invades south korea. the United States enter to stop the spread of communism -
Stalin's Death; Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin died of natural causes. His death led to much confusion until Khrushchev takes power. -
Warsaw Pact
The soviet Union creates their own defense orginization. -
Sputnik
The Russian satellite that was the first to orbit in space. -
Bay of Pigs
The bay of Pigs was a failed military invasion of Cuba. -
Berlin Wall
Wall seperating the east and west Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuba has missiles pointed at the United States. -
Vietnam War
America enters vietnam in an attempt to stop communism. -
Gorbachev
Communist leader in Russia -
Soviet Union Falls
The Soviet Union fell in to smaller countries and Russia.
