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Japan’s invasion of China
Japan wanted to completely take over China. They wanted to take complete control of China politically and militarily. Japan went out and invaded different parts of china like Shanghai and Nanking. -
Germany invades Poland
German forces bombard Poland on their land also in the air. Hiltller was seeking to regain lost territory and contol all of poland. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain consist of German and Brittish air forces that bomb the United Kingdom. -
Tripartite pact
It was a pact that established the Axis powers of World War II. This pact provided mutual assistance if any of the signatories go under attack by any nation that is not already apart of the war. -
Gorbachev
He was the general of the Communist Party for the Soviet Union. He ended the Soviet Union’s postwar domination of eastern Europe. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for peace. -
Lend-Lease Act
This act was an act that provided U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. -
Germany takes Leningrad
German bombers blast through Leningrad's antiaircraft defenses, and kill more than 1,000 Russians. -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
Also know as the ''lighting war''. Hitler tried to take over the Soviet Union but failed at doing so. This battle of Stalingrad was known as the turning point of World War II. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawii. -
Formation of the U.N.
26 nations at war with the axis powers met in Washington to sign the Declaration of the United Nations. They all agreed to use all its resources against the axis powers and not do anything seperately. -
Wannsee Conference
This was a conference in Berlin that consisted of the top Nazi bureaucrats to talk about the final solution. The final solution was that they would try to kill off the entire Jewish population. -
Battle of Midway
This battle destroyed Japan's naval strength. This was because the Americans ruined four of its aircraft carriers. The Japanese never recovered from this. -
D-Day
It was a day in which during World War II, Allied forces invaded Northern France by beach landings in Normandy. -
Yalta Conference
This was a conference that consisted of Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt for the purpose of discussing Europes post war reorganization. -
Iwo Jima/Okinawa
These battles were very essential for the Americans because they reclaimed land form the japanese -
Hitler’s suicide
Hilter committed suicide by gunshot. He killed himself because the Russians were taking over, and hitler knew that if he was captured he would be tortured. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day. It officially ended World War II in Europe. All of Europe were having celebrations all over because of this. -
Potsdam Conference
This was a conference with Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchhill, and Harry Truman. They met in Potsdam, Geremany to negotiate terms for the end pf World War 2 -
The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States used a massive atomic weapon against Hiroshima, Japan. It flattened the city and killed tens of thousands of civilians. Then a couple od days later the U.S . droped another one on Nagasaki. -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan Day. This was a day that Japan surrendered and in which ending World War II. -
Truman Doctrine
A U.S policy that guranteed aid to any nation threatened by commuinism. This was set forth by President Harry Truman. -
Marshall Plan
It was also known as the European Recovery Program. Over 13 billon dollars was used to the help of the economic recovery of Europe. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization was an alliance of 28 members bordering the North Atlantic ocean. Its main purpose was to protect the freedom of its members. -
Mao Zedong &People’s Republic of China
A complete victory by the communist party of China in the Chinnese War, established the People's Republic of China. The leader of this republic was Mao Zedong. -
Korean War
This war was a part of the Cold War. It was was a battle between North and South Korea. It started when North Korean soldiers crossed the boundary line -
Stalin’s death; Khrushchev
After the death of Jospeh Stalin, Khrushchev became secretary of the communist party. It took alot for him to gain that power because he was in the shadow of the heir of the thrown Malenkov. Khrushchev was very loyal to Stalin so that payed off for him, and he was soon named the secretary of the communist party. -
Warsaw Pact
A military allliance with the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries for collective defense under a joint military command. -
Sputnik
Sputnik was the first artificial Earth Satellite that the Soviet Union launched to an elliptical low Earth orbit. It was used to boradcast radio pulse. -
Vietnam War
It was a war between the Vietnam and the U.S. The Vietnamese nationalist wanted to unify the country under a communist goverment, while the United States wanted to stop the spread of communism. -
Bay of Pigs
This was a group of Cuban refugees trained by the U.S. to try and end the communist goverment of Fidel Castro. -
Berlin Wall
It was a wall built to seperate East and West Berlin. The Berlin wall was built to keep Western fascist from entering East Germany. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a 13 day political and military standoff over the use nuclear missles on Cuba. -
Soviet Union falls
The many reason for the all of the Soviet Union was that the economy colloaspe. There was also division within the people of Russia.
