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Japan's Invasion of China
Japan starts its widescale invasion of China. -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany invades Poland with Soviet help. -
Battle of Britain Begins
The Battle of Britain begins. The German airforce starts conducting an air campaign against the United Kingdom -
Battle of Britain Ends
The aircampaign against Britain by the German airforce ends. Britain is heavily damaged but its own airforce remains intact. -
Tripartite Pact
It was a military alliance signed in Berling by Germany, Japan, and Italy. -
LendLease Act
LendLease act is enacted which would allow the US to supplie China, France, Brtiain, USSR, and other allied nations with material in return for military bases. -
Leningrad Blockade
German Army besiege the town of Leningrade and stay there. The city is blockade and many people starve but they do not surrender. -
German Blitzkrieg of Russia
This was the invasion of Russia by Germany that involved about 4 million Axis troops. Germans are succesfull at first but are then pushed back. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, a naval base in Hawaii. -
Wannsee Conference
Held in Berlin, this conference was made to confirm the cooperation of adminstrative leaders in implementing the final solution. -
Battle of Midway
This was a naval battle between Japan and the USA. This was a USA victory and caused so much damage to the Japanese fleet that their navy never fully recovered. -
D-Day
D-Day was the landing invasion on Normandy, France on multiple beaches on Operation Overlord. It was a succesful allied invasion. -
Yalta Conference
This was a conference by held by the US, UK, and the USSR to discuss the post-war reorginization of Europe after the war. This conference was held in Crimea. -
Iwojima/ Okinawa
These were two island conquered by the US as part of its island hopping strategy. These battles were very costly and some thought them not worth the cost. -
Hitler's Suicide
Hitler committed suicide when allied forces surrounded his bunker. -
VE Day
It is the public holiday when victory was declared in Europe during World War 2.. -
Potsdam Conference Begins
The victorious powers gather to decide on how to administer punishment to Nazi Germany. -
Potsdam Conference Ends
The conference to administer punishment to Nazi Germany ends. -
Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima
Hiroshima is bombed by the first atomic bomb. Thousands die. -
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
Nagasaki is bombed by an atomic bomb. Thousands die. -
VJ Day
Japan officially declares their surrender to the allied powers. -
Japan's Invasion of China Ends
Japan's invasion of China officialy ends when Japan is bomb with the first atomic bomb. -
Formation of the U.N.
The United Nations is formed to promote cooperation and peace among countries. -
Truman Doctrine
Truman makes the proclamation that if Greece and Turkey did not recieve aid, they would fall to communism. -
Marshall Plan
Marshall Plan was enacted where aid was to be sent to Europe for the damages by the second World War. -
NATO
On this date, an alliance was formed by multiple democratic states to make sure to defend each other if an external threat attacked. This was the opposite of the Warsaw Pact and was created in an attempt to undermine Communism and the USSR. -
Mao Zedong and Communist China
Mao Zedong takes leadership of China and China now becomes a Communist country. It is not recognized by western nations. -
Korean War
This was a war between North Korea and South Korea which were repsectiveley backed by China and the US. This was essentially a proxy war between communism and capitalism. -
Stalin's Death and Khrushchev
Stalin dies who is eventually replaced by Khrushchev. -
Warsaw Pact
It was a alliance between several communist states headed by the USSR. Was the opposite of NATO. Formed on this date. -
Vietnam War
This was a war between north and south Vietnam which was part of a larger proxy war between Communism and Capitalism. The actual puppet holders was the USSR allied with China and the United States. The US eventually pulled out. -
Sputnik
Russians launch the first sattelite called Sputnik. -
Bay of Pigs
CIA sponsered invasion of Cuba by paramilitary group launches and soon fails. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a wall seperating East and West Berlin. This was to seperate the Nato backed democratic side and the USSR backed communist side. -
Cuban Missle Crises
It is a confrontation between the US and the USSR over the transport of ballistic missles by the USSR to Cuba which would be within range to strike the US. This was eventually resolved peacefully. -
Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev takes office in the USSR. He is known to have attempted to soften relationships with the United States and to promote cooperation. -
Fall of Soviet Union
The dissolition of the Soviet Union was raitified on this date. It was agreed that all former states of the Soviet Union were to be independent but be linked by a sort of alliance called the CIS.
