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Japan's invansion of China
China fought Japan with the help of Germany, Soviet Union, and the US. -
Germany Invades Poland
Hitler wanted to regain his territory and take over Poland so Germany invaded Poland in September of 1939. -
Blitzkrieg
AKA the lightning war, Germany used offensive weapons along a narrow front in an attempt to avoid a long and drawn out war. -
Battle of Britain
A battle that occured during WWII. It was Germany against Britain. The battle was fought entirely with air forces. -
Tripartite Pact
An agreement between Germany, Italy, and Japan. The agreement was for these three countries to have a military alliance. Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and Slovakia eventually joined as well. -
Lend-Lease Act
United States aided its allies during WWII with things such as food, oil, ammunition, tanks, and airplanes. $50.1 billion dollars worth of supplies was provided by the U.S. -
Leningrad Blockade
Germany sieged Leningrad (Today known as St Petersburg) during WWII in September of 1941. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked the U.S. naval base in Hawaii known as Pearl Harbor. The attack on Pearl Harbor led to the U.S. entering into WWII. -
Wannsee Conference
The conference where Nazi officials met up to come up with the "final solution". The final solution was the plan to exterminate the jews. -
Battle of Midway
The U.S. naval forces defeated the Japanese Navy which were attacking them. It occured 6 months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It ended the threat of further Japanese invasion in the Pacific Ocean. -
D-Day
Allied invansion of Normandy, landed in Normandy beaches during WWII. -
Yalta Conference
Major WWII Conference. FDR, Stalin, and Churchill had a conference to plan how to defeat Nazi Germany. -
Iwo Jima
Fought between Japanese Army and US Marines, began with US ships shooting at Japan. -
NATO
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Hitler's Suicide
Hitler shot himself in the head to commit suicide when Soviet troops were near. -
VE Day
Marked the end of WWII In Europe. -
Potsdam Conference
The conference where Truman, Stalin, and Churchill discussed how to punish Germany after their defeat in WWII and how to make peace. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The US dropped atomic bombs on Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki -
VJ Day
The day that Japan surrendered ending World War II. -
Formation of the U.N.
The united nations was formed to promote the cooperation of many nations across the world with each other. -
Truman Doctrine
President Truman would make the US support democratic nations in Europe that were threatened by communist countries or the Soviet Union. -
Marshall Plan
The US helped Europe by giving them 17 billion dollars to help Europe rebuild their economy after the end of WWII, -
Mao Zedong and China
Mao Zedong was the founder father of the Peoples Republic of China. He ruled from October 1st 1949 until his death in 1976. -
Korean War
War between North and South Korean, with the U.S on the side of South Korea and China along with the Soviet Union on the side of the North Koreans. -
Stalins death
After the death of Stalin, Khrushchev became an important polital figure in the soviet union. -
Warsaw Pact
Alliance between communist states during the Cold War. -
Vietnam War
Vietnam VS the US. Ended in the year 1973. -
Sputnik
Satellite launched by the Soviet Union. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Failed invansion of Cuba by the US CIA. -
Berlin Wall
Divided Berlin into West Berlin/Germany and East Berlin/Germany. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
In Cuba, was a 13 day standoff between US and Soviet Union. -
Gorbachev
Former Soviet Statesman, last leader of the Soviet Union. -
Fall of Soviet Union
The Soviet Union fell on Christmas in 1991. Gorbachev resigned and power was given to a president.
