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Japan's Invasion of China
Japan had invaded Northern China earlier in 1931, but now they were invading the area around the Yangtze River and took over the Chinese capital of Nanking. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany moves troops into Poland and begins to attack. -
Battle of Britian
The Germans attenpted to invade Britian, but they were defeated by the British air force. -
Tripartite pact
An alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan. -
Lend-Lease Act
A system in which the United States gave materials to the Allies to support them in the war. -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
Germany's attempted attack on the Soviet Union that ended in the German's defeat. -
Leningrad blockade
The Germans blockaded the city of Leningrad for almost 900 days. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
An attack on the United States by the Japanese. This lead to the united states joining the war. -
Wannsee Conference
A Nazi meeting where they decided what to do about the Jews. -
Battle of Midway
The United States attacked the Japanese navy. -
D-Day
The Allied powers invaded Western Europe. -
Yalta Conference
A confrence that was held in order to discus the defeat and occupation of Germany. -
Iwo Jima/Okinawa
A battle between the United States, it was a bloody battle that lasted about a month, and ended with the United States victory. -
Hitler’s suicide
After accepting defeat, Hitler shot himself. -
VE Day
The Surrender of Nazi Germany, which marked the end of the war in Europe. -
Potsdam Conference
Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin got together to discuss peace. -
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The U.S. dropped to atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagassaki. These bombs devistated several miles of land and killed over 100,000 people. -
V J Day
A celebration of the victory over Japan. -
Formation of the U.N.
After WWII the allied powers estaablished the U.N. to handle international problems. -
Truman Doctrine
Declared economic and military aid to Greece. -
Marshall Plan
The United States aided 17 European countries in establishing a democracy. -
NATO
A military alliance made to protect Eastern and Central Europe from the Soviet Union. -
Mao Zedong &People’s Republic of China
Mao Zedong lead the communist party. He established the People's Republic of China. -
Korean War
North Korea invaded South Korea. China sided with the North and the United States sided with the South. The war ended with the seperation of Korea into North and South. -
Stalin’s death; Khrushchev
When stalin died, Khrushchev took over the soviet union. He promoted de-stalinization. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was created to help maintain the Soviet Union's military power. -
Vietnam War
North Vietnam wanted to unite all ove Vietnam under one communist country. -
Sputnik
The first sattellites launched into space by the Soviet Union. -
Bay of Pigs
The United states invation of Cuba. -
Berlin Wall
A wall that seperated East Berlin from West Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union put nuclear weapons in Cuba. -
Gorbachev
The President of the Soviet Union, and lead to the down fall of the communist party and established a democracy. -
Soviet Union falls
Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus voted for independece and the end of the Soviet Union.
