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Japan invades Manchuria
Created a sphere of economic domination. Try to solve economic problems through expansions. -
Nuremberg Trials
Racial laws were passed by Hitler. Restricted the rights of Jews in Germany. -
Munich Pact
Britain and France allow Hitler to take more land. Hitler broke the pact in 6 months. -
Kristallnacht
Night of broken glass. Vandalized Jewish homes, schools,business and Germany killed close to 100 jews -
Neutraility Acts of 1939
Greman aggression in an effort to provide the allies.Evolving more involved policies -
Germany invades Poland
Germany use blitzkrieg lighting war. Devasting air raids on Britain -
Atlantic Charter
Statements of British and US war aims and goals. System of general security -
Exec Order 8022
Philip Randolph demanded equal access to war-time jobs. Prohibiting ethnic or racial discrimination -
Atlantic Conference
Alliance strength between Britain and US. Signing by the Atlantic Charter -
Lend -Lease Act
The interest of defense of the United States. Sell,transfer,exchange,title to,lease,lend and dispose of. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The surprise attack by Japan against Pearl Harbor. Congress asking declaration of war on Japan -
Operation Torch
The invasion of North Africa was launched to free the Mediterranean Sea. Germany protects the oil fields in the middle east -
Battle of Midway
Japan lost several aircraft and carriers. Stopped the Japanese advance and put them on the defensive. -
Order 9066
Japanese descent order to sell their property. Internment of Americans of Japanese descent and resident aliens from Japan -
Korematsu v. United States
Korematsu lost and the Supreme court upheld Japanese internment. Korematsu refused to leave his home per order 9066 -
Battle of the Bulge
Last German offensive and beginning of the end Nazis. The race to berlin was on -
D-Day
Long waited for the western front. Invasion in history included bombers, gliders, and paratroopers. -
Yalta Conference
Final plans to defeat Europe. Churchill,FDR,Stalin discussion post-war European plans -
Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The little boy was dropped on Hiroshima. The fat man was dropped on Nagasaki. This is called the Manhattan Project -
United Nations is created
Idea based on League of Nations proposed by Woodrow Wilson. Promote international cooperation and organization task -
Truman Doctrine
Pledged to contain communism. The United States supplied military and financial aid to Greece and Turkey. -
Marshall Plan
To promote economic rebuilding and prevent the fall of European countries to communism. Proposed by George Marshall -
Israel is established
The US supports the self-determination of the Jewish people. The US promptly recognized and support Israel -
Berlin Airlift
The US supplied the people of Berlin with food, water, and other supplies. Soviets blockaded Berlin to prevent supplies from getting in -
US establishes NATO
A military alliance aimed at the Soviet Union and mutual defense. The Soviet Union organized the Warsaw Pact. -
Korean Conflict
Divided at the 38th parallel. United Nations support a police action to defend South Korea. -
Soviet Union tests Atomic Bomb
Hydrogen bomb and began a nuclear arms race. The US to accelerate the development of the hydrogen bomb -
Soviet Union launched Sputnik
US Congress passed the National Defense Education for math and science. The arms face raise fears that reflect bomb shelters. -
National Defense Education Act
Promote math and science skills. Fear of consumerism made Americans less competitive -
Rise of the Berlin Wall
Symbol of the Cold War. Separate West and East Germany to keep people of the eastern bloc, -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Prop a friendly government. The US supports the resistance movement(Afghan). -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The end of the Cold War. The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.