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Japan's invasion of China
Japan invaded Manchuria in 1937 and which was the beginning of Japan's mayhem, which led to the invasion and attack on China to expand. -
Germany invades Poland
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Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was between the RAF (Royal Air Force) and the Luftwaffe (German air force). The Royal Air Force won the air battle, defending Great Britain from ground invasion by Germany. (June-September of 1940) -
Tripartite Pact
The Tripartite Pact was an agreement between Germany, Italy, and Japan that stated that they would assist each other if they were attacked by a country that wasn't involved in the war yet. -
Lend-Lease Act
Thia act allowed the U.S. to send weapons to other countries that needed them and that had an effect on America's well-being. -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
In German, Blitzkrieg mean "Lightning War". germany was defeated in Stalingrad by the Soviet Union. -
Leningrad Blockade
The German army circled Leningrad for a total of 900 days. Nearly 800,000 people died. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japan conducted a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor which is a U.S. naval base in Hawaii. This event lead to the United States entering WWII. -
Wannsee Conference
THis was a meeting of all of the Nazi officials to decide the "final solution" for the Jewish people. -
Battle of Midway
U.S. destroyed Japan's first line carrier. This battle helped keep Japan from further invadig the Pacific. -
D-Day
D-Day was the day that the Allies invaded Normandy, France. -
Yalta Conference
This conference was held together to plan the defeat of Nazi Germany. The conference included Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
Iwo Jima
U.S. Marines landed on Iwo Jima planning to take it over so that B-29 bombers could land there. The U.S. finally won but lost many soldiers. -
Okinawa
Okinawa was the last step towards Kyushu. It ended up being the largest amphibious invasion for the U.S. in the Pacific war. -
HItler's suicide
Adolf Hitler shoots himself in an underground bunker because he knows that he is going to lose the war. -
VE Day
VIctory in Europe. THe defeat of Nazi Germany. -
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was an allied conference held to discuss peace settlements. It was held in Potsdam, Germany. The main participants of this conference were Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Harry S. Truman. -
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic bombbs were droppedon Hiroshima and Nagaski as attacks on Japan so that they would surrender. -
VJ Day
This was the day that Japan surrendered from WWII. VJ stands for "Victory over Japan". -
Formation of the U.N.
The United Nations was formed to bring countries together and create more peace for the future. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine declared that we would help both Greece and Turkey both economically and in military So that they would not fall under Soviet control. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall plan was a plan to help recover Europe economy by sending over $13 billion dollars (about $120 billion in today's money). -
Mao Zedong and People's Republic of China
Mao Zedong was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party and chairman of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1959. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Military alliance in which the countries involved in NATO stay together and defend against attacking countries. -
Korean War
U.S. fought on the side of democratic South Korea against communist North Korea. -
Stalin's death; Krushchev
Joseph Stalin died from a heart attack and Krushchev took his role as the leader of the Soviet Union. -
Warsaw Pact
This was a mutual self0defense treaty between Communist countries to defend themselves against NATO. -
Vietnam War
The U.S. fought with democratic South Vietnam against communist North Vietnam. -
Sputnik
Sputnik were a series of 10 satellites sent into space by the Societ Union. -
Bay of Pigs
America wanted to get rid of Castro in Cuba so they invaded Cuba. Kennedy eventually gave up in November of 1961 because he didn't want it to end in a World War III. -
Berlin Wall
A wall built around Communist East Berlin during the Cold War to separate it from democratic West Germany. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
President Kennedy forced the Soviets to remove nuclear missiles from Cuba that were aimed towards the U.S. -
Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev was the president of the Soviet Union from about 1990-1991. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Price in 1990 for his efforts in decentralizing the economy in the Soviet Union. -
Soviet Union Falls
Soviet Union fell and the Soviet states became separate countries.
