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Mikhail Gorbachev
Borbachev is born and in 1990 becomes president of the USSR. He does his best to democratize the Russian government. -
Second Sino-Japanese war
Japan starts a full-on invasion of China through the Marco-Polo Bridge and moving in. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany begins invading Poland, and the British and French declare war on Germany catalyzing WWII -
Battle of Britian
The British were bombarded by German planes, but the Royal Air Force (RAF) were able to fend them off. -
Tripartite Pact
The Germans, Italians, and Japanese pledged to assist one another in their time of need. -
The Lend Lease Act
The lend lease act allowed for America to send military supplies to the Allied powers. -
German Blitzkrieg on the Soviet Union
The Germans broke the non-agression agreement with the Soviet Union and invades. -
Siege of Leningrad
Germany's army surrounds Leningrad in order to siege it -
Pearl Harbor bombing
The Japanese bomb Oahu Island, where there was a military base, bringing the United States into WWII. -
Wannsee Conference
Nazi officials met to determine what happens to the jews. -
Battle of Midway
Naval battle with the Americans going up against the Japanese using only aircraft. -
D-day
The United States, Canada, and Britain invaded Normandy France, liberating France and moving in towards Germany. -
The Yalta Conference
Meeting between the leaders of the main members of the Allied powers discussing what to do with Nazi Germany. -
Iwo Jima Battle
The Japanese lost to the United States on Iwo Jima Island. -
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler consumes a cyanide pill and shoots himself in the head. -
VE Day
This marked the victory of the Allied powers in Europe. -
Potsdam Conference
Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin discussed peace settlements over WWII -
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima first. Then they hit Nagasaki 3 days later. -
VJ Day
WWII is over. -
The Formation of the United Nations
The United Nations, an international organization, was born. -
Truman Doctrine
President Harry S. Trumen declared immediate economic and military aid to Greece due to the communist threat -
The Marshall Plan
The United States started sending funds to European countries in order to prevent the rise of communism and promote democracy. -
NATO
The organization was established to counter the Soviets in Europe after WWII. -
Mao Zedong and the People's Republic of China
Mao Zedong makes China the People's Repulbic of China, making China communist. -
The Korean War
The war started as a conflict between North Korea (the communists) and South Korea (the democrats), but then other nations such as USA and the Soviet Union. -
The Vietnam War
The north and south are split between democracy and communism for rule and are fighting it out. This makes the US get involved in order to stop the domino effect of communism. -
Warsaw Pact
A pact was established by Albania (who left), Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germay (who left), Hungary, Poland, and Romania to form a unified military power to watch over the Soviet Union and its troop in the countries who were involved in the pact. -
Khrushchev's secret speech
Joseph Stalin dies, and Khrushchev makes a speech saying to stop the communist party of Russia and bring back the Leninist model. -
Sputnik launch
The Soviet Union began sending a series of satellites into space, beating America in the space race. -
Bay of Pigs
The CIA invaded Cuba, but failed within three days. -
The Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall is erected to guard the prevent people on the east side of Berlin from fleeing onto the western side. -
Cuban missile Crisis
Russian nuclear missiles are discovered in Cuba, bringing the US and the USSR to the brink of a nuclear war. -
The Soviet Union Collapses
The USSR falls.
