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Anschauss of Austria
Union of Austria to Germany orchestrated by Hitler. -
Munich Confrence
British and French convinced the Czechs to give up sudentenland to appease Hitler. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Agreement between Hitler and Stalin to keep the peace between each country. -
Blitzkrieg
Hitler orders a "lightning war" or constant bombing on Norway and Belgium. -
Operation Sea Lion
Hitler invades Britian -
Operation barbarossa
Hitler breaks the Nazi-Soviet pact and invades Soviet Union to take over their vast natural resources. -
Attack on pearl Harbor
Surprise attack on American soil. Killed 2,400 people and the reason why America entered WWII. -
Island Hopping
Goal of U.S, Defeat Japanese islands one at a time and allowed them to move north. -
"Big 3"
FDR, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin meet and decided to 1st flight the war in Eaurope and then the Pacific (Japan). -
Yalta Confrence
Big 3 decided to fight Japan within 3 months of Germany's surrender. -
D-Day
U.S. invades France to defeat Germans. -
United Nations
Delegates from 50 other nations convened in San Fransisco for a world charter. -
V-E day
Victory in Europe. -
Mannhatten Project
code name for A-bomb (atomic bomb). Truman warned Japan that they should surrender because of the Weapons of Mass Destruction the U.S had. -
A-bomb on Hiroshima
Japan refused to surrender so U.S dropped bomb on Hiroshima. -
A-bomb on Nagasaki
Japan still refuses to surrender so U.S drops another atomic bomb on Nagasaki. -
Truman Doctorine
Americans would resist Soviet expansion in Europe. -
Marshall Plan
U.s funneled food and economic assistance to Europe elsewhere in the world. -
Division of Germany
West Germany was democratic whlie the East followed a dictatorship under Stalin. -
NATO
U.S, canada, and 10 others formed a military alliance to help one another if one gets attacked. -
Warsaw Pact
Defense treaty for 8 communist states.
