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Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
A surprise military strike on American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, in the United States. Ended the U.S's neutrality stance during the war and initiated their involvement in the war. -
D Day- The Invasion Of Normandy
Allied invasion of the beaches of Normandy located in northwest France, part of Operation Overload. Largest seaborn invasion in history, could be considered the beginning of the end of WWII. -
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Yalta Conference
A conference that took place in Crimea, Russia, between heads of state Franklin D. Roosevelt (USA), Winston Churchill (Great Britain) and Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union), to discuss the reorganization of Europe and Germany after the end of WWII. -
V-E Day
European celebration also known as Victory in Europe Day, marked end of WWII with Germanys unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
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The Potsdam Conference
Participants- The United States, Soviet Union, and The United Kingdom.
Plan for postwar peace, held in Potsdam, Germany, which was then Soviet occupied. Meant to avoid the results of the Paris Conference of 1919. -
V-J Day
Victory Over Japan Day, marked the end of WWII conflict with Japan and also considered the official end of WWII. -
The Creation of The United Nations
Proceeded the League of Nations, signified a new era of international relations and set a precedent of peace. -
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The Truman Doctrine
American foreign policy following WWII, enacted by president Harry S. Truman, that initiated a pledge to oppose communist rebellions in Greece and Turkey, and called for the powers of democracies to prevent the spread of authoritarian powers throughout the world. Considered the start of the Cold War. -
Soviet Union Obtains Nuclear Weapons
the Soviet Union successfully exploded its first atomic bomb in 1949, intensified the Cold War and tensions with the U.S. -
Warsaw Pact Created
The pact was a political and military alliance between the Soviet Union and several Eastern European countries. Intensified Cold War and established a strengthened relationship of authoritarian states.