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Anschluss of Austria
Union of Austria to Germany Orchestrated by Hitler. -
Nazi-soviet Pact
Agreement between Germany and the soviet union in 1939. which the two nations promised not to fight each other and to divide up land in eastern Europe. -
Munich Conference
British and French convinced the Czechs to give up Sudetenland to appease Hitler. -
Blitzkrieg
Hitler orders a "lightning war" or constant bombing on Norway and Belgium. -
Operation Sea Lion
Hitler invades Britain. -
Operation Barbarossa
Hitler breaks the nazi-soviet pact and invades the Soviet Union to take over their vast natural resources. -
Pearl Harbor
A surprise attack on American soil that killed 2,400 people and the reason why America entered WWII. -
Battle of Coral Sea
A goal of the US to defeat the Japanese one island at a time and allowed them to move north. -
The Big 3 Meet
FDR, Churchill, Stalin meet. -
Yalta Conference
meeting between Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin. -
D-Day Assault
The day that Allied Forces invaded France during WWII. -
Hitler Dies
Hitler commits suicide. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe day, the day the Allies won WWII in Europe. -
Manhattan Project
A code name for the A-bombs, Truman warned Japan to surrender. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The U.S. drops two A-Bombs, Japan refuses to surrender twice. -
Truman Doctrine Adopted
United States policy, of trying to contain the spread of communism. -
Marshall Plan Enacted
Massive aid packaged offered by the U.S. to Europe to help countries rebuild after WWII. -
NATO Signed
A military Alliance between several North Atlantic states to safeguard them from the presumed threat or the soviet union communists bloc, countries from other regions. -
The Division Of Germany
The Soviets were angry because the western allies rebuilt West Germany economy. The Soviets controlled East Germany. -
Warsaw Pact
The mutual-defense alliance between the soviet union and seven satellites in Eastern Europe set up.
