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Sep 18, 1931 Japan Invasion of Manchuria
Japan was always aggressive. But the us tried to stay natural and not interfere with them. But they did try to shut them down by holding embargo’s on goods but Japan took it as a threat -
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Kristillnacht
called the "night of broken glass" this is because many storefronts were destroyed. This is when Nazis went on a crazy raid and destroyed and killed anything and anyone that symbolized Jewish -
Germany Invades Poland
After Germany had broken the Munich Pact, France and Britain were very angered. Hitler just kept taking more and more land, but when Germany invaded Poland, it led to the France and Britten to finally declare war -
Munich Pact
created by Britain and France as a form of appeasement. The goal was to try and appeal to Hitler by giving him some land in order for him to leave them alone. He agreed, but he ended up breaking this pact less than 6 months after the fact by taking more territory -
Neutrality Acts of 1939
Once the original acts were amended, these were the new acts created by Franklin D. Roosevelt. He wanted to change from isolationism to international involvement. This led to more involved policies such as Cash and Carry, Destroyers-for-bases, and then the Lend-Lease Act. -
Lend lease act
"sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend, or otherwise dispose of to any such government any defense article". President Roosevelt made this act so we can avoid war but give aid to allies that need it -
Executive Order 8022
This was an order, that made it illegal to prohibit ethnic or racial discrimination in the Defense industry/Military. -
Atlantic Charter/Conference
The Atlantic Charter; is a document signed by Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt. In relation to supporting self-determination and an international system of general security. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack on a naval base in Pearl Harbor. There plan was to cripple the us navy so that we don’t get involved. -
Executive Order 9066
This took place after the attack on Pearl Harbor, this order mad is citizens scared of the Japanese and Japanese decent. "authorize the internment of Americans of Japanese descent and resident aliens from Japan" -
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Battle of Midway
The us used a strategy called island hopping to get closer and closer to Japan, this caused the battle of midway. This battle was very important and caused the Japanese to be on the defensive side -
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Operation Torch
This was an invasion led into North Africa. This was launched to free the Mediterranean Sea from German control, to protect the oil fields in the middle east. -
D-Day; Invasion of Normandy
When the Allied Forces invaded onto Normandy to try to take down Germany. -
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Battle of the Bulge
The last German offensive, as well as the beginning of the end of the Nazis. American, British, and French forces marched to Berlin from the west once the battle was over. -
Korematsu v. United States
Korematsu was a Japanese American who when asked to leave his property to go to an internment camp, refused. He took this to the United States supreme court and argued that the Executive Order 9066 violated his constitutional rights. He ended up losing and was forced into an internment camp. -
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Yalta Conference
This was one of the biggest conferences as we discussed the final plans do defeat Europe -
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Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were truly the fault of Japan. The United States warned them of a bomb of mass destruction. However, Japan didn't surrender. President Truman decided to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to avoid the actions of landing and fighting on Japan's home islands. -
United Nations is Created
This was made to keep peace throughout the nations and to communicate -
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Nuremburg Trials
This trial was made to hold the Nazis accountable for what they did during the war. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was a document that pledged the containment of Communism. This was used as a way to keep people from being fearful of communism. -
Marshall Plan
The us offered to help European country’s financially and to help rebuild country’s -
Israel is Established
After the holocaust, the us officially saw and recognized Israel. The support of a Jewish state was high because of the impact the Holocaust had on people's conscience. -
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Berlin Airlift
The Berlin airlift was a tactic used to transport goods to western Germany while the Berlin Wall was up. It supplied them with food and medicine. -
US Establishes NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization; was an alliance that aimed towards the defeat of the Soviet Union. It promoted the growth of military power -
Soviets Test A-Bomb
This was a very big threat at the time because the US was the only country that knew how to make atomic bombs, and when they found out the Soviet Union knew how to make them as well. It struck fear in the us -
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Korean Conflicts (War)
This happened when communist North Korea invaded South Korea. The Truman administration thought that the invasion was decided by the Soviet Union. Truman urged the United Nations to do something about it, they voted unanimously to declare a ceasefire and support the defense of South Korea. -
Soviets Launch Sputnik 1
The Soviets had the one of the best ideas to launch a man into space, do one full rotation, and land safely. It was done by Sputnik 1 -
National Defense Education Act
Since the Soviet Union got to space first, this was shown as a threat to the us. It showed that we were lacking behind. This lead to the NDEA. It promoted math and science schools so we could catch up and beat the Soviet Union -
Rise of the Berlin Wall
Germany was divided into Eastern and Western territories. The capital (Berlin) is where the border was created and was where the wall was built to divide to two sides. -
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
The Soviets invaded Afghanistan as a way to spread communism. The us feared that the Soviets would get Afghanistan on there side so they supported the Afghan Resistance Movement. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
This marked the end of the war. This was because of changes in the Soviet Union, as well as the strain on the arms race and the Afghan war concluding.