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Mikhail Gorbachev
Being the last leader of the Soviet Union, he was also the youngest member of the Politburo -
Germany invades Poland
This was one of the top reasons for the start of WWII -
Battle of Britain
The unsuccessful defense of Britain from the destructive attacks by airforce. -
Tripartite Pact
Pact that Japan, Italy, and Germany signed to form axis powers. -
Lend-Lease act
Allowed the US to support others, while staying neutral. -
Blitzkriieg on Soviets by germany
A war that allowed germany to weaken the Soviets -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic bombs dropped by the Enola Gay largely destroyed the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Blockade of Leningrad
Now known as St Petersburg was surrounded by Gernans in the boundaries and were forced to starve, -
Sino-Japanese War
When Japan invaded china, a conflict broke out, and it was named the Sino-Japanese War. China gave a full scale resistance only to ensure a stalemate, and Japanese moved south. -
Pearl Harbor Bombing
Pearl Harbor bombing was surprising and successful and caused America to have a unified opinion of what to do next. -
Wannsee Conference
A meeting to associate and discuss the Harsh treatment of Jews by Germany. -
Battle of Midway
A stunnign defeat of Japan by the US -
D-Day
Goal is to push Nazis away from France -
Iwo Jima
One of the bloodiest battles, and the US won -
Hitler is Dead
Hitler and his wife commited suicide not wanting to admit defeat. -
VE day
Allied victory in Europe as a holiday -
Potsdam Conference
Truman, Churchill. and Stalin discuss peace. -
Truman Doctrine
Speech by Truman saying he is in for supporting other countries -
Marshall Plan
USA gave Europe 17 Billion to help rebuild European Economies -
NATO
If a country is attack by one, all will attack the other country -
Mao Zedong
Formed the still formed version of the People's Republic of China -
Korean War
Civil War between North and South -
Stalin dies
Stalin dies to let Khrushchev take power -
Vietnam War
War between North, South, and US -
Warsaw Pact
Name of Alliance between Sovuets and other Europeans -
Sputinik
Rocket made by Soviets to beat US in the Space Race -
Bay of Pigs
USA fails in invading Cuba -
Berlin Wall
Wall that split Germany in half for a few years, cutting off contact from both sides -
Soviet Union Falls
Gorbachev resigns then Russia has a President. -
Cuban Missile
USA found out that Soviets were giving Cuba missiles, so US cut off all the missile trade.
