Sputnik

Japan invades China

Sep 18, 1937

Japan invades China killing many. They take over many regions.

Germany invades Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland, starting WWII

Battle of Britain

Jul 10, 1940

Battle starts over english channel. Germans invade and there is a big air war.

Tripartite act

Sep 27, 1940

The Axis powers are formed as Germany, Italy, and Japan become allies with the signing of the Tripartite Pact in Berlin.

ends breh

Oct 31, 1940

Battle of Britain ends. Britain is layed to waste. FUN FACT: John Lennon was born during the battle of britain.

Lend-Lease Act

Mar 1, 1941

Lend lease act is passed. It provides military support to other countries during WWII without directly being involved.

Bay of Pigs

Apr 17, 1941

C.I.A. trained cuban refugees attempt to topple the commi government.

Germany takes Leningrad

Sep 1, 1941

After surrounding the city and starving its population the Nazis take the city.

German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union

Dec 1, 1941

Nazi's invade Stalingrad

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japanese bomb Hawiian shipyard. This brings the U.S. into WWII.

Wannsee Conference

Jan 20, 1942

Reinhard Heydrich issues the order to exterminate the entire Jewish population.

Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

One of the most important naval battles of WWII leading to U.S. beggining to beat the Japanese.

Yalta Conference

Feb 4, 1944

Decides the final defeat of Germany and how it will split up the countries.

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

The allies invade Normandy and press towards Germany. This was a major battle and turning point of WWII.

Iwo Jima/Okinawa

Feb 19, 1945

Very important battles for both sides. America won and this gave them a good foothole and place to put B-29's.

Hitler Suicide

Apr 30, 1945

Hitler Kills himself knowing that he would be captured.

VE Day

May 8, 1945

WE BEAT THOSE DARN NAZIS! HAHAHAHAHAHAH YES! HITLER KILLED HIMSELF HUEHUEHUE! WE WIN! AMERICA!

Potsdam Concert

Jul 2, 1945

Discussed peace settlements of europe.

Potsdam ends

Aug 2, 1945

Concludes that germany gets ability to help itself and get reperations.

Atomic bombing of Hiroshima/ Nagasaki

Aug 9, 1945

U.S. for the first time in history uses a nuclear weapon.

VJ Day

Sep 2, 1945

WE BEAT JAPAN BECAUSE AMERICAAAAA!!!!!!! NUKES AND STUFFFF! TREATYS BEING SIGNED AND WHAT NOT!

U.N.

Oct 24, 1945

U.N. is formed.

Truman Doctrine

Mar 12, 1947

Truman states that the U.S. must help any fool threatened by communism.

Marshall Plan

Apr 3, 1948

The Marshall Plan, also known as the European Recovery Program, channeled over $13 billion to finance the economic recovery of Europe between 1948 and 1951.

NATO

Apr 4, 1949

Collective desfense composed of many allied countries.

Mao Zedong & The Peoples Republic of China

Oct 1, 1949

The Peoples Republic of China is established.

Korean War

Jun 25, 1950

75,000 North Korean soldiers cross the 38th parellell thus starting the Korean War

Stalin Dies

Mar 5, 1953

Joseph Stalin dies, Nikita Kruschev takes over and denounces his legacy.

Warsaw pact

May 14, 1955

Communist equivalent to nato

Vietnam War

Nov 1, 1955

Vietnam War officially begins though the U.S. enters in 1961

No Nukes Y'all

Aug 31, 1957

Soviets announce that they have succsessfully tested an ICBM. The Sputnik only confirmed these claims.

Sputnik Launched

Oct 4, 1957

The Sputnik, a Soviet sattelite, was launched into space thus, starting the space age and idea of space camps everywhere.,

Sputnik breh

Jan 4, 1958

Sputnik burns up in earths atmosphere

Berlin Wall

Aug 13, 1961

Soviet union sets up Berlin Wall to keep people from escaping East Germany

Cuban Missle Crisis

Oct 14, 1961

Soviet Union has Nukes in Cuba and the world is on the brink of nuclear war

Gorbachev

Dec 25, 1991

Gorbachev resigns and the soviet union falls.

Soviet Union Falls

Dec 25, 1991

Wall along with Soviet union falls and republics of soviet union are freed