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Second Sino-Japanese War
The war started after China engaged in a full-scale resistance against Japan. The war ended when Japan lost in WWII. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany invades Poland from the air and land. This method will later be called blitzkrieg. -
The Battle of Britain
It is the first major military campaign to be fought. The Germans bombed Britain in the summer and autumn of 1940. -
Tripartite Pact
Pact of alliance between Germany, Italy , and Japan. Other countries joined afterwards. -
Lend-Lease Act
Act that allowed US to send supplies to the Allied forces. -
Leningrad Blockade
Prolonged Siege of Lenigrad. One of the most longest and destructive sieges in history. Was lifted 2 years later. -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
Turning point of WWII. Began successfully for Germany until winter came. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Imperial Japanese Navy attack a U.S. navy base. -
Wannsee Conference
Meeting of Nazi leaders to determine fate of Jews. -
The Battle of Midway
Crucial battle in the Pacific in WWII. Japan's first naval defeat since 1863. -
D-Day
First day of Operation Overlord to liberate Normandy from Nazi forces. -
Yalta Conference
Meeting between country leaders to discuss the re-establishment of Europe. -
Iwo JIma; Okinawa
Two important battles in WWII between Japan and US. -
Hitler's Suicide
After being warned that the Soviets were going to take over the chancellory, Hitler commits suicide in his underground bunker. -
VE Day
Victory over Europe Day. Formal acceptance of Nazi defeat. -
Potsdam Conference
Meeting between the Axis powers to determine punishment of Germany. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
USA bombed Japan in an effort to end WWII. -
VJ Day
Formal surrender of Japan on the USS Missouri -
Formation of the UN
An intergovernmental organization that helped bring peeace between countries. It replaced the ineffective League of Nations. -
Truman Doctrine
Doctrine that stated that the US can provide help to democratic countries in crisis from internal or external forces. -
Marshall Plan
American plan to help Europe after WWII. America gave Europe $13 billion. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Based on a treaty of collective defense. Members would assist others in case of external forces. -
Mao Zedong and the People's Republic of China
Mao Zedong takes over China and establishes communist China. -
Korean War
A war between North and South Korea. UN supported the south while China and Soviet Union supported the North. The war started when North Korea attacked South Korea. -
Stalin's death; Kruschev
Stalin dies, and Kruschev takes over Soviet Union during the Cold War. -
Warsaw Pact
A defensive treaty for communist countries during the Cold War. -
Vietnam War
War fought between Communist Nnorth Vietnam and South Vietnam. US aided because of teh domino theory that if one country became communist the surrounding countries would follow suit. -
Sputnik
First artificial satellite -
Bay fo Pigs
Unsuccessful military attack on Cuba. Attack was intended to overthrow Fidel Castro. -
Berlin Wall
Wall that divided East and West Germany. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
US state of emergency when Soviet Union place missiles aimed at the US in Cuba. Closest to a nuclear confrontation between Soviet Union and US. -
Gorbachev
8th and last leader of the Soviet Union. Responsible for the ennd of Soviet Union and communism. -
Soviet Union Falls
The Soviet Union sperates into different states and Gorbachev turns over power to the Russian president.
