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Japanese army invades Manchuria intending to take over the whole provence. One of the causes of WW1.
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General secretary/president of the Communist Part of the Soviet Union who tried to democratize and decentrailize the economy,
Won the Nobel Peace Prize. -
Beginning of WW2.
Adolf Hitler invades Poland on land and from the air to try and regain lost territory. -
First all-air battle in history between Britain and German forces. Got its name from Winston Churchill. Britain had the upper hand with more advanced tech and more skilled pilots.
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Germany, Italy, and Japan become allies known as the axis Powers by signing this pact. Thye agree to provide mutual assistance to each other.
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Act signed by President FDR as a means for the US to provide military aid to foreign countries during WW1.
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"Lightning War"-series of short campaigns to avoid log wars.
Failed German attack tactic against Russia. -
Three year seige by Germany of one of the intial targets of Operation Barbossa.
632,000 killed and 4.000 starving on Christmas day 1941 -
Japanese air force attacks MAerican naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii. Catalyst for America joining the war.
200 airplanes, 20 naval ships destroyed
2,000+ soldiers killed, another 1,000 wounded -
Gathering of high-ranking Nazis and German government officials to decide the "Final Solution" to the Jewixh Problem they faced.
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Equalizing naval fight in Japan's Pacific Ocean War between Japan and the US over a United State's pacific base.
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Allies invasion that liberated Western Europe form Nazi Germany's control.
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Meeting between leaders of Britain, the US, and Soviet Russia to demand total surrender of Germany and start plans for the post-war economy.
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Japanese islands targeted by the US during WW2- caoture was crucial to an invasion and Iwo JIma was attacked first.
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Hitler takes a cyanide pill and shoots himself in the head shortly before Germay surrenders and his 1,000- year Reich dream ends.
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Victory in Europe Day. Officially announced the end of WW2 in Europe when German general signed an unconditional surrender document.
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Leaders of Britain, United States, and the Soviet Union meet in Potsdam, Germany to negoiate terms of WW2.
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America ends WW2 by dropping atomic bombs on Japan and causing the Japanese to surrender.
Nagasaki- killed about 40,000 people.
Hiroshima- killed 80,000 and wiped out 90% opf the city. -
Victory Over Japan Day. Day when Japan surrendered and ended WW2.
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Internation ogranization of 26 government representatives dedicated to world peace.
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Doctrine by Presdient Truman establishing that the US would provide political, military, and economic assistance to all threatened democratic nations.
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Congressed passed a bill to fund money to rebuild war-ravaged Europe.
Raised $12 billion. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental political and military alliance.
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Zedong declared the creation of the People's Republic of China which ended the civil war between the Chinese Communist Party and the Nationalist Party and set off a governmental upheaval.
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First act of the Cold War when Soviet-backed North Korea came over the 38th parallel into US-backed South Korea.
5 million soldiers and civilians killed. -
War between communist North Vietnam with their allies against South Vietnam and their ally the, United States.
Two years later Vietnam was unfied under communist control and over 3 million people were killed. -
Treaty signed by the Soviet Union that focused on creating a coordinated defense organization to deter any future attacks.
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First artificial Earth satellite launched by the Soviet Union into a low orbit.
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Stalin died March 5, 1953 and Khrushchev took over as the leader of the Soviet Union. Khrushchev iniated de-stalinization in Russia to make it less repressive and instigated the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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CIA trained American force sent by Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy into to Cuba to topple the communist government and Fidel Castro. (failed)
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Barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic to separate West Berlin form East Berlin and surrounding Germany.
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Stand off between Russia and the US when Russia placed nuclear missiles in Cuba only 90 miles from Florida.
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Eleven representatives from Soviet republics announce they won't be part of the Soviet Union anymore.
