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Japan invades Manchuria
The Japanese invade Manchuria. They invaded them right after Mukden happened. -
Munich Pact
this was an agreement that Germany, United Kingdom, French, and the Italians signed. This permitted German annexation of the Sudetenland. -
Kristallnacht
was a pogrom against Jews carried out by SA paramilitary forces in Germany. -
Neutrality Acts of 1939
These were multiple acts passed in Congress. -
Germany invades Poland
This is the first event that starts WW2. The Nazis of Germany invaded Poland after signing a pact with the Soviet Union. -
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WW2 and Cold War timeline
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Lend-Lease Act
This would allow the US government to lend or lease war supplies. They would supply military aid to allies. -
Exec Order 8022
this was an executive order passed by FDR. this executive order was for banning discrimination in employment practices by Federal agencies. It also established fair practices. -
Atlantic Charter
This was a statement for what the world would be like after WW2. They were for more peace. -
Atlantic Conference
The Atlantic Charter was a statement issued on 14 August 1941 that set out American and British goals for the world after the end of World War 2 -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese made a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This would kill a lot of people and this would enter the United States in WW2. -
Exec Order 9066
it was an executive order for all Japanese people in the USA. This would discriminate against them. -
Operation Torch
this was an invasion of french and north Africa. -
Battle of Midway
this was a huge naval battle. this battle took place between the US and Japan. the US won. -
Korematsu v. United States
this was a case in court that made the Japanese unable to fight in the war for the United States. -
D-Day (invasion of Normandy)
The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations. This was a huge turning point in the war. This was a deadly day. -
Battle of the Bulge
this was a major thing for the germans. this was for the western front. -
Yalta Conference
this was a meeting between the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe. -
Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
America just decided to absolutely wreck Japan and take them out of the picture by dropping nukes on them. America just destroyed Japans hope at WW2. -
United Nations is created
This is to help gain peace between countries. this helped make allies in the world to have world peace. -
Nuremberg Trials
a series of military tribunals held after World War 2. -
Truman Doctrine
an American policy to contain communist belief during the cold war. -
Marshall Plan
this was an aid for the western hemisphere. we gave 12 billion dollars the west for economic reasons. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. -
Israel is established
This made Israel a country. The US would reconize them as a country the same day. -
Soviet Union tests Atomic Bomb
the soviets were testing out nuclear bombs. -
US establishes NATO
Truman and Secretary Acheson signed the Instrument of Accession making the United States a founding member of NATO. -
Korean Conflict
North and south Korea got into it. North Korea wanted to dictate the South and it started the war. -
Soviet Union launches Sputnik
the soviet union launched their first satellite into space and beat America to it. -
National Defense Education Act
this would provide funds to the United States education institutions. -
Rise of the Berlin Wall
the communist governments started building a barb wire wall. it would separate the east and the west. -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
this was a war between the Soviets and Afghanistan. this was a 9-year battle. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
the wall would be taken down. the wall separated the east from the west.