WWll and Early Cold War timeline-Zz johnston by Julia Johnston

1930- Hitler Appointed German Leader

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Hitler rose to power due to german suffering poverty after WW1

1939- Hitler invades Poland

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Hitler stated that it was a "regain of loss territory" and was the start of hitler's plan to take over the world

1940-France falls to the Nazis

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1941-Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor

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The attack of pearl harbor was Japan's attempt to stop the Us from interfering with their military plans against South East Asia, UK, and some US territories

1942-Battle of Midway

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The Battle of Midway stopped the growth of Japan in the Pacific and caused the start of the Japanese empire to shrink

1942-America joins the war in North Africa

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North Africa was where the first conflict between the American soldiers and the German Nazis, and was the turning point in the war

1943-Allies invade Sicily (Italy)

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The invasion of Italy led to the fall of the Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini and caused the surrender of the Italian government

1943- Tehran Conference

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The Tehran Conference severed as a meeting between the world's three leader on how to defeat Japan and Germany

1944-D Day

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D-Day was nicknamed the Overlord due to the air and sea allied forces joining together and becoming the largest amphibious invasion in military history

1945-Battle of the Bulge

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The Battle served as one fo the turning points for the US in the war

1945-Germany surrenders (V-E Day)

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V-E Day severed as the day that Germany surrendered marking the end of WW2

1945-Potsdam conference

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Potsdam Conference was a meeting between the three world leaders deciding what to do with Germany and Poland

1945-US drops Atomic Bombs/ Japan Surrenders

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Japan being forced to surrender due to the US dropping an atomic bomb to "save" the American people was the signification of WW2 ended on the Japanese part of the war

1947- Truman Doctrine

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The Truman Doctrine was the physical writing of President Harry S. Truman stating that US would give economic, political and military to all democratic nations under threat

1948- Marshall Plan

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The Marshall Plan provided aid to the much needed capital and materials that enabled Europeans to rebuild the European economy

1948-49- Berlin Airlift

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The Berlin Airlift solidified the democration between East and West Europe

1949- NATO

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NATO was the first ever peacetime military alliance the US has entered into outside of the West

1950-53 - Korean War

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At the end of the Korean War the signed a treaty stating the North and South Korea would stay divided

1957- Sputnik

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The Sputnik launch marked the start of the space age and the US-USSR space race, and led to the creation of the NASA

1958- NASA Established

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Eisenhower had signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating the agency, which opened for business on Oct. 1, 1958.