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dates of WW2
1939-1945
when did WW2 end in EUROPE
May 8,1945
Operation Barborosa (date and what happened)
June 22,1941
Nazi Germany invaded Soviet Union breaking the Nazi Soviet Pact
Soviet Union became allies with GB and the US to defeat Nazis
Pearl harbor (date and what happened)
December 7,1941
Japanese attack on the US
US declared war on japan
Nazi Germany declared war on US, brought US into WW2
V.J Day
victory over japan day
September 2, 1945
japan surrendered after US dropped 2 atomic bombs on them
marks end of WW2
who were the winners of WW2
US, GB, Soviet Union (grand alliance)
who was the leader of GB at the end of WW2
winston churchill
who was the leader of soviet union at the end of WW2
Joseph Stalin
who was the leader of US at the end of WW2
franklin roosevelt
5 meetings to decide WW2 peace terms
newfoundland meeting
teheran meeting
moscow meeting
yalta meeting
potsdam meeting
Newfoundland meeting important parts
august 1941
stalin did not attend
created atlantic charter
what did the atlantic charter say
free trade and free enterprise
all countries have the right to self determination
teheran meeting important parts
took place in teheran present day iran
december 1943
all 3 leaders attended
demilitarized germany
shifted borders of poland to the west
moscow meeting important parts
took place in moscow (capital of soviet union)
october 1944
percentages agreement
what was the percentages agreement
called the naughty document
leaders of 3 powers divided central europe between themselves
precentage agreement percentages
romania: 90 SU 10 US GB
greece: 10 SU 90 US GB
yugoslavia: 50 SU 50 US GB
hungary: 50 SU 50 US GB
bulgaria: 75 SU 15 US GB
yalta meeting important parts
took place in soviet territory
february 1945
confirmed all prior arrangements
divided germany into 4 zones
4 zones of germany decided in the yalta meeting
US
GB
SU
France
potsdam meeting important parts
took place in potsdam (outside of germany
july 1945
stalin, churchill, harry truman
divison of germany went into effect
what happened as a result of the divison of germany
germany was carved into 2 rival states west and east germany
europe was divided into 2 spheres of influence
what was the border between the two states of germany called
the iron curtain
what were the two spheres of influence
western germany = US sphere
eastern germany= SU sphere
differences between west and east germany
west= federal republic of germany
3 democratic powers
multi party rule and free enterprise
east= germany democratic republic
single party rule
command economy
berlin wall
built in 1961
prevented east germans from escaping from soviet sphere of influence
what day marks the end of the cold war
nov 9,1989
berlin wall was torn down
cold war dates
1945-1989
characteristics of the US side of cold war
democracy
free enterprise, capitalism, little gov interference
nuclear weapons
characteristics of the soviet union side of cold war
authoritarian single party rule
command economy
nuclear weapons
where was the greatest concentration of nuclear weapons
europe
what does cold war mean
no active military engagement
hot wars that occured during the cold war era
korean war
vietnam war
soviet-afghan war
three characteristics of democracy
universal adult suffrage
parliament
multi party rule
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