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The Yalta Conference(Cold War Begins)
Yalta Conference- The Yalta conference is where the main allied leaders Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill. Nicknamed the "Big Three". They agreed on what would happen to Berlin and how it would be shared between the countries. They decided to split Germany into four occupied zones. -
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End Of WWII
End of WW ll -Now that Japan was finally defeated, America and Russia have no one to focus on apart from each other. This is when the tension really started to happen between the Western-World and the communists countries. -
Winston Churchill's"Iron Curtain Speech"
Iron Curtain Speech- Winston Churchill was stating that the Russians have cut off Eastern-Europe from the Western-World and imposed communism on them. -
The Korean War Begins
Korean War Begins-This is the start of open conflict between the super-powers on both sides. Without becoming a "hot war" the major sides are fighting. This the beginning of some conflicts between the Americans and the USSR. -
Korean War Ends
Korean War Ends- This marked the stop of large-scale open warfare between the Allies and the communist side until the Vietnam war. This is where the tension starts to build with both sides waiting for the other to strike. -
KGB Formed
KGB formed- The KGB where an intelligent agent for the USSR from 1954 to the end of the Cold War. The Russians didn't trust everyone in the USSR so the KGB were always making arrests on suspects who they believed to be spy's/traitors. This allowed the Russians to have a better knowledge of what was happening in there empire but a lot of the time, it was corrupt. -
Cuba Taken Over By Fidel Castro
Now that Cuba had been taken over by Fidel Castro, America would not be able to relax knowing that Cuba is situated only 90 miles away. If Castro decides to team up with China or Russia, America would have to be very cautious knowing that missile launches could happen. -
Bay of Pigs
This shows how much the Americans didn't trust Castro and that if they don't overthrow him, dangers could be lurking in the near future. This failed invasion strengthened ties between the USSR and Cuba which led to the Cuban missile crisis. -
Berlin War Taken Down
This represented the beginning of the end of the Cold War. Once the wall was broken, people from East Germany were celbrating because they were finally free. -
The Cold War Ends
Once the Soviet Union crumbled officially, this marked the end of the Cold War as there was no one to fight. It would have been a great relief for for the countries in NATO as there wasn't a nuclear threat looming.
