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Yalta Peace Conference
U.S President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin met in Crimea, Russia and made important decisons regarding the progress of the war and world after the war. -
The Potsdam Conference
Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and President Harry Truman met in Potsdam, Germany to discuss terms for the end of World War II. They continued the discussions that had been discussed at the Yalta Conference. -
Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the areas of Berlin under allied control. This was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. -
Berlin Airlift
The Allies divided Germany into a Soviet Union, American, British, and French occupied zone. The Russians wanted to drive the Allies out, but instead, the allies decided to supply their sectors of the city from the air. -
The Marshall Plan
It successfully brought about economic recovery. It is named after Secretary of state George C. Marshall, who announced it at a commencement speech at Harvard. -
U.S. Military Desegregated
President Truman signed Executive Order 9801, and it established the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services. The desegreagation was to help the treatment of African Americans in the service. -
Soviet Union Test 1st Atomic Bomb
In Kazakhtan, the USSR successfully sent off its first atomic bomb, code named "First Lightning". The Soviets tested the effects of the blast by constructing nearby buildings and bridges. -
Communist Revolution in China
Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China. It was a time of revolution, bloodshed, and chaos. -
Korean War
The war between North and South Korea. A United Nations force led by the U.S fought for the south, and China fought for the north. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration
The time period he was president. -
McCarthy Hearings Begin
Senator Joseph McCarthy began hearings investigating the U.S. Army. He charged them with being "soft" on communism. -
Brown v. Board of Education Decision is Handed Down
The Supreme Court handed down the case that said separate schools for white and black school kids was unconstitutional. -
Brown v. Board of Education decision is handed down
The Supreme Court handed down the case that said that separate schools for white and black kids was unconstitutional. -
Brown v. Board of Education decision is handed down
The Supreme Court handed down the case that said that separate schools for white and black kids was unconstitutional. -
Emmett Till Murder
He was a 14 yr-old African American boy visting relatives in Mississippi when he reportedly flirted with a whitr cashier lady. He was kidnapped and murdered by two white men. -
Einsenhower Sends Troops to Vietnam
He sent troops in to advise and assist the Vietnamese military after the French had been defeated and left. -
Little Rock Central High School Crisis
After the Brown v. Board of Education case, they decided to bring in nine African American students into a white school to begin segregation. -
LIttle Rock Crisis
