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Yalta Conference
The agreement to temporarily divide Germany. -
Atomic Bomb
United States first used the atomic bomb in the war. -
V-J Day.
It was the day the Japanese surrendered. -
V-J Day.
The day the Japanese surrendered. -
"Iron Curtain"
Winston Churchill delivers the "Iron Curtain" speech. -
Marshall Plan.
The Marshall Plan was announced to rebuild dying postwar Europe. -
Marshall Plan.
The Marshall Plan was announced, aid for post war Europe. -
Berlin Blockade.
The Berlin Blockade began, which was the first serious crisis of the Cold War. -
NATO.
The NATO was ratified. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was a treay that involved 12 nations including UK. -
Mao Zedong takes control.
The communist, Mao Zedong, takes control of China. -
U.S.S.R explodes.
U.S.S.R explodes the first atomic bomb. -
Joesph McCarthy.
Joesph McCarthy begins Communist witch-hunt. -
Korean War.
On this date the Korean War began. -
The Rosenberg's.
The Rsoenberg's execution for lying about being communists. -
Korean War.
On this date was when the Korean War ended and many were unsure of you had won or who had lost. -
Vietnam.
Vietnam split at the 17th parallel. -
Warsaw Pact.
The Warsaw Pact was formed between a mutual defense treaty between eight communist states. -
Sputnik.
The satelitte, Sputnik, was launched into space. -
Cuba.
Cuba was taken over by the Communist Fidel Castro. -
U-2 plane.
The U-2 spy plane was shot down over the U.S.S.R and man was captured. -
John F. Kennedy president.
John F. Kennedy was elected president of the United States. -
Bay of Pigs invasion.
On this date the Bay of Pigs invasion occured, the invasion was an unsuccessful attack made by the United States on the Cuban government. -
Berlin Wall.
The construction of the Berlin Wall began -
Cuban Missile Crisis.
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to a nuclear war. -
Vietnam.
North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam which falls to Communist forces. -
Berlin Wall.
The Berliners celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall unserperating Western and Eastern Germany. -
Soviet empire falls.
Communist governments fall in Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Rumania, decline of the Soviet empire. -
Germany.
This date was the date Germany had reunited. -
US & Russia sign to end Cold War.
End of Soviet Union and the Cold War Ends.