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Cold War begins
Yalta Conference meeting of FDR, Churchill, Stalin - the 'Big Three'
Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe. The Cold War Begins -
Defeat Of Germany and Japan
This event happened at different times Germany surrendered to the allies on May 7 1945, Japan surrendered september 2 1945 -
Stalin hostile speech
Stalin hostile speech - communism & capitalism were incompatible -
Truman demands Russia leave Iran
Truman demands Russia leave Iran -
Marshall Plan is announced
Marshall Plan is announced setting a precedent for helping countries combat poverty, disease and malnutrition -
Truman's Loyalty Program
Truman's Loyalty Program created to catch Cold War spies -
Brussels Pact
Brussels Pact organized to protect Europe from communism -
NATO ratified
NATO ratified -
Russia tested its first atomic bomb
Russia tested its first atomic bomb -
Truman approved H-bomb development
Truman approved H-bomb development -
Korean War begins
Korean War begins. Stalin supports North Korea who invade South Korea equipped with Soviet weapons -
A-bombs developed by Britain
A-bombs developed by Britain -
Korean War ends
Korean War ends -
KGB established
KGB established -
Warsaw Pact formed
The founding treaty was established under the initiative of the Soviet Union and signed on 14 May 1955, in Warsaw -
Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro
Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro -
U.S. spy plane was shot down
Soviet Union reveals that U.S. spy plane was shot down over Soviet territory -
John F. Kennedy elected President of USA
John F. Kennedy elected President of USA -
Bay of Pigs invasion
was an unsuccessful military invasion of Cuba undertaken
