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Beggining of Cold war
The Yalta Conference meeting of FDR,Churchhill,Stalin - the 'Big Three'
Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe and the Cold War Begins . Yalta Conference Feb 4-11 1945. -
U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima
The United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima (20 kiloton bomb 'Little Boy' kills 80,000). -
Russia at war with Japan
Russia declares war on Japan. -
U.S. drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
The United States drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki (22 kiloton 'Fat Man' kills 70,000) -
Japan surrenders
Japanese surrender to war with Russia. -
Truman Doctrine demands Russia to leave Iran
Truman demands Russia leave Iran. -
First public demonstration of America's atomic arsenal
Operation Crossroads with Test Able was the first public demonstration of America's atomic arsenal. -
Underwater explosion in America.
America's Test Baker - underwater explosion -
Truman Doctorine demands active role in Greek civil war.
Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War. -
Truman's top secret plan
Truman's Loyalty Program created to catch Cold War spies. -
Berlin blockade begins
Berlin Blockade begins lasting 11 months. -
Berlin Blockade ends
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Russia tests a nuclear weapon
Russia tested its first atomic bomb. -
Truman approves developemant of a nuclear weapon.
Truman approved H-bomb development. -
Federal Civil Defense Administration established
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Korean war begins!!!!
Stalin supports North Korea who invade South Korea equipped with Soviet weapons -
A-bombs developed by Britain
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Nuclear Arms Race atomic test series of 11 explosions at Nevada Test Site
This occured March 17-June 4. -
Korean war comes to an end
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KGB established
CIA helps overthrow unfriendly regimes in Iran and Guatemala. -
Warsaw Pact formed
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Suez Crisis begins
Suez Crisis began with Israeli attack led by Moshe Dayan against Egyptian forces in the Sinai ,gypt took control of Suez Canal. -
USSR sent tanks into Poznan, Poland
They did this because to suppress demonstrations by workers. -
USSR sent military aid to Afghanistan
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Rebellion put down in Communist Hungary.
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Vostok rocket launched 1st ICBM
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Vostok rocket launched 1st ICBM
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Khrushchev visits United States; The Kitchen Debate
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Atomic Bombs developed by France
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Soviet Union reveals U.S. spy plane was attacked
Soviet Union reveals that U.S. spy plane was shot down over Soviet territory. -
Cuba openly aligns itself with the Soviet Union and their policies
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A- bombs developed by China
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U.S. Marines sent to Dominican Republic to fight Communism
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Announcement of dispatching of 200,000 U.S. troops to Vietnam made.
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B-52s Bomb North Vietnam
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the truth
The US Secretary of Defence Robert McNamara admits that the US bombing raids had failed to meet their objectives -
North Korea captured U.S.S. Pueblo
President Johnson does not run for the presidency and Richard Nixon Elected President of the USA -
Soviet Red Army crush Czechoslovakian revolt
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President Richard Nixon visits China
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SALT I signed
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks 1 signed -
Egypt and Syria attack Israel; Egypt requests Soviet aid
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North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam which falls to Communist forces
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Soviet and Cuban forces help to install Communist government in Angola
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U.S. and China establish diplomatic relations
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Soviet forces invade Afghanistan
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President Reagan proposes Strategic Defence Initiative
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U.S. troops invades and overthrows regime in Grenada
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Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union initiating a campaign of openness called "glasnost" and restructuring called "perestroika" -
President Reagan and Gorbachev resolve to remove all intermediate nuclear missiles from Europe
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Reagan and Gorbachev agree to remove all medium and short-range nuclear missiles
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Soviet troops gone from Aghanistan
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Communist governments collapse
Communist governments fall in Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Rumania
Decline of the Soviet empire -
End of Soviet Union and the Cold War Ends
