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Cold War

By aparish100
  • VE Day - Victory in Europe.

    VE Day - Victory in Europe.

    Germany surrenders to the Red Army in Berlin
  • Potsdam Conference

    Potsdam Conference

    Germany was officially partitioned into four zones of occupation
  • (20 kiloton bomb 'Little Boy' kills 80,000)

    (20 kiloton bomb 'Little Boy' kills 80,000)

    The United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima
  • Russia & Japan

    Russia & Japan

    Russia declares war on Japan
  • Berlin Airlift begins

    Berlin Airlift begins

    Berlin under allied control.
  • The Meeting

    The Meeting

    First Summit Meeting between President Dwight Eisenhower and Premier Nikita Khrushchev.
  • Red Army

    Red Army

    Red Army crushes the Hungarian Revolution.
  • First Man

    First Man

    Soviets launch first man‑made satellite.
  • Fidel Castro

    Fidel Castro

    Fidel Castro becomes premier of Cuba, installs Communist government.
  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba
  • The U.S

    The U.S

    U.S. supported coup overthrows Chilean government.
  • U.S and China

    U.S and China

    U.S. and China establish diplomatic relations.
  • Afghanistan

    Afghanistan

    Soviet Red Army invades Afghanistan

  • Chinese Communist

    Led by university students, over one million Chinese in Tiananmen Square demand reforms by the Chinese Communist government.
  • President of Russia

    President of Russia

    The Soviet Union is abolished. Boris Yeltsin becomes President of Russia.