Cold War

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    Cold War

  • Yalta Conferece

    Yalta Conferece

    Coferece occurs, deciding status of Germay, post-war. Allies of WWII divide Germay
  • Fraklin D. Roosevelt dies

    Fraklin D. Roosevelt dies

    suffers a stroke while on vacation in Warm Springs, GA, and dies
  • Potsdam Conference

    Potsdam Conference

    Ends with the Potsdam agreement that organizes the division and recostruction of Europe after WWI
  • Greek Civil War

    Greek Civil War

    The civil war reignites between communists and the conservitave Greek Government
  • Iron Curtian

    Iron Curtian

    Winston Churchill tells about the descension of the Iron Curtain across Europe
  • Bizone created

    Bizone created

    the American and British control area unite to create the Bizone
  • Independance Granted

    Independance Granted

    India and Pakistan gain independance from Britain
  • Federal Republic of Germany

    Federal Republic of Germany

    Bizone and French zones merge, creating the Federal Republlic of germany
  • Seoul Captured

    Seoul Captured

    Seoul is captured by Chinese soldiers
  • Operation Ripper

    Operation Ripper

    United Nation forces the recapture of Seoul. By March's end, they reached the 38 parallel, creating a defensive line on the Korean peninsula
  • First nuclear powered subarine is planned

    First nuclear powered subarine is planned

    United States lays keel for first nuclear powered submarine
  • Nuclear subarine launched

    Nuclear subarine launched

    US launches first nuclear submarine. The submarine would become the ultimate deterrent of nuclear power.
  • Non-Alignned Movement

    Non-Alignned Movement

    Pioneered by Jawaharlal of India, Sukarno of Indonesia, Tito of Yugoslavia, Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt and Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, this movement was designed as the bulwark against 'dangerous polarization'
  • Cuban revolution

    Cuban revolution

    Fidel Castro becomes leader of Cuba, not claiming the counrty as communist.
  • Berlin Wall Constructed

    Berlin Wall Constructed

    The Berlin Wall was constructed as a barrier, by the German Democratic Repubic, completely cutting off West Germany by land
  • USS Pueblo Incident

    USS Pueblo Incident

    The USS Pueblo is an Amerian researh ship, which was boarded and captured by North Korean forces, Januray 23, 1968, iin what is known the Peublo incident, Pueblo crisis or the Pueblo affair, alternatively.
  • Iran Hostage Situation

    Iran Hostage Situation

    52 American diplomat were held hostage for 444 days, November 4 1979 - January 20 1981 is known as the Iran Hostage Situation, or in Persian as تسخیر لانه جاسوسی امریکا, which literally translates to 'Conquest of the American Spy Den'