Cold War

By Dmac514
  • Cold War begins

    Cold War begins

    Yalta Conference meeting of FDR, Churchill, Stalin - the 'Big Three'
    Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe. The Cold War Begins
  • US Drops Atom Bomb in Hiroshima

    US Drops Atom Bomb in Hiroshima

    The United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima (20 kiloton bomb 'Little
    Boy' kills 80,000)
  • Russia Japan War

    Russia Japan War

    Russia declares war on Japan
  • End of World War II

    End of World War II

    Japanese surrender End of World War II

  • Emperor surrender on broadcast

    Emperor surrender broadcast - VJ Day

  • communism & capitalism were incompatible

    Stalin hostile speech - communism & capitalism were incompatible

  • Iron Curtain Speech by Winston Churchill

    Sinews of Peace" Iron Curtain Speech by Winston Churchill - "an "iron curtain"
    has descended on Europe"

  • Truman demands Russia leave Iran

    Truman demands Russia leave Iran to aviod war