Cold War

By almagarcia
  • Yalta Conference meeting of FDR, Churchill, Stalin

    Yalta Conference meeting of FDR, Churchill, Stalin

    The 'Big Three' Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe. The Cold War begins.
  • Stalin hostile speech

    Stalin hostile speech

    Communism & Capitalism were incompatible.
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    Defeated Germany on Japan.
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    Cold War

  • “Sinews of Peace’’ 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

    Truman demands Russia

    Truman demands Russia to leave Iran.
  • VE Day

    VE Day

    Victory in Europe. Germany surrenders to the Red Army in Berlin.
  • Operation Crossroad’s with Test Able was the first public demonstration

    Operation Crossroad’s with Test Able was the first public demonstration

    Operation Crossroad’s with Test Able was the first public demonstration of America’s atomic arsenal.
  • Potsdam Conference

    Potsdam Conference

    Germany was officially partitioned into four zones of occupation.
  • United States

    United States

    The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima (22 kiloton ‘Fat men’ kills 80,000).
  • Russia and Japan

    Russia and Japan

    Russia declares war on Japan.
  • United States drops atomic bomb

    United States drops atomic bomb

    The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki (22 kilton ‘Fat men’ kills 70,000).
  • Japanese surrender

    Japanese surrender

    Japanese surrender End of World War II.
  • VJ Day

    VJ Day

    Emperor surrender broadcast.
  • Operation Crossroad’s with Test Able

    Operation Crossroad’s with Test Able

    Operation Crossroad’s with Test Able was the first public demonstration of America’s atomic arsenal.