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Yalta Conference
World powers join together to deal with Post-War Europe. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe, Nazi Germany falls. -
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Potsdam Conference
Post War delaing with Japan included. -
Bomb on Hiroshima
"I am death, destroyer of worlds" -
Bomb on Nagasaki
“I am death, destroyer of worlds” -
VJ Day
Victory in Japan, Japan surrenders. (My Birthday) -
Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill delivers speech about the spreading of Communism -
Molotov Plan
Counters the Marshall Plan and provides aid to Communist countries -
Truman Doctrine
Truman provides support to overthrowing Communist countries -
Marshall Plan
Provides a plan on how to contain Communism and aid to countries that are rebelling from Communist rule -
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Berlin Blockade
Soviet Union took control of Western Berlin and tried to starve out Berlin to make the Western Nations to accept the spread of Communism -
NATO Formed
NATO is created to fight back the USSR -
Warsaw Pact
Formed to combat NATO and provide aid to Soviet Owned countries -
Sputnik
The Soviets launch a rocket and a satellite into space, making the way to the Space Race -
U2 Incident
American spy plane shot down in Soviet airspace and heats up the Cold War -
Berlin Wall
Wall built around the Soviet-controlled Berlin to keep out the American side from influencing the Soviet owned Berlin -
Moon Landing
"One small step for man, one Giant leap for Mankind."
Apollo 11 lands on the Moon, making the US the winner of the Space Race.