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Britain, America, and Russia discuses post war Germany. The Soviets promise free elections in Poland and other Nazi occupied areas. The United Nations is created.
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Stalin breaks promise from Yalta promise and forms a puppet Communist government there that he controls. This outrages the US and Britian.
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The Japanese finally surrender, completely ending the war due to the atomic bomb droppings. This establishes the US as a nuclear power as well.
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A Russian working in the Canadian Embassy defecated and reveals a Soviet Spy ring operating in Canada, spying on the US and Canada. This changes the perspective of Russia from friend to foe.
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Austria is reformed in the Republic of Austria with its borders pre-war, however, it is divided into four zones: American, British, French, and Soviet. This creates even more tension.
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Within Joseph Stalin's election speech, he states, that capitalism and imperialism make future wars inevitable.
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The Greek Civil war reignites between the Greek Communist party and The Kingdom of Greece, yet another battle between capitalism and communism.
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The war between the Chinese nationalist and Communists resume for control of China.
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The Philippines finally gain independence from the United States, however begin fighting communist Huk reveals.
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Stalin refuses to relinquish Soviet-occupied territory in Iran, creating two short lived, pro-soviet states in Iran.
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Truman announces a Doctrine that will provide aid to Turkey and Greece to prevent them from falling into the Soviet sphere of influence.
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Stalin orders that all blocks all land routes from West Germany to Berlin, in order to starve out French, British, and American forces from the city. The Western powers begin an airlift in attempt to supply the city.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is founded by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States, in order to resist Communism.
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The Soviet Union tests their first atomic bomb known to the United States and succeeds, establishing them as the world's second nuclear power.
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Communist North Korea invades capitalist South Korea, beginning the Korean War. The war was mainly between the USSR and The People's Republic of China versus NATO. Ends July 27, 1953
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The Warsaw Pact is founded in Eastern Europe and includes East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union. It acts as the Communist military counterpart to NATO.
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The Viet Cong rise up in South Vietnam sponsered by the communist North Vietnam to push out American influence, however the true start date of the Vietnam War is said to be November 1, 1955.
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The worlds first satellite, Sputnik is launched by the Soviet Union, the Untied States follows close behind.
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Castro wins the Cuban revolution and becomes the communist dictator of Cuba. Soon after, Cuban-inspired guerrilla movements spring up across Latin America.
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The Berlin Wall is built by the Soviets following the breakdown in talks to decide the future of Germany. This wall separates West and East Germany, tearing families apart.
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The Soviets have secretly been installing military bases, including nuclear weapons, on Cuba, 90 miles from the US mainland. Kennedy orders a naval blockade of the island that intensifies the crisis and brings the US and the USSR to the brink of nuclear war. In the end, both sides reach a compromise. The Soviets back down and agree to withdraw their nuclear missiles from Cuba, in exchange for a secret agreement by Kennedy pledging to withdraw similar American missiles from Turkey and Italy.
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ratified by the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, among others, enters into force. This Treaty is meant to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and instead to use nuclear energy in a peaceful way.
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North Vietnam finally wins the Vietnam war and the two countries are united into one under a communist government.
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U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Soviet leader, Leonid Brezhnev, sign the SALT II agreement, outlining limitations and guidelines for nuclear weapons.
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During a visit to Berlin, Germany, U.S. President Ronald Reagan famously challenges Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev in a speech: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" Ending the separation between West and East Germany.
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The Council of Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR recognizes the dissolution of the Soviet Union and decides to dissolve itself, ending the Cold War.
