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Meeting between Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin to decide what would happen at the end of the war. Topics discussed included -
Partitioning of Germany
Fate of Poland
The United Nations
German reparations -
Meeting between Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin to decide what would happen at the end of the war.
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Victory in Europe as Germany surrenders to the Russian army.
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The United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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The U.S. drops the second atomic bomb in Nagasaki
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The Marshall Plan was an American initiative to aid Europe, in which the United States gave $13 billion in economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II.
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Under General Lucius Clay, the United States begins Operation Vittles—the 11- monthBerlin Airlift—which brings necessary supplies into the city by plane. The airlift represents an immense feat of coordination, with planes landing and being unloaded around the clock for nearly a year.
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The Korean war began when North Korea invaded South Korea.
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Following military bombardment by Israeli forces, a joint British and French force invaded Egypt to regain control of the Suez Canal which had been nationalised by the Egyptian leader Nasser. The attack was heavily criticised by World leaders, especially America because Russia had offered support to Egypt. The British and French were forced to withdraw and a UN peace keeping force was sent to establish order.
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Berlin wall built and borders sealed between East and West Germany.
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JF Kennedy was assassinated while on a visit to Dallas
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The Four Power Agreement made between Russia, USA, Britain and France reconfirmed the rights and responsibilities of those countries with regard to Berlin.
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The Berlin wall was torn down
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East and West Germany were reunited as one country.
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Russia formally recognised the end of the Soviet Union
