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Yalta Conference
It was a meeting with Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin to decide what would happen at the end of the war. -
V E Day
It was the victory in Europe as Germany surrenders to the Russian army. -
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Potsdam Conference
It formally divided Germany and Austria into four zones. It was also agreed that the German Capital Berlin would be divided into four zones. Russian Polish border was determined and Korea was to be divided into the Soviet and American zones. -
Hiroshima
The U.S dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima -
Nagasaki
The U.S dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki -
V J Day
Japanese surrendered briiging world war two to an end. -
Vietnam Independence
Ho Chi Minh has proclaimed during Vietnam and the independent republic. -
Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
It was a peace speech which contained the famous phrase and iron curtain has descended on Europe. -
Truman Doctrine
President Truman promised to help any country facing a communist takeover -
Marshall Plan
The economic aid offered by the U.S to any European country. The plan was too rejected outright by Stalin and any Eastern Bloc country considering accepting aid was reprimanded severely. -
Cominform
The USSR set up conform information Bureau which was the information of the communist and the workers. -
Formation of West Germany
The French, USA, and the U.K partitions of Germany and it was merged into the form of West Germany. -
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The Beginning And The End Of the Berlin Blockade
Russia had to the merger with the French, USA and UK partitions of Berlin because it was going to cut all the roads and rail links to the sector. This meant that those living in Western Berlin had no access to food supplies and faced starvation.
Russia Ended the blockade of Berlin -
NATO Formed
Formed with member states Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy -
Korean War
Korean war began when North Korea invaded South Korea -
Death of Stalin
Stalin died at the age of 74 and he was succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev
