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the percentages deal
The percentages agreement was an alleged agreement between Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill about how to divide southeastern Europe into spheres of influence. Country, GB, USSR -
the yalta conference
ended: February 11.
Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt.
Agreements:
Germany/Berlin was to be divided into four zones.
Nazi-war criminals were to be hunted down.
Liberated countries were to be given free elections.
To join the UN, to maintain peace after WW2. Disagreements:
How much Germany was to pay for reparations, they didn't want a repeat of the treaty of versailles.
How much control Stalin was going to have over Poland. -
yata conference
Partitioning of Germany
Fate of Poland
The United Nations
German (https://www.historyonthenet.com/the-cold-war-timeline-2/) -
Harry S. Truman became president
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victory in Europe day
Victory in Europe as Germany surrenders to the Russian army. -
the potsdam conference
Churchill (replaced by Attlee due to the UK general elections during the conference), Truman (replaced Roosevelt after he died of a cerebral hemorrhage in april 1945), and Stalin.
Due to 2/3 of the big three being replaced, Stalin had two new people to contend with and it would be harder for them to come up with a conclusive decision. -
potsdam conference
The Potsdam Conference formally divided Germany and Austria into four zones. It was also agreed that the German capital Berlin would be divided into four zones. The Russian Polish border was determined and Korea was to be divided into Soviet and American zones. -
Vietnam Independence
Vietnam gained independence -
hiroshima
The United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima -
United States First Use of The Atomic Bomb
By executive order of President Harry S. Truman, the US dropped the nuclear weapon "Little Boy" on the city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 -
Nagasaki
The United States dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki -
Japan Surrenders, WW2 ends
The Japanese surrender brought WW2 to a close. With the shock from the nuclear bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki -
victor over japan
The Japanese surrendered bringing World War Two to an end. -
Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech
Churchill delivers his ‘Sinews of Peace’ speech which contain the famous phrase “..an iron curtain has descended on Europe” -
Churchill Delivers "Iron Curtain" Speech
Winston Churchill gave the his speech "the sinews of Peace", in which he talked about the separation of western and eastern countries, refering to those behind the curtain being a part of the "Soviet sphere". A full transcript of the speech can be found here:
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Truman Doctrine
President Truman promised to help any country facing a Communist takeover -
Introduction of Cominform
The COMmunist INFORMation bureau was set up to co-ordinate communist parties throughout Europe.
Cominform was the Soviet response to the Truman doctrine. it was introduced to ensure that the states in Eastern Europe:
1. Followed soviet aims in foreign policy.
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Marshall Plan
This was a programme of economic aid offered by the United States to any European country. The plan was rejected outright by Stalin and any Eastern Bloc country considering accepting aid was reprimanded severely. Consequently the aid was only given to Western European Countries. -
Marshal Plan is announced
Rebuilding and creating a stronger economic foundation for the countries of Europe. The US policy of sending money and offering aid to european countries to recover from WW2. -
Formation of West Germany
The French, USA and UK partitions of Germany were merged to form West Germany -
Communist Takeover In Czechoslovakia
The Communist Coup in Czechoslovakia. On February 25, 1948 Czechoslovakia, until then the last democracy in Eastern Europe, became a Communist country, triggering more than 40 long years of totalitarian rule. -
Berlin blockade begins
Berlin blockade begins , was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post World War II. -
Mao Zedong, a communist dictator takes control in China
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Soviets Explode First Atmoc Bomb
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Georgy Malenkov Becomes Leader of The USSR
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Elected President
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Warsaw Pact Formed
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Cominform
The USSR set up Cominform (Communist Information Bureau) which was the Information Bureau of the Communist and Workers’ Parties responsible for the creation of the Eastern bloc. -
Sputnik launched into orbit
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Cuba taken over by communist leader Fidel Cas
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Khrushchev visists the USA
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John F. Kennedy Elected President
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The bay of bigs fiasco
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The border between East and West Berlin closed
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President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas
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Lyndon B. Johnson becomes President
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Leonid Brezhnev Becomes Leader of The USSR
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Soviet troops crush Czechoslovakian revolt
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Richard Nixon Elected President
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Apollo 11 lands on the Moon
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President Nixon extends Vietnam war to Cambodia
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SALT I Agreement signed
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End of the Vietnam War
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President Nixon resigns
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Gerald Ford Becomes President
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Jimmy Carter Elected President
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SALT II Agreement signed
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Ronald Reagan Elected President
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Yuri Andropov Becomes Leader of The USSR
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President Reagan proposes Strategic Defense Initiative
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Konstantin Chermenko Becomes Leader of The USSR
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Mikhail Gorbachev Becomes Leader of The USSR
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Reagan and Gorbachev remove all intermediate nuclear missiles from Europe
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Soviet troops withdraw from Afghanistan
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall
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Germany Reunited
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Warsaw Pact ends
