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Yalta Conference
Agreement to divide Germany -
First Atomic Bomb
The first atomic bomb was used by the US in Hiroshima, Japan. -
V-J Day
The Japanese finally surrender to the United States after two atomic bombs were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill delivers his "Iron Curtain" speech. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan is announced -
Berlin Blockade
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USSR atomic bomb
The USSR successfully exploded their first atomic bomb. -
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NATO
NATO is ratified -
Mao Zedong takes control of China
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Joseph McCarthy
McCarthy begins Communist witch-hunt -
Korean War
The start of the Korean War -
Rosenburg Executions
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Korean War
The end of the Korean War. -
Vietnam split at the 17th parallel
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Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was formed by the Communist Nations, in response to NATO -
Sputnik
the satelitte Sputnik was launched by the Soviet Union. -
Fidel Castro takes control of Cuba
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John F. Kennedy is elected president
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U-2 spy plane incident
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Bay of Pigs
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Berlin Wall
The construction of the Berlin wall begins -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Southern Vietnam falls to Communism
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the Fall of the Berlin Wall
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Collapse of the Soviet Union
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End of Cold War
Russia and the United States sit down and sign a formal end to the Cold War.
