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Cold War Begins
Yalta Conference Cold War Begins -
Atomic Bomb
United States first used atomic bomb in war -
End of WW2
Japanese surrender End of World War II -
Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill delivers "Iron Curtain" Speech -
Truman Doctrine
Speech from Harry Truman , to support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid -
Greek Civil War
Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War -
Marshall Plan is announced
Aid from America to Europe after WW2 -
Communism in China
Mao Zedong, a Communist, takes control of China -
Berlin Walls
Construction of Berlin Wall begins
Wall beteen Berlin and East Germany -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban missile crisis between the United States and the Soviet Union brought the world to the brink of nuclear war in October 1962. -
Marines sent to DR
U.S. Marines sent to Dominican Republic to fight Communism -
End of Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall Falls -
Communism takes over
Communist governments fall in Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Rumania; Soviet empire ends -
Cold War Ends
End of Soviet Union Cold War Ends -
Korean War Begins
Korean War begins June 1950
