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COLD WAR TIMELINE

  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference

    The Yalta Conference was a meeting between Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt to decide what would happen after the war. They discussed the fate of Poland, The United Nations, etc.
  • V.E. Day

    V.E. Day

    Germany surrenders to Russian armies. This was a victory in Europe.
  • Potsdam Conference

    Potsdam Conference

    The conference divided Germany and Austria into four zones. Korea was to be divided into American and Soviet zones.
  • Hiroshima Bombing

    Hiroshima Bombing

    The United States drops their first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. This bomb killed up to 146,000.
  • Nagasaki Bombing

    Nagasaki Bombing

    The United States drops their second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This time the bombing killed about 80,000 people.
  • V.J. Day

    V.J. Day

    The Japanese surrendered. World War II ends.
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    This doctrine was a foreign policy that was made to help any country facing a communist takeover. This policy developed in July of 1948.
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    The Marshall Plan offered economic aid to any European country, from the United States. The plan was rejected by Stalin and others, resulting in only Western European countries getting the economic aid.
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall was built. The borders were sealed between East and Western Germany.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    President Kennedy set up a naval blockade and demanded the removal of the missiles. The United States agreed not to invade Cuba.