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Victory in Europe Day celebrates the defeat of the Nazi Power in Great Britain and the United States http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe
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The United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The bombs nickname was "Little Boy". The bomb immediately killed 80,000 people and destroyed the city. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki
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The U.S. dropped another atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. The bomb's nickname was "Fat Man". It killed 40,000 people. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki
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President Harry Truman said the U.S. would help any nation under threat from internal or external powers. It restated the foreign policy of the U.S. from withdrawl to action. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/truman-doctrine
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President Eduard Benes lets a communist- dominated government form from pressure from the Czech Communist Party. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/communists-take-power-in-czechoslovakia
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization stated that the U.S., Canada, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Iceland, The Netherlands, Portugal, Norway and The United Kingdom would protect each other agaisnt the Soviet powers. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/nato
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The Warsaw Pact was the Soviets response to NATO. They used the Warsaw Pact to shut down revolts in Hungary and Czechoslovakia. http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/formation-of-nato-and-warsaw-pact
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The Soviet Union successfully launched the first artificial satellite. The marked the beginning of the Space Race between the USSR and the U.S. http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/
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JFK was elected president. He was the youngest and first Catholic President. Many people believed he was too young to be a good President. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-f-kennedy-elected-president
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The Berlin Wall began construction to keep western and eastern Berlin separate. It is still considered one of the most famous symbols of the Cold War. http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall
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The Soviets installed nuclear missiles on the coasts of Cuba. This made Americans worried because it was only 90 miles off the U.S. shores. JFK announced he was ready to use military force if necessary. http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis
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JFK was shot 3 times by Lee Harvey Oswald while driving through Dallas, Texas. HIs wife was with him. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-f-kennedy-assassinated
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The United States and The USSR agreed to limit the number of nuclear weapons in their aresenals. SALT stands for Strategic Arms Limitations Talks. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1969-1976/salt
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The SALT 2 Treat was supposed to limit the number of nuclear weapons even further however it never officially went into effect. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/carter-and-brezhnev-sign-the-salt-ii-treaty
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The Soviet Union withdraws troops from Afghanistan. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-begin-withdrawal-from-afghanistan
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The Berlin Wall was destroyed allowing for free travel between East and West Berlin. http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall
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Communist Governments fall in Romania, Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria. This was known as the Velvet Revolution. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30059011
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The Iron Curtain is lifted and the Cold War ends. http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cold-war-history
