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The Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, represented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Premier Joseph Stalin.They agreed that Germany and Berlin would be split into four occupied zones. -
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Cold War Timeline
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Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill gave The Iron Curtain Speech. He described a Communist iron curtain descending on Europe. -
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. The Berlin Blockade was an attempt in 1948 by the Soviet Union to limit the ability of France, Great Britain and the United States to travel to their sectors of Berlin. -
The Korean War Begins
The Korean War was a war between South Korea and North Korea, in which a United Nations force led by the United States of America fought for the South, and China fought for the North, also assisted by the Soviet Union. On June 25, 1950, the Korean War began when some 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People’s Army poured across the 38th parallel -
KGB
Formed in 1954, KGB was a military service. This organization was originally designed to be a state security committee and was attached to the Council of Ministers. -
Cuba taken over
Cuba had been taken over by Fidel Castro. He ruled over Cuba for nearly five decades, until handing off power to his younger brother Raúl in 2008. -
Bay of Pigs
On April 17, the Cuban exile brigade began its invasion at an isolated spot on the island’s southern shore known as the Bay of Pigs. The invading force was defeated within three days by the Cuban armed forces. -
Berlin Wall
The construction of the Berlin Wall stopped the flood of refugees from East to West, and it defused the crisis over Berlin. A 12-foot-tall, 4-foot-wide mass of reinforced concrete was topped with an enormous pipe that made climbing over nearly impossible. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
People used hammers and picks to knock away chunks of the wall. This represented the end of the Cold War. -
The End of the Cold War
In late 1991 the Soviet Union ended. The Iron Curtain was lifted and the Cold War came to an end.
