-
Victory in Europe. Germany surrenders to the Red Army in Berlin
-
The United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima (20 kiloton bomb 'Little Boy' kills 80,000)
-
U.S. meet 19 Latin American countries and created a security zone around the hemisphere
-
Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia
-
Stalin supports North Korea who invade South Korea equipped with Soviet weapons
-
Suez Crisis began with Israeli attack led by Moshe Dayan against Egyptian forces in the Sinai
Egypt took control of Suez Canal -
Cuba openly aligns itself with the Soviet Union and their policies.
-
Polish shipyard workers strike Solidarity Union formed. Strike leader Lech Walesa is elected as the head of Solidarity
-
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union initiating a campaign of openness called "glasnost" and restructuring called "perestroika"
-
Berlin Wall is demolished and East Germany allows unrestricted migration to West Germany