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Communist takeover in China
China fought between forces loyal to the government of the Republic of China led by the Kuomintang and forces of the Communist Party of China. -
NATO treaty ratified
Signed a pact agreeing to a mutual deffense in resposnse to an external attack. -
Yalta Confrence
At the confrence FDR, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin made important decisions about the future of the war and the postwar world. At first the reactions to Yalta in America were celebratory, but once FDR passed, by the end of April the new administration clashed with the Soviet Union. -
Postdam Confrence
The big three meet in Postdam, Germany to negotiate terms for the end of WWII. Dispite many disagreements they were able to conclude with some agreements at Postdam. One example is how Germany was to be completely demilitarized. -
Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
During WWII an American B-29 bomber deployed the worlds first atomic bomb on the city of HIroshima. The explosion destrpyed 90% of the city and killed 80,000 people instantly and thousands would die later from radiation poisioning. -
Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagasaki
Three days after the deployment of the first atomic bomb, America deployed another on the city of Nagasaki killing an estimated 40,000 people. After this Japans Emporor Hirohito announced Japans unconditional surrender. -
V-J Day
On this day Japan announced their unconditional surrender, and since then August 14th and 15th have been known as "Victoryover Japan Day" or V-J Day. -
Iron Curtain Speech
At the request of Westminister college Churchill delivered his now famous speech to 40,000 people. Many people belived that this speech was the beggening of the cold war. And it also changed the way the democratic west looked at the communist east. -
Truman Doctrine
The truman doctrine said that the United States would provide military, political, and economical assistance to any democratic nation under threat from external or internal forces. Practically reorientating Americas dont involve ourselves in other peoples problems policy to helping our allies. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan anounced by George Marshall at Harvard university was created to help rebuild the economies and spirits of Western Euroupe. He belived the restoration of political stabability layd with the revitilization of economies. -
Berlin Airlift
When the Soviet Union tried to control all of berlin by cutting surface traffic to and from the city. The Truman administration reacted with a airlift each day that brought Berlin needed supplies such as food. -
End of Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union lifts its 11-month blockade against West Berlin. The blockade had been broken by a massive U.S.-British airlift of vital supplies to West Berlin's two million citizens. -
Soviets explode A-bomb
At a remote test site at Semipalatinsk in Kazakhstan, the USSR successfully detonates its first atomic bomb, code name "First Lightning." In order to measure the effects of the blast, the Soviet scientists constructed buildings, bridges, and other civilian structures in the vicinity of the bomb. -
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were both executed under accusations of espionage, related to relaying information about the atomic bomb to the soviets. -
Launching of Sputnik
The first artificial satalite. Could be seen from all around the world.
