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The Yalta Conference took place in Russia, where the three main allied leaders met to plan out the final defeat of Germany. Agreeing to divide the country into three sections, the US, British, and Soviet Union forces would care for one of the sections. The Yalta Conference is also known as the Crimea Conference. -
Held in Germany, the three main allies met to plan the postwar 'peace.' They confirmed plans to demilitarize Germany and would be divided to 4 allied occupations. They also went ahead to change the German society. -
The United Nations was established after World War 2, in order to keep peace between countries. This meeting laid out each 'term and condition' and established many rights they though necessary. It was similar to the League of Nations -
A nuclear explosion, conducted by the United States in New Mexico, testing the bomb. It was the first conducted bomb ever made and was known as the Trinity Nuclear Test. It took place on July 16, 1945, Los Alamos, Mexico.
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During World War 2, the United States dropped the first bomb on the Japanese city, Hiroshima, killing about 80,000 people. About three days later, they dropped a bomb on the Japanese city, Nagasaki. A couple of days later, Japan surrendered to the US. -
On Feb.9 Joseph Stalin had announced that war between the East and West was 'inevitable.' A month later, Winston Churchill made a speech at Westminster College, saying “From Stettin in the Baltic, to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent,” (The National WW2 Museum) It was one of his most famous speech. -
The Truman Doctrine was a foreign policy that was established by Truman. It was made/created to stop the spreading of communism by providing support to those countries with political, economic and military assistance. To communists, the Truman Doctrine was seen as a declaration of of the Cold War -
A sponsored program to build up the economies of western and Southern Europe countries. This was created to stabilize conditions and to increase trade measured with Europe. It offered help and finance after WW2. -
The Berlin Blockade, a period in time when Russia limited the ability of the US and Britain to be able to sends goods to the city of Berlin. However, the plan failed due to the US coming up with a strategy to send goods. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which was created by several countries to protect each other against the Soviet Union. It was one of the first peacetime military alliance. -
Communist Mao Zedong founded People's Republic of China, a communist country. He immediately became well liked as he took wealth from rich people and gave it to the poor. -
The United States dropped the first hydrogen bomb in the pacific Marshall Islands. It was called “Mike.” The reason for this was to reassure more safety for the country. -
A fight between North Korea and South Korea after an invasion of North Korea. The war however ended in armistice when both parties of each side saw the war would continue. Thus, the 38th parallel was created. -
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, a pact created in the southeast , was an international organization for defense. It was created to prevent the spreading of communism. -
Established by the Soviet Union, it was a mutual defense that put the Soviets in command of the armed forces of the other states in the pact. This would help strengthen the Soviets, by making them in charge of other countries. -
In which the Soviets launched the world's first satellite, which caused fears in many Americans. The launch of Sputnik was also one of the many reasons for the Cold War, as it showed how behind the US was in developing technology. This successful launch shocked many countries. -
A failed mission in which the US tried to invade Cuba. Many Cubans did not agree with Fidel Castro's revolution and left for exile instead. -
The German Democratic Republic built a wall with barbed wire between the West and East of Berlin. This happened to prevent many people to escape the Soviet controlled East and stop them from feeling the West controlled by the allies. -
A war similar to the Korean War, in which North Vietnam and South Vietnam fought each other. It was also the fall of Saigon. -
A direct as well as dangerous moment in history of confrontation from the US and Soviet Union. It was a moment in which both forces came close to a nuclear conflict. It brought both superpowers to an agreement and withdrew the weapons.
