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Dwight D. Eisenhower led the massive invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe that began on D-Day. Eisenhower sought to improve Cold War-era relations with the Soviet Union, especially after the death of Josef Stalin in 1953.
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The second wartime meeting that took place in Russia. It was meant for the post-war planning and to see who would go into war.
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This meeting was held in Potsdamn Germany, The leaders issued a declaration demanding "unconditional surrender" from Japan.
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The Marshall Plan was also known as the European Recovery Program and had channeled over 13$ billion to finance the economic recovery.
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The blockade was an attempt to limit the ability of France, Great Britain and the U.S to travel to the sectors of Berlin.
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The Germans who wanted Berlin closed highways, railways and canals. The U.S instead flew 2.3 million tons of cargo to their sector in West Berlin.
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President Roosevelt abolished all segragation in the armed forces. By the end of the Korean conflict almost all military was integrated.
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At a remote test site at Semipalatinsk in Kazakhstan, the USSR successfully detonates its first atomic bomb, code named “First Lightning.”
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Mao Zedong proclaimed that it was time for revolution. Mao called on the nation’s youth to purge the “impure” elements of Chinese society.
