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Potsdam Conference July 17th August 2nd The Potsdam Conference formally divided Germany and Austria into four zones. It was also agreed that the German capital Berlin would be divided into four zones. The Russian Polish border was determined and Korea was to be divided into Soviet and American zones.
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Yalta Conference
The meeting with Churchill Stalin and Rosevelt.
Meeting requirements to decide a final solution for the end of the war and what would happen things discussed in the meeting, partitioning of Germany, fate of Poland ,The United Nations helping and Germany's reparations. -
V.E. Day May 8th 1945
Victory in Europe as Germany surrenders to the Russian army. And Germany soliders are captured. -
March 5th 1946
Churchill delivers his ‘Sinews of Peace’ speech which contain the famous phrase “..an iron curtain has descended on Europe” -
June 5th 1947 This was a programme of economic aid offered by the United States to any European country. The plan was rejected outright by Stalin and any Eastern Bloc country considering accepting aid was reprimanded severely. Consequently the aid was only given to Western European Countries.
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March 12th 1947
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June 24th 1948 Russia’s response to the merger of the French, USA and UK partitions of Berlin was to cut all road and rail links to that sector. This meant that those living in Western Berlin had no access to food supplies and faced starvation. Food was brought to Western Berliners by US and UK airplanes, an exercise known as the Berlin Airlift.
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Korean War
The Korean war ended. North Korea remained affiliated with Russia while South Korea was affiliated with the USA. -
Space Race
USSR Sputnik II carried Laika the dog, the first living creature to go into space. Russian cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyvich Gagarin became the first human being in space. -
Berlin Wall August 13th 1961
Berlin wall built and borders sealed between East and West Germany. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A US spy plane reported sighting the construction of a Soviet nuclear missile base in Cuba. President Kennedy set up a naval blockade and demanded the removal of the missiles. War was averted when the Russians agreed on 28th October to remove the weapons. The United States agreed not to invade Cuba. -
Vietnam War
President Richard Nixon ordered US troops to go to Cambodia.The Paris Peace Accords ended American involvement in Vietnam.North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam. The capture of Saigon by the North Vietnamese led to the whole country becoming Communist -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was torn down and East and west Germany where reunited. -
Gorbachev resigned
Mikhail Gorbachev resigned. The hammer and sickle flag on the Kremlin was lowered and Russian federation flag got raised.
