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Yalta Conference
The Cold War (Also known as the Crimea Conference) was the beginning of the cold war. British Prime Minister from Britiain, Truman from the United States and the Soviet premier Joseph Stalin from Russia attended this conference. At this yalta conference, the three leaders made numerous important decisions. Stalin promised to enter the war against japan, after the surrender of germany. The conference was dominated by stalin and truman. -
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The Timeline of the Cold War
During the 19th and 20th Century, Russia and the west, always sparred over everything. They bickered about their economies, military, political doctrine and decisions always contradicted each other. the cold war was an intense rivalry between the soviet union's precept of communism and the west's precept of democracy and a capilitalist system. Soon this rivalry carried onto a war that would last 46 years. -
Soviet's First Bomb
The Soviet Union decides to test it's first bomb, this shocks the United States and it's allies. -
KGB
The KGB [Soviet Union] or also known as the state security police under the USSR is established to gain intelligence from the United States and it's allies. -
Sputnik
Sputnik VideoThe USSR launches Sputnik, this worries the U.S.A because if they can launch a harmless object into space, then they can launch nuclear warheads. This the USSR's most flabbergasting move in the Space Race. -
Berlin Crisis
Khrushchev demands that the U.S troops need to leave Berlin. -
U-2 Spy Plane Incident
American U-2 Spy Plane and its pilot Gary Powers, were shot down over in Sverdlosk, Russia. -
Velvet revolution
The Soviet Army crushes the Czechoslovakian revolt, also known as the "Velvet Revolt' -
First Man On the Moon
Neil Armstrong [U.S.A] was the first man on the moon as the United States was trying to beat it's rival in the Space Race. -
Vietnam War
American Troops depart South Vietnam after fighting 30 years against the communist powers [Russia/China] trying to take all of Vietnam. At the time North Vietnam was communist under those powers, and South vietnam was democratic. This has been the longest war the united states has been involved in. -
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan is elected into office -
INF
Ronald Reagan and Nikhail Gorbachev meet up and decide to compromise and sign the INF (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty) which stated that both sides would remove all nuclear arms from Europe -
Germany is Unified
The Berlin wall is now torn down. After a long time of the country being split, Communist East and Democratic West are now unified. -
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin becomes the new leader of the USSR. -
The fall of the Soviet Empire
the Soviet economy was deteriorating under the effects of a centralized bureaucratic system, the burdens of an increasingly costly arms race, and a failed war in Afghanistan. This led to the Soviet Empire collapsing in 16 parts.
