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The Yalta Conference/ The Cold War Begins
The Yalta Conference was held on Feb. 4th-11th. "The big three" met to decide the fate of the post-war Europe. This conference led to many big fronts of the Cold War. -
United States Used their first Atomic Bomb
The United States used their first Atomic Bomb in war. The bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. This even ignited the Cold War. Japanese surrender and the end of World War II. -
Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill delivers the Iron Curtain Speech which was an expression used to describe the divide growing in between the Soviet Union and the Western powers. -
Marshall Plan
General George Marshall announced this plan which was a recovery plan for Europe after it was destroyed in WWII. The Marshall Plan was an aid to Europe, helping them get on their feet again. -
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blackade begin which was a wall built to seperate the different zones, the U.S. Great Britain, France and the Soviet Union. It last 320 days. -
Korean War Begins
The Korean War begins, The communist of North Korea invade South Korea -
Korean War Ends
The Korean War ends over 50,00 American lives were lost. -
Sputnik launched into Orbit
Sputnik was launched into orbit by the Soviets, it was the first orbitting satellite in space. -
Fidel Castro take over Cuba
Cuba is taken over by Fidel Castro who established the first communist state. Ruled for nearly 5 decades. Then handed the power off to his brother in 2008. -
John F Kennedy
John F Kennedy was elected president. The importance is the major chnages the U.S. will be going through during his presidency. -
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion, was an event where American 1400 soldiers invaded Cuba, its importance was to regain power of Cuba. The invasion was not successful. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis wasthe brink of a nuclear war between the U.S and the Soviet Union. The importance is that it was a good representation of America's strength and that we don't back down. It was a great impact for American to join together as a whole. -
President Kennedy Assasination
This was when President John F. Kennedy was assasinated. The importance was that one of our most favorite and popular presidents was assasinated -
Apollo 11 Lands on the Moon
The first man walked on the moon, Neil Armstrong. The importance of this was that we were the first to land on the moon. We made huge steps into history and it began the start of great space studies. -
Reagan and Gorbachev's settlement
Reagan and Gorbachev get together and sign the INF treaty, and the importance is that the soviets eliminated 1,500 medium range missiles from Europe, and the U.S. removed nearly half that number -
Berlin Wall Falls
The Berlin Wall fall,s and the importance of this is that it is the represents that the end of the war is near. Communism was no more in Eastern Europe. -
Warsaw Pact Ends
After 36 years of existence the Warsaw Pact Ends. The importance is that the military alliance between the Soviet Union and its eastern European satellites come to the end. It was also a sign thst the Soviet Union was losing its touch. -
The Fall of the Soviet Union/ The End of the Cold War
The Soviet Unions fall resulted into 15 seperate countries, the collapse was celbrated by the west. The importance was the freedom that was gained as well as the Cold War ending.
