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The Cold War 1945-1991

By amdarli1
  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference

    citeMeeting of the "big three" FDR Stalin and Churchill. Soviet Union gains control over Eastern Europe.
  • Franklin D Roosevelt Dies

    Franklin D Roosevelt Dies

    citeFranklin D Roosevelt dies of a cerebral hemmorhage
  • VJ day

    VJ day

    citeJapan surrenders effectivley ending WWII "Victory over Japan day"
  • Stalin's Speech

    Stalin's Speech

    Stalin makes a speech praising the party and the socialist regime. This alarmed people around the world.
  • Iron curtain speech

    Iron curtain speech

    citeWinston Churchill gives speech describing the division between western power and soviet power as an iron curtain.This marked the beginning of the Cold War.
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    citeUS policy following Harry Truman's speech to contain comunisim and stop soviet expansion
  • Rio Treaty

    Rio Treaty

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    Stated that any attack on American soil would be considered an attack by all participating nations, and they would collectivly defend against attack.
  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift

    citeAn order to begin supplying West Berlin with supplies by air in order to prevent them from starving.
  • NATO

    NATO

    [http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nato-pact-signed](Cite)
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization is signed by 11 nations, its goal was to contain soviet aggression and expansion
  • Soviet Atomic Bomb test

    Soviet Atomic Bomb test

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    The soviet union tested their first atomic bomb, which alarmed the US as they werent aware they already possesed atomic bomb technology.
  • H-Bomb Development

    H-Bomb Development

    cite President Truman announces his approval of hydrogen bomb production, a bomb even more powerful than the atomic bomb
  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion

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    An invasion by the US into Cuba to try and take power from Communist leader Fidel Castro, that ultimatley failed
  • Belin Wall construction begins

    Belin Wall construction begins

    citeTo prevent people from fleeing from east to west Germany, the berlin wall is constructed.
  • Destruction of Berlin Wall

    Destruction of Berlin Wall

    cite An annoucement from East Germany that relocations were accepted at checkpoints, people saw they were allowing people to cross and came together from both sides to destroy the wall.
  • Fall of Soviet Union End of Cold War

    Fall of Soviet Union End of Cold War

    citeThe Soviet union breaks into 15 seperate countries ending the Cold War