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The Yalta Conference answers the questions of how Europe will proceed after the war. Set the stage for the USSR to gain power in Eastern Europe with the close of teh war.
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The dropping of the A-bomb on Japan singaled to the world that nuclear weapons were here. This forshadows the race for arms come.
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Germany at the end of WWII was split into four zones. Russia controlled the Eastern part. This is the start of the Iron Curtain that would form.
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The Commuist Party seizes control of Poland. This leads to the development of the influence of the USSR in Eastern Europe.
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Truman annoces is droctine, which speaks of how communist must not be allowed to spread. This leads to the idea of confining communism to where it already is. This sets the stage for many invasions of some countries during the Cold War because the USA was trying to let it spread further.
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The USSR closes off East Germany to the rest of Germany. The American start an airlift to supply Berlin during blockade. This is one of the first signs of struggle between the two competing powers.
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The USSR explodes its first atomic bomb. This increasing tensions in the Cold War beause now both countrie shave the power to destory each other.
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The Chinese Civil War is won the Commuinsts. This gives the USSR a major allie. This causes great tensions in the USA because Commuism is spreading quickly.
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The USSR launches the first man-made object into obit around the Earth. This ties in the race for th best technology during this era. Also, ties in the eventually landing on the moon. Shows both wanting to out-do the other.
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The Cuban governoment is overthrown and Fidel Csatro installs a communist governoment. This puts the Red Scare right near the USA, causing American to feel more threathened by communism. This raises the tensions of the Cold War.
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Nixon visits the USSR and China. This makes a easing in the tensions between the USA and the latter. This is the first break in power for the USSR.
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The USA and China resumes relations. This is mark of the decrease of Soviet influence in the world. Th start of the failure of the communist USSR.
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Makhail Gorbachev becomes the General Secretary of the USSR. he had a strong relaionship with ritish Prime Minister. He brings to reform the USSR, thriving to improve the standrad of living and make it for open and restructed.
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The Berlin Wall is destroyed. This is a sign of Soviet weaknesses and that times are changing.
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Pres. Bush and Gorbachev agree to reunite east and West Germany. This is important becasue it takes away of the symbols of the Cold War, the seperation of Germany.
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The USSR dissolves as a nation. This ends the Cold War becasue there is no longer someone to complete againist for the control of arms and influence.
http://faculty.washington.edu/qtaylor/a_us_history/cold_war_timeline.htm
