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The Cold War 1945-1991

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  • The Yalta Conference

    The Yalta Conference

    The leaders of the Big Three nations, Great Britan, the United States, and the Soviet Nation, met in Crimea to discuss the futures of war torn Europe and the distribution of Nazi Germany's assets.
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    The Cold War

  • Potsdam Conference

    Potsdam Conference

    This conference was held between the Big Three allied nations to split up and issue peace treaties after World War Two.
  • U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima

    U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima

    U.S unleashes atomic weapons on Japan. This forces Japan to surrender and starts the stomic weapons race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
  • The Truman Doctrine Inacted

    The Truman Doctrine Inacted

    The U.S. inacted the Truman Doctrine to stop the spread of Communism throughout Eastern Europe. This doctrine gave financial aid to any nation that opposed Communism.
  • NATO is created

    NATO is created

    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created as a shield against Communism. This organization stood together to stop the spread of Communism and act as an allied force in case any nation was attacked by the Soviets.
  • Soviets explode thier first atomic bomb

    Soviets explode thier first atomic bomb

    On Aug 29th the Soviet Union explodes its first atomic bomb and fully enters the atomic arms race.
  • Korean War Starts

    Korean War Starts

    This war was a response to stop the spread of Communism in Korea. This war ended in a stalemate between the capitalist and Communist forces resulting in a border being placed at the 53th parallel.
  • Fidel Castro sworn into office

    Fidel Castro sworn into office

    On February 16, 1959, Fidel Castro is sworn in as prime minister of Cuba after leading a guerrilla campaign. He then installs a communist regime in Cuba.
  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion

    This invasion of Cuba was an attempt to overthrow the communist government of Cuba. The CIA trained Cuban revolutionaries who ultimatley failed at thier invasion.
  • The Berlin Wall is built

    The Berlin Wall is built

    The Berlin wall is created to stop the flow of traffic between East and West Germany. This literally cements the split between communist and capitalist Europe.
  • The Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Cuban Missile Crisis

    To stop the transport of nuclear weapons to Cuba, the U.S. put a blockade into place around Cuba. The Russians agreed to turn back to Russia and not place missiles in Cuba.
  • South Vietnam surrenders

    South Vietnam surrenders

    The U.S. involvment in Vietnam ended in failure when Saigon surrendered to the Vietcong. Allowing communism to flourish in SE Asia.
  • The Berlin Wall is demolished

    The Berlin Wall is demolished

    The Berlin Wall is demolished allowing the reunification of Germany and the free passage of citizens to eiher side of the Iron Curtain.
  • The Reunification of Germany

    The Reunification of Germany

    eorge Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev agree to the reunification of Germany. This ends the 35 year split of Germany since the end of World War Two.
  • The Soviet Union is abolished

    The Soviet Union is abolished

    Mikhail Gorbachev creates the dissolution of the Soviet Union, which effectivley ends the Cold War.