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This meeting contained "The Big Three" meet to discuss the Allied war effort against Germany and Japan. The Alliance diminishes, therefore creating The Cold War.
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The "Big Three" meet in Potsdam, Germany to negotiate terms for the end of World War II
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'Fat Man' kills 70,000
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After World War 2, there were growing concerns about communist activity in the United States, especially in the federal government. To prevent this, President Harry S. Truman issues an executive decree establishing a sweeping loyalty investigation of federal employees
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The USSR successfully detonates its first atomic bomb, code name “First Lightning.”
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Sputnik 2 was the second spacecraft launched into Earth orbit, on November 3, 1957, and the first to carry a living animal
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John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States (1961-1963), the youngest man elected to the office.
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Kennedy, our 35th President was assassinated. It is still a mystery as to who killed him.
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Winning one of the closest elections in U.S. history, Republican Richard Nixon wins
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Nixon resigns in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office.
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Jimmy Carter became the 39th President of the United States
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Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the Soviet Union
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The Berlin wall was torn down
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East and West Germany were reunited as one country
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The cold war is officially over. Although there is debate as to the exact date, it did end in August.
