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Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was held in February of 1945. It included government leaders from the United States, United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union for a discussion of how to handle the reorganization of Europe after World War II. -
Death of President Franklin D Roosevelt
FDR died shortly after the Yalta Conference that was held in February of the same year. Although the conference was seen as a success at first, when Harry S Truman took Roosevelt's place, the United States' tension with the Soviet Union increased due to how they influenced Eastern Europe and the United Nations. -
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was held from July 17 to August 2, 1945. It was the meeting that the Big Three established the repercutions of Nazi Germany and the finalizations of peace treaties and the post war world. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9 in 1945,respectively, led to the surrender of Japan on August 15, ultimately ending World War II completely. -
Truman Doctrine of Containment
The Truman Doctrine was a statement President Truman announced to the US Congress. It was a policy in which the US was to aid any nation in danger of falling to Communism and would fight the expansion of it within Europe. -
Establishment of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
NATO was established as a pact where all the joining countries are allied and if there was to be an attack by an outside nation, they would defend in response. This caused tension with the countries not involved. -
Establishment of South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)
SEATO was an organization similar to that of NATO but for the South East Asia. It was a pact made to block Communism from furthering is conquest in Asia. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was a pact between eight communist states within Europe with the same set up as NATO. This intensified the rivalry of the non-communist and communist states. -
Fidel Castro Installs Communist State in Cuba
Once Fidel Castro was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Cuba, he established Cuba as a Communist state expanding it to the South. -
East Berlin Builds Wall
The Berlin Wall was build by East Germany citizens. The purpose of the wall was to divide the socialist group (East Germany) from the Fascists (West Germany). -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a time when the US Navy was blockading Cuba from the Soviet Union. As a response to the Bay of Pigs and our missiles in Italy at our disposal, Cuba requested that the Soviet Union allow them to build missiles in order to stop the harassment from the US. After negociating the blockade ended 12 days later. -
First Non-Communist State Post-War
For the first time since the Warsaw Pact was signed, the first country to break free from Communism was Poland. This started a trend, eventually leading to the end of the Cold War. -
Berlin Wall Demolished
The demolishing of the Berlin Wall began after the announcement that six gate will remain open for anyone to pass through. However, by the end of the night four additional ones were opened as well. That night the demolition began. -
Soviet Union Demolished
With the fall of the Warsaw Pact one by one came the fall of the Soviet Union due to the shrinking number of men as well as the political and economic chaos that occurred within a short three years. -
Reunification of Germany
Although the Cold War ended in 1991, the reunification of Germany in 1994 seemed to be the finishing touch. After having the scar of the Berlin Wall, many reforms were created to ensure history does not repeat itself.
