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The Yalta Conference- Feb. 4 - 11
The Big Three met to discuss German terms of surrender & post war occupation of Germany -
Potsdam Conference July 17–Aug. 2, 1945
Truman demanded free elections in Eastern Europe
Stalin wants buffer of Communist states in Eastern Europe -
Arms Race
Cempetition on building nuclear between the US and the USSR. -
United Nations founded
(UN) International organization to settle worls problems and avoid armed conflicts -
Winston Churchill elected
Elected Prime minister -
Truman Doctrine
The USA provided military and economic aidto countries threatened by communism -
Marshall Plan
US economic recovery for war torn Europe
13 Billion US loans -
Sputnik Launched
1st satellite to orbit earth radio signals back to earth -
Berlin Blockade
Soviets block entrances to Berlin to cut off Allied supplies to West Berlin -
Berlin Airlift
US and British airplanes fly planes to West Berlin -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Its a military alliance providing mutual help if attacked USA, Berlin, France, Canada, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, and Norway -
Korean War 1950-1953
UN forces sent to stop Communist agression
USSR supplied war material to N. Korea
Chinese forces entered the war on the north side of Korea -
Stalin dies
Died of stroke -
Nakita Khruschev comes to power
Soviet leader after Stalins death
removed all ostalins harsh policies -
Warsaw Pact
Military alliance of Communist block nations- USSR, East Germany, Albania, Czech, Poland, Romania & Hungary -
Vietnam War 1955 - 1975
North Vietnam = Communist
South Vietnam= Democratic
Pres. Johnson ordered troops to Vietnam -
Hungarian Revolution
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Space Race
Sputnik was the first satellite to orbit earth -
Cuban Revolution
Fulgencio Bastita- Cuban dictator over thrown
Fidel Castro- Communist forces seize control of Cuba - Soviet supported gov't. set up in Cuba -
U-2 Incident
U-2 American spyplane shot down -
1st Space Travel
Yuri Gagarin - Russian Cosmonaut 1st man to travel in space
Vostok 1(spaceship) - Orbit 1 hr 48 min -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban exiles invade Cuba & lead revolt against Castro
Pres. Kennedy gave orders for Pigs invasion
invasion failed -
Berlin Wall Aug. 12 - 13
Built to keep East Germans from fleeing to West Germany -
Cuban Missile Crisis
USSR placed missiles in Cuba
ships carrying missiles headed for Cuba
Pres. Kennedy orders USA blockaded off Cuba ports
USA & USSR on brink of Nuclear war -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan (unknown day)
USSR 10 year war against Afghan rebels -
Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power 1985 - 1991
President of the Soviet Union (no date found) -
The INF Treaty
The INF Treaty is the first nuclear arms control agreement to actually reduce nuclear arms between the US and the Soviet Union -
Fall of Berlin Wall
East Germany opened to the West -
German Runification
The East and West Germany were runited -
USSR Breakup
USSR made up of 15 separate Republics -
Boris Yelstin 1991 - 1999
President of Russian Republic (no date found)
