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The Cold War: Events and Effects

By joekruba

  • Defeat of Germany and Japan

    Germany and japan were defeated by the allies

  • Yalta Conference

    meeting of FDR, Churchill, Stalin - the 'Big Three'
    Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe. The Cold War Begins

  • VE Day

    • Victory in Europe. Germany surrenders to the Red Army in Berlin

  • Atomic bomb

    The United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima (20 kiloton bomb 'Little Boy' kills 80,000)

  • Russia vs Japan

    Russia declares war on Japan

  • Atomic bomb 2.0

    The United States drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki (22 kiloton 'Fat Man' kills 70,000

  • Japs surrenduer

    : Japanese surrender End of World War II

  • VJ Day

    Emperor surrender broadcast - VJ Day

  • Operation crossroads

    Operation Crossroads with Test Able was the first public demonstration of America's atomic arsenal

  • Marshall plan

    Marshall Plan is announced setting a precedent for helping countries combat poverty, disease and malnutrition

  • Berlin closed

    Berlin boarded is closed

  • Berlin wall begins

    Construction of berlin wall begins

  • Berlin wall down

    The berlin wall is torn down and people are reunited