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The leaders of the U.S., the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union met to discuss the fate of Germany.
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WWII ends when Japan formally surrenders aboard the USS Missouri. Ties between the Soviet Union and the U.S. are shaky at best.
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The United Nations is created with the intention of making an international organization to deal with important world matters.
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- Winston Churchill, leader of the United Kingdom
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A period of aggression, suspicion, and distrust, primarily revolving around nuclear superiority, between the U.S. and Soviet Union for nearly half a century.
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The Truman Doctrine is formed & issued to save Greece & Turkey from the threat of Communism.
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Truman signed the Economic Recovery Act of 1948, which became known as the Marshall Plan; the plan would help rebuild and stabilize Eastern Europe.
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The Soviet Union cuts off supply from the U.S. to West Berlin, as a result of the slowly developing Cold War.
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The U.S. airlifts food & supplies to isolated West Berlin in response to the Soviets' Berlin Wall.
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The NATO Alliance is formed to combat Communism in Eastern Europe by supporting each other militarily.
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The Soviet Union tests their newly developed A-bomb by detonating it, signifying their nuclear capability.
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Mao Zedong declares the emergence of the (Communist) People's Republic of China as its civil war comes to an end.
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The SEATO Alliance is formed to actively combat the Domino effect of Communism in Southeast Asia.
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The Eisenhower Doctrine is put into effect to provide economic aid and military support to Communist-threatened Middle Eastern countries.
