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Yalta Conference
A meeting of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Union Leader Joseph Stalin, known as the "Big Three" as WWII was coming to an end. http://www.datesandevents.org/events-timelines/03-cold-war-timeline.htm
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End of WWII
Japan Surrenders after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, marking the end of World War II. http://www.datesandevents.org/events-timelines/03-cold-war-timeline.htm
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Stalin's Hostile Speech - Start of the Cold War
During this speech, Joseph Stalin stated that "another war was inevitable because of the capitalist development of the world economy." http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bomb/filmmore/reference/interview/zubok3.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_1946
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Rio Pact
A military alliance between the United States and the 19 nations of Latin America. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/organization-of-american-states-established
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NATO Formed
The U.S. and 11 other nations establish th North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a mutual defense pact that was aimed towards containing Soviet aggression against Western Europe. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nato-pact-signed
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Korean War Begins
The Korean War begins, with the North Koreans being backed by the Soviets who have armed them with Soviet weapons. This was the first "hot" war of the Cold War, where over 55,000 American troops were killed. The goal was not to defeat the enemy, but to protect South Korea from Communism and the invading forces. http://www.datesandevents.org/events-timelines/03-cold-war-timeline.htm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/korean-war-begins
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The Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union and seven of its European satellites, which consisted of Albania, Poland, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Bulgaria, sign a treaty, the Warsaw Pact, which was a mutual defense organization that put the Soviets in command of the armed forces of the member states. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-warsaw-pact-is-formed
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
The CIA launched a full scale invasion of Cuba, sending 1,400 American-trained Cubans who had fled their homeland when Castro took over. The invasion did not go so well since they were badly outnumbered and ended up surrendering in less than 24 hours. http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/bay-of-pigs-invasion
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Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13 day military and political standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union which was caused by the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, which was just 90 miles from U.S.'s shores. a greater conflict was avoided by an agreement of the Soviets to remove the missiles so long as the U.S. promises not to invade Cuba. http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis
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Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Representatives of the U.S., Soviet Union and Great Britain signed the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty which prohibited any testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere, under water, or outer space. This was the first important step towards the control of nuclear weapons. http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/nuclear-test-ban-treaty -
U.S. Troops to Dominican Republic
The U.S. sends over 22,000 troops to the Dominican Republic to fight off communism and restore order on the island. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-troops-land-in-the-dominican-republic
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The Pentagon Papers
A report and study of the Vietname War part of a secrect DOD study of U.S. political and military involvement from 1945 to 1967. These documents were later secretly photocopied by Daniel Ellsberg and sent them to The New York Times after growing to oppose the war, with the federal government unsuccessfully blocking the publication of the Pentagon Papers. http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/pentagon-papers
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U.S. and China as Allies
The U.S. and China establish diplomatic relations, which was agreed upon by Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping and President Jimmy Carter. http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nsa/publications/china-us/
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Berlin Wall Demolished
The Berlin Wall gets demolished, allowing unrestricted acces and migration to West Germany. http://www.thekidswindow.co.uk/news/berlin_wall.htm
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End of the Cold War
The Soviet Union has been disbanded and this date marks the official end of the Cold War. http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/war/the-factors-that-brought-about-the-end-of-the-cold-war/4055/
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