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Yalta Conference meeting of FDR, Churchill, Stalin
The 'Big Three
The Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe. The Cold War Begins -
Germany is defeated
Victory in Europe. Germany surrenders to the Red Army in Berlin -
Hiroshima Bomb
The United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima (20 kiloton bomb 'Little
Boy' kills 80,000) -
Japan is defeated
Emperor surrender broadcast - VJ Day -
Stalin hostile speech
communism & capitalism were incompatible -
Nato ratified
Senate ratified the treaty on July 21 1949 president Truman signed making the U.S a member of nato -
Korean War begins
Stalin supports North Korea who invade South Korea
equipped with Soviet weapons -
VIetnam War Starts
costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. -
Sputnik
Sputnik launched into orbit -
Berlin wall Falls
Berlin Wall is demolished and East Germany allows unrestricted migration to
West Germany