World war 2

World War II

By Edward21
  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference

    World War II ends in Europe.
  • British Minister

    British Minister

    Winston Churchills "Iron Curtain" speech marks beginning of the Cold War
  • Communist seize power in poland.

    Communist seize power in poland.

    March- Truman Doctrine announced.
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organzation (NATO) established.

    North Atlantic Treaty Organzation (NATO) established.

    Aug- Soviet Union Explodes its first atomic bomb. On October Communists win Chinese Civil War.

  • Warsaw Pact formed.

    July- First summit meeting between president Dwight Eisenhower and Premier Nikita Khrushchev

  • Sputnik launched into orbit

    when sputnik was first launched, they made the first sattelite which was the size of the beach ball.

  • John F. Kennedy elected president

    John F. Kennedy was the youngest man ever to be elected.

  • Sino-Soviet Conflict Begins.

    Cubans Missle Crisis happened

  • Apollo 11 lands on moon

    The Apollo 11 mission was one of the most significant events in the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union

  • South Vietnam falls to Communist forces.

    South Vietnam, fell to North Vietnamese forces on April 30th ... North and it was an inevitability that Saigon would fall to communist forces.