-
Yalta Peace Confrence
Franklin D. Rosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin come together and Yalta and make important decisons about the future progress of the war. -
The Potsdam Confrence
Continued confrence between the Allies about the post-war borders. Churchill, Stalin, and Truman meet this time. -
The Marshall Plan
George C. Marshall, Seceretary of State, made a speech at Harvard University about helping rebuild Europe.They passed the economic Cooperation Act later that approved funding for Europe. -
Berlin Blockade
One of the first major internation crisis of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked the Western Alles' railway, road, and canal access to Berlin. -
The Berlin Airlift
The U.S., British, and Soviet millitary forces divided the control of Germany.The Soviet controlled the Eastern sector of Germany and the Western Allies shared the western sector of Germany. -
U.S. Military Desegrated
President Trumann had Executive Order 9981 was made to end segregation in the armed forces. -
Soviet Atomic Bomb Test
The Soviet union exploded his first atomic bomb. This made Americans question their own safety. President Truman responded by building nuclear weapons to stop the spread of Soviet influece around the world. -
Communist Revolution in China
Mao Zedong founded the People's Republic of China. This was the first decade of communist rule in Modern China. -
Korean War
75,000 soldiers from North Korea's army invaded South Korea. This was the first military afction of the Cold War. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration
This was how long he was president. -
McCarthy's Hearing
-
Dwight Eisenhower sends troops to Vietam
President Eisenhower sends first set of Military forces to help in the Vietnam war.
