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The Cold War
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Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin attend the Yalta Conference
From left to right: Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin -
World War II Officially Ends
Timeline Source Here's a picture of a newspaper printed in England detailing news of the end of World War II -
Stalin and Churchill Give Ideology Speeches
Timeline Source Here's a picture of Churchill giving his delivery of his "Iron Curtain" Speech -
Nuremburg Trials Begin
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Marshall Plan is Initiated
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Trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
[Timeline Source](http:/http://www.nationalcoldwarexhibition.org/timeline//)
Here's a mugshot of the Rosenbergs following their arrest -
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Khrushchev Seizes Power
Timeline Source Loverly picture of Nikita Krushchev after being elected leader of the USSR -
Sputnik (Soviet satellite) Launched
Timeline Source Here's a picture of a crosscut of the Sputnik satellite, including Laika the dog that went to speace -
JFK Elected US Presdient
Timeline Source JFK elected at a young age and many have doubts about his capabilities -
Cuban Missile Crisis begins
Timeline Source Infamous for lack of communication and ineffective leadership in the Bay of Pigs -
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NIxon visits USSR
Timeline Source Nixon visits USSR for the purpose of issuing talks to end Cold War -
Talks between US and USSR over nuclear weapons begin
Timeline SOurce Meetings between Reagan and USSR leader Yuri Andropov began -
Germany Reunified
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Here's a picture during the reunification of Germany thus ending the Marshall plan in West Germany and Soviet rule in East Germany
