Cold War

By berkengarden
  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference

    Meeting of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin to discuss post war issues.
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    Cold War

  • Iron Curtain Speech

    Iron Curtain Speech

    Made by Winston Churchill, basically marks beginning of Cold War.
  • Rosenberg Executions

    Rosenberg Executions

    Rosenbergs executed for selling nuclear secrets to the Soviets.
  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact

    Agreement between USSR and eastern European countries binding them together during foreign aggression.
  • Sputnik launched

    Sputnik launched

    Soviet send first satellite into orbit.
  • Khrushchev not allowed to Disneyland

    Khrushchev not allowed to Disneyland

    Nikita Khrushchev goes to Disneyland on visit to U.S., denied entry.
  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Failed attempt to invade Cuba by the U.S.
  • SALT II Treaty

    SALT II Treaty

    Set absolute number of nuclear weapons each side could have.
  • Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader USSR

    Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader USSR

  • Berlin Wall Falls

    Berlin Wall Falls

  • Soviet Union dissolves

    Soviet Union dissolves

    Soviet Union breaks into 15 separate countries.