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Cold War Begins - Yalta Conference
All three leaders were trying to establish an agenda for governing post-war Germany. Churchill's attitude towards the Soviet Union differed vastly from that of Roosevelt, with the former believing Stalin to be a "devil"-like tyrant leading a vile system. In 1942, U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union William Christian Bullitt, Jr.'s thesis prophesied the "flow of the Red amoeba into Europe". Roosevelt responded to Bullitt, Jr., with a statement summarizing his rationale for wartime relations wi -
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4 Apr 1945 - 1 Aug 1991
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Iron Curtain
Iron Curtain Speech by Winston Churchill - "an "iron curtain" has descended on Europe" -
Korean War
Korean War begins. Stalin supports North Korea who invade South Korea equipped with Soviet weapons -
Nuclear Arms Race
March 17-June 4 Nuclear Arms Race atomic test series of 11 explosions at Nevada Test Site -
Sputnik launched into orbit
Space Race: Score one for teh Soviets...Sputnik launched into orbit -
Cuban Missile Crisis
It was one of the major confrontations of the Cold War, and is generally regarded as the moment in which the Cold War came closest to turning into a nuclear conflict.The United States armed forces were at their highest state of readiness ever and Soviet field commanders in Cuba were prepared to use battlefield nuclear weapons to defend the island if it was invaded. -
Gulf of Tonkin incident
Gulf of Tonkin incident: North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin were alleged to have attacked without provocation. This was the site that would eventually lead the escalation and official documentation of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. -
US Man on the Moon
Apollo 11 lands on the moon -
North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam which falls to Communist forces
North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam which falls to Communist forces -
End of Soviet Union and the Cold War Ends
End of Soviet Union and the Cold War Ends -
President Reagan and Gorbachev
President Reagan and Gorbachev resolve to remove all intermediate nuclear missiles from Europe