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Yalta Conference
During WWII, at a Russian resort town, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin met to discuss the future of the war and the postwar world. -
Defeat of Germany and Japan
Japan surrendered and WWII came to a close -
Stalin predicts worldwide communism
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin predicts triumph of commuunism over capitalism. He also created Cominform which coordinated the activities of Communist parties worldwide. -
Truman Doctrine
President Harry S. Truman stated that the US would provide political, military, and economic help to all democratic nations if they were threatened by an external or internal authoritarian force. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; military alliance formed in the North Atlantic Treaty signed on April 4, 1949. The nations agreed to a mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party. -
China falls to Communism
Communist Dictator Mao Zedong takes control of China. -
Korean War Begins
A war between South Korea and North Korea. North Korea wanted to unite Korea, so they invaded the 38th parallel and started the war. -
Warsaw Pact
Military alliance between the eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe created during the Cold War -
Eisenhower Doctrine
The United States president proclaims that the US will defend a country or group of countried in the Middle East who requests help against Communist aggression. -
Sputnik
Sputnik was the first offical satellite to orbit the earth. It was launched by the Soviets using one of their rockets.