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Cold War

By aparish100

  • VE Day - Victory in Europe.

    VE Day - Victory in Europe.
    Germany surrenders to the Red Army in Berlin

  • Potsdam Conference

    Potsdam Conference
    Germany was officially partitioned into four zones of occupation

  • (20 kiloton bomb 'Little Boy' kills 80,000)

    (20 kiloton bomb 'Little Boy' kills 80,000)
    The United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima

  • Russia & Japan

    Russia & Japan
    Russia declares war on Japan

  • Berlin Airlift begins

    Berlin Airlift begins
    Berlin under allied control.

  • The Meeting

    The Meeting
    First Summit Meeting between President Dwight Eisenhower and Premier Nikita Khrushchev.

  • Red Army

    Red Army
    Red Army crushes the Hungarian Revolution.

  • First Man

    First Man
    Soviets launch first man‑made satellite.

  • Fidel Castro

    Fidel Castro
    Fidel Castro becomes premier of Cuba, installs Communist government.

  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs
    Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba

  • The U.S

    The U.S
    U.S. supported coup overthrows Chilean government.

  • U.S and China

    U.S and China
    U.S. and China establish diplomatic relations.

  • Afghanistan

    Afghanistan
    Soviet Red Army invades Afghanistan

  • Chinese Communist

    Led by university students, over one million Chinese in Tiananmen Square demand reforms by the Chinese Communist government.

  • President of Russia

    President of Russia
    The Soviet Union is abolished. Boris Yeltsin becomes President of Russia.