Cold War

By cyhomilo

  • Russian Revoltion

    Soviet Communism was born

  • American Invasion of Russian

    USA, Britian and France invaded the Soviet Union in order to destroy Communism by supporting the Whites

  • The Common Enemy

    USA and USSR suspended hostility when they were linked by the common wish to destroy Hitler

  • Yalta Congerence

    Chrchill, Roosevelt and Stalin met to decide matters of post-war Europe

  • New US President

    Roosevelt died and Truman came into power

  • Truman took a tough line

    Truman spoke angrily to Molotov insisted that the Soviets should carry out the agreements at Yalta
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    Truman

    Containment Policy

  • Takeover of Poland

    USSR took control over Poland

  • Potsdam Conference

    Attlee, Truman and Stalin met at Potsdam to continue discussions left at Yalta. Truman told Stalin that US had atomic bombs

  • Iron Curtain Speech

    Churchill's speech encouraged new hostility towards USSR and called Britian as an alliance

  • Take over of Romania and Bulgaria

    USSR took control over Romania and Bulgaria
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    Eisenhower

    Containment Policy

  • End of Cold War

    Gorbachev and George Bush announced the end of Cold War