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Yalta Conference
The Yalta conference was meeting between Winston Churchill (Britain), Stalin (Soviet), and President Franklin D. Roosevelt (US). The World War 2 was coming to an end. -
Yalta Conference Picture
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Cold War
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World War II ends Europe
Germany surrendered against the Allies. They left the USSR territory. After this, the Cold War was beginning -
President Truman
Truman was the 33rd president of the US. In the Cold War, Truman created the Truman Doctrine in order to prevent the spread of communism and tried to contain it. Many other countries joined in his foreign policy. -
Truman Doctrine is created
This was an American foreign policy to contain Communism among Soviet Union and other Nations. -
Truman Doctrine Picture
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Cold War Music Video
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Dwight D Eisenhower
He was the 34th president, who took over after Truman. He hated communism as well and attempted to stop the spread of it. He succeeded a bit in his goal and obtained a truce with Korea. This slightly eased some tensions. -
Cold War informational video
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Cold War Informational Video #2
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Berlin Airlift begins
The US, British, and the Soviets divided German Land with each other and occupied it. -
Berlin Airlift Picture
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NATO is formed
NATO is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization formed by the US, Canada, and ten other countries. They're against the USSR and communism. This was an alliance. -
Alliances Map
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Communism Map of Cold War
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Communists Win Chinese Civil War
The communists of China won this war because they had USSR support. They were fighting against anti-communists. -
Chinese Propaganda during their Civil War
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USSR Propaganda
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US propaganda
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US fights North Korea
North Korea is communist, and South Korea is anti-communist. They were rivals and began to fight, and the US supported the South. -
Joseph Stalin Rose in Power
Stalin was in charge of Russia during WW II, and helped them get out of the mess. He was the General Secretary of the Communist Party. He mainly supported North Korea, China, and other communist nations. -
SEATO formed.
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization formed. This was another form of an alliance. They supported Communism and some countries supported it. -
WarSaw Pact formed
This was the alliance of Communist countries. They were the opposite of NATO. It was signed in 1955 in Poland. Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union, were the countries that united. -
Red Army ends the Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian Revolution was a national revolt in which they went against Soviet policies, mainly their idea of communism. The Soviets crushed this Hungarian Revolution. -
Soviets launch first man‑made satellite.
Sputnik I was the first official/artificial satellite on Earth. Russians won the first round of the race. -
Commercial Satellites
After Sputnik, was launched, there was this new sense of communication. The United States became concerned from their satellite.This kind of led to the Arm's Race which caused a nuclear threat to many countries. This was justified for the cost of providing a more stable and capable system for each country. -
Warheads Chart
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Nuclear Testing Chart
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East Germany builds the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier that divided Berlin. This division took place from 1961-1989. It divided West and East Germany. Many people disagreed about this and this led to arguments. -
Soviet Red Army crushes Czech Uprising
The Soviets invade the Czech and attacked them because of the idea of liberalization in the communist country. Czechs wanted to protest against this invasion, but the Soviets were stronger than them. -
President Richard Nixon visits China
He visited China to normalize relations between each other. He went to Beijing. He wanted to smooth things out with China. -
U.S. and China establish diplomatic relations
US and China have conducted cooperation in military, economics, culture, etc. Their relationship was known through the world. They maintained it really well.
