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Defeat of Germany and Japan
Yalta Conference meeting of FDR, Churchill, Stalin - the 'Big Three'
Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe. The Cold War Begins -
Containment
Berlin Blockade begins lasting 11 months -
Helping Others
Korean War begins. Stalin supports North Korea who invade South Korea
equipped with Soviet weapons -
Defense
Federal Civil Defense Administration established -
NUKES
March 17-June 4 Nuclear Arms Race atomic test series of 11 explosions at Nevada Test Site.
https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/arms-race -
Helping Others II
September 4: USSR sent military aid to Afghanistan -
Space Race
Sputnik launched into orbit -
Space Race II
Explorer I launched -
Cuba Takeover
Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro -
U.S Spy Plane
Soviet Union reveals that U.S. spy plane was shot down over Soviet territory -
U.S President
John F. Kennedy elected President of USA -
Berlin Wall
Construction of Berlin Wall begins -
Cuba
Cuban missile crisis -
Kennedy
President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas -
End of The Cold War
End of Soviet Union and the Cold War Ends