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yalta confrence
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Period: to
cold war
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VE Day
Victory in Europe. Germany surrenders to the Red Army in Berlin -
hitler defeated
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potsdam confrence
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"Sinews of Peace" Iron Curtain Speech by Winston Churchill
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Operation Crossroads with Test Able was the firs public demonstration of America's atomic arsenal
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The Truman Doctrine is announced
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Rio Pact
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Truman's Loyalty Program created to catch Cold War spies
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Marshall Aid introduced
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USSR blockades Berlin
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Berlin blockade lifted
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Russia tested its first atomic bomb
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Joe McCarthy begins Communist witch hunt and loyalty tests