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Yalta Conference
Meeting of FDR, Churchill, Stalin - the 'Big Three'
Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe. The Cold War Begins -
VE Day
Victory in Europe. Germany surrenders to the Red Army in Berlin -
Postdam Conference
Germany was officially partitioned into four zones of
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US bombs Hiroshima
The United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima (20 kiloton bomb 'Little
Boy' kills 80,000) -
RUSSIA Vs. JAPAN
Russia declares war on Japan -
US bombs Nagasaki
The United States drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki (22 kiloton 'Fat Man' kills
70,000) -
Japanese surrender End of World War II
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Emperor surrender broadcast - VJ Day
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Stalin Hostile Speech
Communism & capitalism were incompatible -
"Sinews of Peace"
Iron Curtain Speech by Winston Churchill - "an "iron curtain"
has descended on Europe" -
US Demands Russia to Leave Iran
Truman demands Russia leave Iran -
1st public demonstration of US atomic arsenal
Operation Crossroads with Test Able was the first public demonstration of
America's atomic arsenal -
Test Baker
America's Test Baker - underwater explosion -
CONTAINMENT -- Truman Doctrine
Truman Doctrine - Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War -
Rio Pact
U.S. meet 19 Latin American countries and created a security zone around the hemisphere -
Communism spreads
Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia -
Truman Loyalty Program
Truman's Loyalty Program created to catch Cold War spies -
Brussels Pact
Brussels Pact organized to protect Europe from communism -
Marshall Plan
Marshall Plan is announced setting a precedent for helping countries combat
poverty, disease and malnutrition -
Berlin Blockade begins lasting 11 months
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NATO ratified
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Berlin blockade ends
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Russia's first ever atomic bomb test
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Mao Zedong controls China
Communist Mao Zedong takes control of China and establishes the People's
Republic of China -
Formation of Nationalist Government
Chiang Kai-shek moved to Formosa and created Nationalist government -
Approval of H-bomb
Truman approves H-bomb -
Communist witch hunt by McCarthy
Joe McCarthy begins Communist witch hunt and loyalty tests -
Korean War begins
Korean War begins. Stalin supports North Korea who invade South Korea
equipped with Soviet weapons -
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Federal Civil Defense Administration established -
Truman fires MacArthur
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A-bombs developed by Britain
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NASA began Mercury project using Atlas rocket
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Nuclear Arms Race atomic test
Nuclear Arms Race atomic test series of 11 explosions at Nevada Test Site -
RAND reports
RAND report on the "Vulnerability of U. S. Strategic Air Power" -
Korean war ends
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Peace speech
Ike's Atoms for Peace speech -
H-bomb test
H-bomb Castle-Bravo test -
KGB established
KGB established
CIA helps overthrow unfriendly regimes in Iran and Guatemala -
Vietnam split
Vietnam split at 17th parallel -
Warsaw Pact formed
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USSR sent tanks
USSR sent tanks into Poznan, Poland, to suppress demonstrations by workers -
USSR sent military aid to Afghanistan
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Rebellion put down in Communist Hungary.
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Suez Crisis
Suez Crisis began with Israeli attack led by Moshe Dayan against Egyptian forces in the Sinai. Egypt took control of Suez Canal -
Vostok rocket
Vostok rocket launched 1st ICBM -
Sputnik launched into orbit
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Sputnik II launched
Sputnik II launched - Laika died in space -
Explorer I launched
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Khrushchev demands
Khrushchev demands withdrawal of troops from Berlin -
Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro
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The Kitchen Debate
Khrushchev visits United States; The Kitchen Debate -
A-bombs developed by France
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Soviet Union reveals..
Soviet Union reveals that U.S. spy plane was shot down over Soviet territory -
John F. Kennedy elected President of USA
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Cuba aligns with USSR
Cuba openly aligns itself with the Soviet Union and their policies. -
Cuban Crisis
Bay of Pigs invasion see Cuban Missile Crisis Timeline -
Berlin border is closed
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Construction of Berlin Wall begins
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U.S. involvement in Vietnam increases
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Nuclear Test Ban Treaty ratified
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Assassination of President kennedy
President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas -
Gulf of Tonkin incident
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A-bombs developed by China
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U.S. Marines sent to Dominican Republic
U.S. Marines sent to Dominican Republic to fight Communism -
U.S. troops to Vietnam
Announcement of dispatching of 200,000 U.S. troops to Vietnam -
B-52s Bomb North Vietnam
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US bombing raids failed
The US Secretary of Defence Robert McNamara admits that the US bombing raids had failed to meet
their objectives -
North Korea captured U.S.S. Pueblo
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Soviet Red Army crush Czechoslovakian revolt
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Apollo 11 lands on the moon
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Publication of pentagon papers
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President Nixon extends Vietnam War to Cambodia
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President Richard Nixon visits China
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SALT I signed
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Cease fire in Vietnam
Cease fire in Vietnam between North Vietnam and United States -
U.S. supported coup overthrows Chilean government
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Egypt and Syria attack Israel
Egypt and Syria attack Israel
Egypt requests Soviet aid -
President Nixon resigns
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North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam
North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam which falls to Communist forces -
Soviet and Cuban forces help
Soviet and Cuban forces help to install Communist government in Angola. -
Iranian Hostage Crisis
Shah of Iran overthrown -
Soviet forces invade Afghanistan
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U.S. and China establish diplomatic relations.
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SALT II signed
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Polish shipyard workers strike Solidarity Union formed
Polish shipyard workers strike Solidarity Union formed. Strike leader Lech
Walesa is elected as the head of Solidarity -
U.S. troops invades and overthrows regime in Grenada
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President Reagan proposes Strategic Defense Initiative
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Mikhail Gorbachev leader of the Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union initiating a campaign of openness called
"glasnost" and restructuring called "perestroika" -
Nuclear missiles from Europe
President Reagan and Gorbachev resolve to remove all intermediate nuclear missiles
from Europe -
President Reagan and Gorbachev agrees
Reagan and Gorbachev agree to remove all medium and short-range nuclear missiles -
Soviet troops withdraw from Afghanistan
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Poland becomes independent
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Communist governments falls
Communist governments fall in Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Rumania -
Hungary becomes independent
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Berlin Wall is demolished
Berlin Wall is demolished and East Germany allows unrestricted migration to
West Germany -
DECLINE OF THE SOVIET EMPIRE
Lithuania becomes independent -
Boris Yeltsin elected as President of Russia
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Germany reunited
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End of Soviet Union and the Cold War Ends