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Yalta Conference
World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union for the purpose of discussing Europe's postwar reorganization. -
First Atomic Bomb
Scientists of the Manhattan Project readied themselves to watch the detonation of the world's first atomic bomb -
Arms Race
The bombing of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by American atomic weapons in August 1945 began an arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. -
Truman Doctrine
American foreign policy created to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War. It was first announced to Congress by President Harry S. Truman -
Marshall Plan
Plan to finance rebuilding of Europe Financed 13 billion by the U.S.A -
Berlin Bolckade
Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control -
Berlin Airlift
Resources flown to West Germany from East after vehicles were blocked. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between several North American and European states. -
First Monkey in Space
Albert was followed by Albert II who survived the V-2 flight but died on impact -
Korean War
North Korea invades South, with North aided by communism and South Korea aided by anti- communist countries -
Joseph Stalin Dies
Death of Joseph Stalin -
Nikita Khrushchev Comes to Power
Nikita comes to power after Joseph Stalin's death -
Vietnam War
Start of the Vietnam war between North and South north being funded by USSR and China Communism, and South funded by USA and anti- communist countries. -
Space Race
20th-century competition between two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union USSR and the United States US, for supremacy in spaceflight capability. -
Sputnik
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit. -
First Dog in Space
The dog Laika, the first living creature to orbit the Earth died on reentry -
NASA Founded
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States federal government is responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. -
U-2 Incident
United States U-2 spy plane was shot down while in Soviet airspace while performing video surveillance. -
First Man in Space
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into space when he launched into orbit on the Vostok 3KA-3 spacecraft -
Berlin Wall
Wall that separates West and East Germany -
Cuban Missile Conference
Confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning American missile deployment in Italy and Turkey with consequent Soviet missile deployment in Cuba. -
JFK Assassination
John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas while riding in a motorcade in Dealey Plaza. -
First Man on the Moon
Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon, arrived on Apollo 11 -
Bay Of Pigs Invasion
US trained Cubans to invade Cuba and start a revolution failed. -
Soviet Invasion of Afganistan
Insurgent groups the mujahideen fought against the Soviet Army and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. -
INF Treaty
Agreement of U.S.A and Soviet Union to eliminate use of short and intermediate range missiles. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall torn down to combine West and East Germany -
Mikhail Gorbachev Comes to Power
The Congress of People’s Deputies elects General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev as the new president of the Soviet Union. -
German Re-Unification
West and East Germany re united as one single Germany -
U.S.S.R. Breakup
Soviet Union Dissolved separate states gain independence.
