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Yata Conference
Meeting between Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin to decide what would happen at the end of the war. Topics discussed included -
Partitioning of Germany
Fate of Poland
The United Nations
German reparations -
Yalta Conference
Meeting between Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin to decide what would happen at the end of the war. -
V E Day
Victory in Europe as Germany surrenders to the Russian army. -
Hiroshima
The United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima -
Nagasaki
The U.S. drops the second atomic bomb in Nagasaki -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was an American initiative to aid Europe, in which the United States gave $13 billion in economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II. -
The Berlin Airlift
Under General Lucius Clay, the United States begins Operation Vittles—the 11- monthBerlin Airlift—which brings necessary supplies into the city by plane. The airlift represents an immense feat of coordination, with planes landing and being unloaded around the clock for nearly a year. -
Korean War
The Korean war began when North Korea invaded South Korea. -
Suez Crisis
Following military bombardment by Israeli forces, a joint British and French force invaded Egypt to regain control of the Suez Canal which had been nationalised by the Egyptian leader Nasser. The attack was heavily criticised by World leaders, especially America because Russia had offered support to Egypt. The British and French were forced to withdraw and a UN peace keeping force was sent to establish order. -
Berlin Wall
Berlin wall built and borders sealed between East and West Germany. -
JFK Assassination
JF Kennedy was assassinated while on a visit to Dallas -
Four Power Agreement Berlin
The Four Power Agreement made between Russia, USA, Britain and France reconfirmed the rights and responsibilities of those countries with regard to Berlin. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was torn down -
German reunification
East and West Germany were reunited as one country. -
End of the Sovient Union
Russia formally recognised the end of the Soviet Union
