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Yalta Conference
WWII meeting between the heads of government. -
United Nations Settles
International organization to settle world problems & avoid armed conflicts. -
Division of Germany
Allied powers divide Germany into 4 zones. -
Potsdam Conference
Truman demanded free elections in eastern Europe. -
Arms Race
Race to make nuclear weapons between U.S. and Soviet Union. -
Cold War Begins
War to have the largest nuclear capacity, between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. -
Aid to Greece
U.S. sends aid to the Greek government. -
Winston Churchill comes to Power
Becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. -
George Kennan Containment
"Policy of Containment" U.S. policy of keeping communism within its existing boundaries & prevent further Soviet aggression. -
Truman Doctrine
American foreign policy created to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War. -
Marshall Plan
U.S. gave Western Europe money to help rebuild itself. -
Berlin Blockade
An attempt by the Soviet Union to Block the allies from reaching their sectors in Germany. -
Berlin Airlift
The allies used planes to fly supplies into West Berlin. -
N.A.T.O. created
(North Atlantic Treaty Organization) A collective security alliance providing mutual help if attacked. -
Korean War
N. Korea invaded S. Korea, united nations and U.S. aided S. Korea and China aided N. Korea. -
Joseph Stalin Dies
Passed away in his personal residence in Moscow, Russia. -
Nakita Khrushchev comes to Power
Responsible for de-Stalinization of the Soviet Union. -
Warsaw Pact
Military Alliance of communist block nations. -
Vietnam War
Known as the Second Indochina War, war against America -
Space Race
20th century competition between U.S. and Soviet Union to put a person into space and on the moon. -
U-2 Incident
Incident where a U.S. spy plane was shot down in Soviet Airspace -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban exiles launched an invasion which resulted in Fidel Castro overthrowing the Cuban Dictator. -
Berlin Wall
Was a wall put up to separating both sides of Germany. It was almost 12' tall concrete barrier. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
13 day missile scare between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Insurgent groups known as the mujahideen fought against the Soviet Army and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. -
INF Treaty
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was a treaty between the U.S. and the Soviet Republic. -
Cold War Ends
End of the nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. -
Mikhail Gorbachev comes to Power
Serves as President for the Soviet Union for this period of time. -
German Unifictation
Berlin reunites after years of being divided and trapped on each side. -
U.S.S.R. Breakup
Soviet Union dissolved as a result of a declaration.
