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COLD WAR
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Yalta Conference
Soviet Union, United States, Great Britain, and France divide Berlin and Germany into four zones of occupation, a decision made during the Yalta conference. -
Hiroshima
The United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima which kills and wounds many individuals. First atom bomb. -
Nagasaki
The United States dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki resulting in Japan's unconditional surrender. -
"Iron Curtain"
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's “Iron Curtain” speech marks beginning of the Cold War. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin airlift supplies West Berlin with necessities after the Soviet Union blocks off the city to force the West to give it up. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is created by the United States and many European countries to defend Europe against Soviet. -
SEATO
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is formed to thwart the spread of communism in Southeast Asia in order to preent communism. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was formed with member states East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union.The treaty called on the member states to come to the defense of any member attacked by an outside force. -
Bay of Pigs
A force of Cuban exiles, trained by the CIA, aided by the US government attempted to invade Cuba and overthrow the Communist government of Fidel Castro, but failed. -
Cuban Missile crisis
The Cuban Missile crisis causes a major confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union when the U.S. discovers the existence of Soviet missiles in Cuba. -
Sixth Day War
The Soviet Union accuses the United States of encouraging the Israeli attack and seizure of the Sinai, Gaza Strip, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights aka Sixth Day War. -
SALT I
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty I (SALT I) is signed by the Soviet Union and the United States, limiting weapons, including nuclear missiles. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall falls and the spokesman for East Berlin's Communist Party announced a change in his city's relations with the West. -
Reunited
East and West Germany are reunited after 45 years. -
END
The Soviet Union breaks up into independent republics; the Cold War ends.
