Cold War Events

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  • The Yalta Conference

    The Yalta Conference
    The "Big Three", Great Britain, USA, and the USSR meet and agree to self-determination after the war as well a dividing Germany into four military zones. Image Source:"" by Dave Proffer is licensed under CC BY 2.0

  • The Potsdam Conference

    The Potsdam Conference
    After President Franklin D. Roosevelt died, President Truman confronted the USSR and challenged the USSR for violating the agreements made at the Yalta Conference. Image Source:(“File:80-G-49922 (24929112320).Jpg - Wikimedia Commons”)

  • Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech

    Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
    In 1946, Winston Churchill made a speech where he said, "an iron curtain has descended across the continent" when referring to the divide of the democratic Western Europe and the Communist Eastern Europe. The phrase "iron curtain" became a symbol of the divide. Image Source:(“File:Photograph of President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill Standing on the Rear Platform of a Special Baltimore... - NARA - 199349.Tif - Wikimedia Commons”)

  • The Truman Doctrine

    The Truman Doctrine
    The Truman Doctrine was a promise by the USA to support and join any fight against Communism. It was made after Great Britain announced that it couldn't protect the Mederterrnian any longer and the USSR was demanding control of the Dardanelles from Turkey. The USA then approved $400 million in aid and military support to Turkey and Greece. Image Source(“File:Special Message to Congress on Greece and Turkey The Truman Doctrine.Jpg - Wikimedia Commons”)

  • The Berlin Airlift

    The Berlin Airlift
    The Berlin Airlift was when the USA and Britain started to fly supplies into West Berlin since they didn't want to invade and start a war with the USSR. This happened for 372 days with planes taking off every few minutes around the clock. After 277,000 flights they had delivered 2.3 million tons of food, fuel, and medicine into West Berlin. Image Source:(“File:Avro Tudor - The Berlin Airlift 1948 - 1949 HU98410.Jpg - Wikimedia Commons”)
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  • The Warsaw Pact

    The Warsaw Pact
    The Warsaw Pact was the Communist response to NATO that was signed in Warsaw, Poland. It was a military treaty which bound the signers to come to each others aid in the face of any foreign aggression. Image Source:(“File:Warsaw Pact Logo.Svg - Wikimedia Commons”)