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Yalta Conference
This was the meeting between Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin to decide what would happen at the end of the war. They discussed topics like Partitioning of Germany, Fate of Poland, The United Nations, German reparations -
V E Day
One This day there was victory in Europe as Germany surrenders to the Russian army. -
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference formally divided Germany and Austria into four zones, it was also agreed that the German capital Berlin would be divided into four zones. The Russian Polish border was determined and Korea was to be divided into Soviet and American zones. -
Hiroshima
The United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, then on August 8th 1945 Nagasaki The United States dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Then finally on August 14th 1945 V J Day The Japanese surrendered bringing World War Two to an end. -
Vietnam Independence
Ho Chi Minh proclaimed Vietnam an independent republic. -
Marshall Plan
This was a program of economic aid offered by the United States to any European country. The plan was rejected outright by Stalin and any Eastern Bloc country considering accepting aid was reprimanded severely. Consequently the aid was only given to Western European Countries. -
Berlin Blockade
Russia’s response to the merger of the French, USA and UK partitions of Berlin was to cut all road and rail links to that sector. This meant that those living in Western Berlin had no access to food supplies and faced starvation. Food was brought to Western Berliners by US and UK airplanes, an exercise known as the Berlin Airlift. -
NATO formed
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation formed with member states Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States -
Korean War
The Korean war ended. North Korea remained affiliated with Russia while South Korea was affiliated with the USA. -
Geneva Accords
This set of documents ended the French war with the Vietminh and divided Vietnam into North and South states. The communist leader of North Vietnam was Ho Chi Minh while the US friendly south was led by Ngo Dinh Diem.
