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Yelta Conference
Meeting where United States, United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union met to discuss how to break up Europe after the war. -
Start of the United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization designed to settle world problems and avoid arm conflicts. -
Truman Doctrine
American policy that called for communist containment in Europe. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was created to give economic assistance to restore Europe after the war. -
Start of the Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was an attempt by the Soviet Union to limit the access of USA, Britian, and France to their sectors to Berlin. -
Start of the Korean War
This war was fought between North and South Korea. These countries were aided by the USA, China, and the Soviet Union. -
Completion of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall encircled West Berlin and was built overnight. -
Joseph Stalin Death
Joseph Stalin died today due to a heart attack. -
Start of the Vietnam War
This war was fought between the USA with SEATO and Vietnam. It wa a direct result of the First Indochina War between France and Vietnam. -
Nakita Khrushchev comes to power
Khrushchev was first the secratary of the Communist Party in 1953 and became premier in 1958. -
U-2 Incident
The U-2 spy plane was shot down in Soviet airspace by the USSR. -
Bay of Pigs Incident
1400 Cuban exiles were launched into the Bay of Pigs in Cuba. This was a failed invasion. -
USA Begins to Withdraw Forces
President Richard Nixon withdraws American troops from Vietnam. He quotes the retreat as "Peace with Honor". -
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
Agreement to limit each nation's number of nuclear weapons able to have. -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
In late December of 1979 USSR starts a 10 year war against the Afghan Rebels. -
INF Treaty
The INF Treaty requires the USA and the Soviet Union to eliminate the use of long range nuclear missiles. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
After many years of separation, the Berlin Wall first falls on November 9, 1989. -
Mikhail Gorbachev Comes to Power
First he was elected general secretary and later became the first president of the Soviet Union. -
German Re-Unification
East and West Germany combine to one again. -
Dissolution of the USSR
The USSR breaks up after the long-fought Cold War against the USA.
