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Yalta conference
Meeting between Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin to decide what would happen at the end of the war. -
V E day
Victory in Europe as Germany surrenders to the Russian army. -
Churchills iron curt194ain speech
Churchill delivers his ‘Sinews of Peace’ speech which cotain the famous phrase “..an iron curtain has descended on Europe” -
Truman doctrine
President Truman promised to help any country facing a Communist takeover -
Formation of west Germany
The French, USA and UK partitions of Germany were merged to form West Germany -
End of Berlin blockade
russia ended the blockade of berlin -
Korean war
The Korean war began when North Korea invaded South Korea. -
Death of stalin
Joseph Stalin died at the age of 74. He was succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev. -
Carter becomes president
Jimmy Carter became the 39th President of the United States -
End of Warsaw pact
The Warsaw Pact which allied Communist countries was ended