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Postdam Conferance
Discussions were held to talk about Europes future. There was much tension between leaders and coudn't agree on matters. Joseph Stalin believed they should take most of Eastern Europe because they had a long road to recovery. However, American and British leaders feared the spread of communism. -
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin states publicaly war was invevitable between the East and the West. A month later Winston Churchill explains the Iron Curtiain in a public speech in the U.S. The Iron Curtain was the division from the East and West, Communism and Democracy. -
President Truman
President Truman believed another war was comming. -
Truman Doctrine
President Truman offers countries help to resist communism. The Truman Doctrine was a pledge to provide economic and military aid to oppose the spread of communism. -
Marshall Plan
The U.S. government aids Europe. The Marchall Plan helped Europe rebuild what they lost in the war and stabled out the economy and politcal issues. -
Berlin Blockade
The Soviets block off the routes into West Berlin. No resources could be supplied as a result the Berlin Airlift was organized to transport supplies by air. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was a success and the blockade was soon called off. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO) was formed to fend off Soviet power in Europe. -
The Soviet's First Atomic Bomb
The Soviets make a successful atomic bomb. The tides have changed and the U.S. has to be on guard. -
Korean War
The Korean War begins. North Korea attacks South Korea. North Korea wants to unite the whole country as a communist government. -
The First Hydrogen Bomb
The U.S. make a hydrogen bomb. However, the Soviets make their own a year later. -
Korean War Ends
North and South Korea stays as two seperate nations and called an armistice. 4 Million people died in this war. -
Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union and communist countries in Eastern Europe formed the Warsaw Pact. -
Vietanm War
The Vietnam War begins. The U.S. aids South Vietnam to stop the spread of communism. -
Sputnik
The arms reace evolves to another level and the Soviets launch Sputnik, a satellite, into space. -
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administraion(NASA) is fromed to research outer space and space technology. -
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro overthrows the Cuban dictator in the Cuban Revolution and becomes the head of the country. He forms close ties with the Soviets. -
The Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was built to cut off East and West Berlin. This also prevented poeple from moving in or out of the nation. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Missiles were found in Cube with multiple launching sites. The U.S. was within targeting radius and threatened the U.S. -
INF
The U.S. and the Soviet Union agrees on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces(INF) Treaty. Relationships between the two countries are improving through the years. -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall falls. Marking the end of the Cold War.
