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The Yalta Conference
The Yalta Confernce is where the main Aliied powers were brought together to talk about Europe after WWII. They decided to split up Berlin in half and Germany in four zones. -
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Cold War
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WWII Ends
WWII finally ends since Japan was defeated. Now that the US and Russia are the new superpowers a new war will break out -
Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill gives a speech called "The Iorn Curtain". It adresses the world that Russia has cut off the western world due to communism. -
Korean War
This is the beginning of conflict between the superpowers. Without going into actual war US and USSR get into conflicts over multiple things. -
Korean War ends
The Korean war ends. but the tension between the US and USSR is not relieved -
KGB Formed
The KGB was Russias spies who arrested anyone who opposed. They were the only people the Russian government trusted. -
Fidel Castro takes over Cuba
Fldel Catro begins his reign over Cuba. This made America uneasy due to he can lauch missles directly at them only being 90 miles from the US soil. -
Bay of Pigs
This was a plan on overthrowing Castro. It failed and caused Castro and the USSR to become closer. -
Berlin Wall is taken down
This was the beginning of the end for the cold war. Once the wall fell East Germany celebrated for finally being free -
End of Cold War
When USSR fell the cold war ended. This was due to the fact that there was no longer a nuclear threat to anyone
