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Yalta Conference
A meeting between Churchill,Roosevelt,and Stalin.The meeting consisted of deciding how the war would end. -
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference divided Germany and Austria into four zones.It was also divided that German capital Berlin would also be divided into four zones. -
Hiroshima
The U.S. dropped its first nuclear bomb on Hiroshima.A city of southwest Honshu,Japan,on the inland sea west of Osaka. -
Nagasaki
The U.S. dropped its second nuclear bomb on Nagasaki.A city of western Kyushu,on Nagasaki Bay,an inlet of the East China Sea. -
Vietnam Independence
Ho Chi Minh proclaimed Vietnam as an independent country.He wanted a communist country. -
Truman Doctrine
President Truman promised to help any country suffering from a communist takeover.He believed it was in his will to fight with them against all countries ran by communism. -
Marshall Plan
This was a program of economic aid offered by the United Stated to any European Country.The plan was rejected outright by Stalin and any Eastern Bloc country considering accepting aid was reprimanded severely. -
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. -
Death of Stalin
Joseph Stalin died at the age of 74.He was succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev. -
The Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was formed with member states.East Germany,Czechoslovakia,Poland,Hungary,Romania,Albania,Bulgaria,and the Soviet Union all agreed to this pact. -
Hungarian Revolution
This began as a Hungarian protest against Communist rule in Budapest.It quickly gathered momentum and on the 24th October Soviet tanks entered Budapest.The tanks withdrew on the 28th of October and a new government was formed quickly which moved to introduce democracy.
