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Yalta Conference
FDR, Stalin, and Churchill met to discuss allied war against Germany and Japan. -
Hiroshima
USA dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima. -
Arms Race
A competition for supremacy in nuclear war between united states and the soviet union. -
Vietnam Independence
Ho Chi Minh pro claimed vietnam an independent republic. -
Iron Curtain speech
"Sinews of peace", iron curtain has descended on Europe. -
Truman Doctrine
Would provide military, political and economic assistance from democratic nations went under threat. -
Formation of West Germany
French, USA, and UK patrons of Germany were merged to form West Germany. -
Berlin Airlift
Military divided (Britain, US, and Soviet union) And divided into occupation zones. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization formed with member states. -
Nakita Khruschev comes to power
new office. -
Space Race
The USA and USR wanted to develop technology to get to the moon, this goal was met by the USA in July 1969. -
Vietnam War
Resistance war against America. -
U-2 Incident
USSR shot down an American U-2 spy plane and captured pilot Francis Gary powers. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Military invasion of Cuba by the CIA, it was not successful and failed. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
October crisis, 13 days of confrontation between US and Soviet Union. -
JFK assassination
Assassinated while on a visit to Dallas. -
Four power agreement berlin
made between russia, USA, britain, and france reconfirmed the right and responsibilities of those countries with regard to berlin. -
Vietnam
The paris peace accords ended american involvement in vietnam. -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Soviet-Afghan war -
Mikhall Gorbachev comes to power
Succeed Chernenko, leader of soviet. -
INF Treaty
Treaty between USSR and USA to eliminate use of missiles -
German Reunification
GDR Germany joined the federal republic of Germany making Germany as a country unified.
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USSR Breakup
USSR became Russia.