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Yalta Conference- Genesis of Cold War
A discussion between Russia, the US, and the United Kindom. The discussion was focused on Europe's post-war reorganization. -
Japan Surrenders
Ends hostilities of World War II. While the armies were saying they would fight to the end, the leaders were secretly making plans for peace with the neutral Soviet Union. -
Marshall Plan Announced
A plan by the US to help rebuild Ueropean Economies in order to prevent the spread of Soviet communism. Officially was the European Recovery Program (ERP). -
Berlin Blockade by USSR Begins
Soviets blocked main canals, roads, and railways to Berlin. Their aim was to make the Western powers let the Soviets supply Berlin with food and fuel, allowing them to have power over the country. -
NATO Created
Nato means Northy Atlantic Treaty Organization. Treaty between 28 countries of the Northern hemisphere. -
USSR Explodes First Atomic Bomb
Russia explodes its first atomic bomb in history. Starts chain of atomic bomb testing between several nations. Codenamed "First Lightning." -
Warsaw Pact Formed
The Warsaw Pact (Warsaw Treaty Organization of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance), -
USSR Launches Sputnik
Started the space race. Started the space age. First artificial satellite to be launched into Earth's orbit. -
John F. Kennedy Elected President
35th president of the United States. Helped to create the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. -
Construction of Berlin Wall Begins
Built to prevent emmigration during post-WWII period. Constructed by German Democratic Republic. Built around West Berlin, isolating it from Eastern Germany and Eastern Berlin. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
13 day confrontation between USSR & Cuba one one side, and the US on the other. US aircraft photographed USSR missile base contruction in cuba, raising questions. Nuclear war was imminent, but narrowly avoided. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Start of Vietnam War. Sea Battle Between Northern Vietnam and the United States. -
US Lands First Man on the Moon
End of Space Race. Proof US was becoming more advanced in Aerospace Engineering. -
SALT I Nuclear Treaty Signed
Treaty between USSR and the US. Treaty to cease some forms of missile launch, including anti-ballistic missile systems, and to allow testing of others, such as submarine-based missile systems. -
Ronald Reagan Elected President
Helped to end cold war. 40th President of the United States. -
Reagan Reveals Strategic Defence Initiative
Plan to protect the US from missiles using land and space systems. Strategic Defense Initiative Organization set up in 1984, overseen by the United States Department of Defense. -
Reagan & Gorbachev agree on removal of intermediate nuclear missiles from Europe
Happened throughout October
Agreement to remove all intermediate nuclear missiles from Europe between US and USSR. -
Berlin Wall Falls
Allowance of East Germany to enter Western berlin. On the same night, people came with sledhammers, chisels, etc, to take down the wall. The wall demolition only began on November 9th. Picture shows people walking through checkpoint Charlie on November 10th. -
Warsaw Pact Ends
End of 36 year agreement. 5 months before dissolion of the Soviet Union. Picture shows people on top of the Berlin Wall -
USSR Dossolved
End of cold War. Left all 15 Soviet States as independent sovereign states.
1. Armenia
2. Azerbaijan
3. Belarus
4. Estonia
5. Georgia
6. Kazakhstan
7. Kyrgyzstan
8. Latvia
9. Lithuania
10. Moldova
11. Russia
12. Tajikistan
13. Turkmenistan
14. Ukraine
15. Uzbekistan
