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Yalta Conference, Soviet Union
A meeting between Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and Franklin Roosevelt to discuss how to rebuild Europe after war. -
Atomic Bomb Test
The first Atomic Bomb was successfully tested at Alamogordo, New Mexico. -
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was held in Germany between three participants: Joseph Stalin, Clement Attlee, and Harry Truman.
The objective was to negotiate peace treaties issues and countering the effects of war. -
Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima
American dropped the world's first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city. -
United Nations
The UN is an international organization founded in 1945 whose purpose was the conservation of world peace as a response to WWII. -
Winstons Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
Winstons gave a speech about the "Iron Curtain" that symbolized the physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas between communist countries and the rest of the world. -
Truman Doctrine
Truman established the Truman Doctrine to prevent Communism from spreading by providing aids and supports to nations that were threatened by Communism. -
The Marshall Plan
A program sponsored by the United States to provide financial aids and other initiatives to Western Europe countries after WWII. -
Berlin Blockade
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union decided to block off West Germany to Berlin. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization: a military alliance of various nations. -
Communist Revolution in China
Mao Zedong declared the founding of the People's of China and resulted in opened warfare between Communist and Nationalist. -
The Korean War
North Korea invaded South Korea for more communism control. -
The Hydrogen Bomb
The Hydrogen Bomb was a more powerful Bomb than the Atomic Bomb with a large fusion portion of hydrogen isotopes: this causes a bigger boom. -
SEATO
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization was formed to help ensure stability to Southeast Asia and prevent the spread of communism. -
The Warsaw Pact
A military alliance between the Soviet Union and Eastern countries. -
The Sputnik
The Sputnik was the first satellite to be successfully put into orbit around Earth. -
The Vietnam War
North Vietnam tried to invade South Vietnam to gain control over the government and curve the country into Communism. -
The Bay of Pigs
Americans carried out a failed invasion of Cuba to overthrow Castro. -
Construction of the Berlin Wall
A wall that separates the East half of Berlin and the West side of Berlin. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
A confrontation between the Soviet Union, the United States, and Cuba. It was regarded as the closest the world ever came to a nuclear war.
