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Yalta Conference
A meeting of allied leaders during the last year of WWII, in which it was agreed that Germany must have unconditional surrender. Russia also agreed to host domocratic elections in East Europe, which it did not do -
V-E Day
This was the day that Nazi Germany surrendered -
Potsdam Conference
A meeting of allied leaders after Germany fell, where it was agreed that Japan must have unconditional surrender. -
The Dropping of Atomic Bombs
On August 6, the US dropped an atomic weapon on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, following it on August 9 with one to be dropped on Nagasaki. This convinced Japan to surrender. -
V-J Day
The day Japan surrendered -
Announcement of the Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine states that The US will oppose communism via containment -
Marshall Plan
On this day, Truman signed into law a bill stating that the US will provide support to any nation willing to become democratic. -
Molotov Plan
This was the Soviet version of the Marshall Plan, providing support to any nation to become communist. -
NATO Created
The alliance eastern powers to rival NATO -
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Korean War
The US, South Korea, and UN forces fought against North Korea and China -
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Cuban Revolution
Fidel Castro led revolutionaries against US supported authoritarian government, eventually becoming communist -
Sputnik
The launching of a Soviet satellite, the first launched -
U2 Incident
After a growing trust between the two nations, it was revealed the US was spying on the Soviet Union, because a spy plane was shot down, and the pilot taken in. -
Bay of Pigs
A failed CIA-backed militant group of cuban rebels attempting to overthrow Castro -
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Berlin Wall
The Soviet Union blockaded West Germany to force the Western powers to give up West Germany -
Cuban Missile Criis
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Lunar Landing
Apollo 11 allowed Americans to land on the moon. This was the first ever lunar landing