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Yalta Conference
Conference between FDR, Winston Chruchill, and Joseph Stalin towards the end of WW2. Held to establsih agenda for governing post war Europe. -
VE-Day
The date victory in Europe was won by the Allied powers. -
Potsdam Conference
The same three that met at the Yalta Conference, met in Germany to negotiate terms to end WW2. -
VJ-Day
This day marked the surrender of Japan after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of the war. -
Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill's speech about the USSR and how they are turning their side of Europe into an iron curtain. -
Truman Docterine Announced
The Truman Doctrine stated that the US would provide political,economic, and militaristic support to any nation threatened by communism. -
Molotov Plan
(No exact Date) The molotov plan was created in response to the Marshall plan. Its goal was to convert all of Europe to communism. -
Marshall Plan
Plan to help Western European countries economically. This woud then make those countries practice capitalismand stop communismfrom spreading further. -
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Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was an attempt by the USSR to stop France from traveling in Berlin. This lead to the US sending cargo planes into Berlin to deliver important supplies and food. -
NATO created
Created by several Nations in the west including Canada and America to ensure mutual security from the USSR and communism. -
Atomic Arms Race
In August of 1949 the USSR exploded their atom bomb. This lead to the constant building up of nuclear weapons. -
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Korean War
The two Koreas were fighting over who was the true government of Korea. The US and other nations supported South Korea, this war was short and there weren't too many casualties. That is why it is known as the forgotten war. -
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Cuban Revolution
Revolt conducted by Fidel castro against President Batista of Cuba. After long fighting the rebels won and Castro became Cuba’s leader. -
Warsaw Pact created
Alliance by communist countries started by the USSR to ensure safety against capitalism and America. -
Sputnik Launch
First artificial air satellite launched by the USSR, which meant they beat the US in the space race. Many US citizens were scared because they thought Sputnik was a weapon. -
U2 incident
A US spy plane was shot down in USSR airspace and the USSR had proof we were spying on them and the Cold War tensions regrew. -
Bay of Pigs
Failed attempt to attack and invade Cuba. The rebels were promised support by US troops that never showed, and the Cuban rebels were captured and killed. -
Berlin Wall
THis wall was bult to cut off Berlin entirely from the outside world. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
In response to the Bay of Pigs invasion Khrushchev agreed to store nuclear weapons in Cuba. These missiles were ready to fire at the US. We repsonded with missiles of our own ready to fire at the Soviet Union. This was mutual assured destruction. This was one of the most tense moments of the war and US history. -
Lunar Landing of Apollo11
Neil Armstrong and his Apollo 11 crew landed on the moon on July 20,1969. This completed Kennedy's space program dream.
