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The Yalta Conference
The Allied leaders (Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt) got together to agree on how to separate Berlin and what do to with Germany. Tension began here. -
World War II Ends
World War II ended after Japan surrendured after America dropped two bombs. The tension increased after the war. Communist countries. such as the Soviet Union, and other western countries, like the U.S., had tension. -
The Iron Curtain Speech - "The Sinews of Peace"
Winston Churchill gave a speech on the "iron curtain" that the Soviet Russia made through the division of East and West Europe. Many people consider this as the official beginning of the Cold War. -
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Beginning of Korean War
Super-powers were on both sides of the war. This caused conflict between the Soviet Union and the U.S. North Korea was Communist while the south was capitalist. -
End of Korean War
A lot of tension built up over the course of the war. -
Warsaw Pact Formed
The Soviet Union established this after the U.S.formed the NATO. The NATO was formed to protect against potential conflict. The Warsaw Pact provided stability between both. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
Castro secretly let the Soviets create a missle base in Cuba. The U.S. insisted that they get rid of the missles. This caused tension to increase. There were no incidents and everything was settled. -
Gorbavech Comes To Power
He made many reforms and created to policy of perestroika. It was designed to improve lives. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
The German medias reported that East Germans were now able to travel freely. East and West Germany were able to reunificate once the wall was torn down. This was the beginning of the end of the Cold War. -
End of Cold War
Countries began declaring independence from the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union fell apart and thus marked the end of the Cold War.
