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Postdam Conference
The Postdam Conference was held in Postdam in the Soviet occupation zone from July 17th to August 2nd of 1945. That allowed three allies to plan the postwar peace. -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta conference also known as the Crimea conference was held in February 4-11, was the World War II meeting containing the United States, United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union to discuss the reorganization of Germany. -
Truman Doctrine
in 1947 the U.S President Harry Truman expressed the Truman Doctrine in a speech, to congress seeking aid for Greece and Turkey. The Doctrine was seen by the communists as an open declaration. -
Berlin Blockade
Berlin Blockade. The Berlin Blockade was Germany's strong attempt to block the United States, France and Great Britain to limit their travels in Berlin. -
Creation of NATO
The creation of NATO was founded in 1949, Washington. It was an alliance treaty by a dozen of European and North American countries. -
Korean War
The Korean war was fought between North and South Korea from 1950 to 1953, North Korea invaded the South which followed alongside of clashes and rebellions in South Korea. -
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was a political and military effort to top the Cuban Government between 1953-1959. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam war was between Laos and Cambodia from November 1955 to 1975 of July. It was the second Indochina wars and fought between North and South Vietnam. -
Space Race
The Space race was the 20th century competition that involved two Cold War rivals (United States and Soviet Union.) This Space Race was to achieve superior spaceflight capability. The Space race started in 1955 and ended in 1975. -
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis was an invasion of Egypt in late 1956 by Israel, followed by the United Kingdom and France. -
1960 U2 Incident
May 1st 1960, a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Union air defense while managing photographic aerial reconnaissance. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis happened in October of 1962, it was a 35 day confrontation between the United States and Soviet Union. -
Soviet-Afghan War
The Soviet-Afghan war was fought in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989. It was extensive fighting with the Soviet Union. -
Fall of the Berlin wall
On November 9th 1989, a spokesman for the East Berlin community announced for a change in this city's relation with the west. At midnight citizens were free to cross the country's border. -
Fall of the Soviet Union
December 25th 1991, the Soviet flag flew over the Kremlin in Moscow for the last time. The representatives from the Soviet republic announced that they will no longer be apart of the soviet union, they declared common wealth and independence.