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Yalta Peace Conference
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, & Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin met to make important decisions about the future progress of their respected countries after the war. -
Potsdam Conference
US President Harry Truman, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, & British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met in Potsdam, Germany to negotiate the terms for the end of WWII. -
Berlin Blockade
One of the first major international crisis of the Cold War. The Soviet Union shut off all access to canals for Germany & also all access to Berlin. -
The Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan channeled over $13 billion to finance the resurrection of the European economy between 1948 & 1951. -
Berlin Airlift
In response to the Soviet Union blocking all Berlin access, the Western Allies created the Berlin Airlift to take supplies to the people of West Berlin. -
U.S. Military Desegregated
US Army Chief of Staff General Omar N. Bradley states that segregation will come to the military when it becomes a fact in normal American society. -
Soviet Union Tests First Atomic Bomb
The bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki caused Soviet leader Joseph Stalin to order the creation of atom bombs and order the tests of them. -
Communist Revolution in China
On this date, Mao Zedong proclaimed the creation of the People's Republic in China. This created upheaval and bloodshed, which eventually led to a revolution against the government. -
Korean War
The Korean War began as a civil war between North & South Korea, but the conflict soon became global when both sides added help from other countries. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration
Eisenhower was President from 1953 - 1961. -
McCarthy Hearings Begin
Senator Joseph McCarthy begins hearings investigation the United States Army, which he charges with being "soft" on Communism. -
Brown v. Board of Education hearing is handed down
The hearing was handed down because a Supreme Court ruled that segregation was constitutional as long as equal facilities were given to both whites and blacks. -
Emmitt Till Murder
Emmett Till was murdered because he was caught flirting with a white man's girlfriend at a local bar. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
This was where African Americans refused to ride public transportation in order to protest against segregated seating. -
Eisenhower sends troops to Vietnam
He incrase troops sent to Vietnam for French aid to prevent communism. -
Federal Interstate HIghway Act
The bill created a 41,000 mile interstate system that would "eliminate unsafe roads across America. -
Little Rock Central High School Crisis
On this day, a mob of whites gathered at the high school to protest against 9 African-American students that were enrolled in the high school.
