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Yalta Conference
The leaders of the United States (Roosevelt), the United Kingdom (Churchill), and the Soviet Union (Stalin) met to discuss the way that Europe would be governed after the war. Among other things, the future of Poland was discussed, -
Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials were a series of military investigations. They involved the prosecution of multiple politians and men in the military of Nazi Germany for their war crimes during the Holocaust. -
1st United Nations Meeting
The United Nations was first made up of 51 countries. Its purpose was to maintain widespread peace and security in the post-war world. -
Churchill's "Iron Curtain" Speech
Winston Churchill gave a speech at Westminster College where he used the phrase "Iron Curtain", referring to the imaginary barrier between East and Western Europe. He commented that Eastern Europe was mostly under Soviet rule. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was a United States plan to stop the Soviets from expansion during the Cold War, Truman planned to contain communism to Europe, and if a country was threatened by communism the US would offer aid. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was America's plan to support Europe and Asia after World War II, giving them $13 Billion (160 billion today) to help rebuild their economies after the war ended. The goal was to restore European industry. -
Berlin Airlift
The Soviets blocked the Western Europeans access to Berlin, leading to Allies organising the Berlin airlift, which was designed to deliver supplies to people in West Berlin. -
Creation of NATO
NATO is an organization of mutual defense between many countries. If a country not in the organization attacks a member nation, the other members agree to help defend their fellow member. -
Soviets Detonate Atomic Bomb
The Soviet Union did numerous atomic bomb testings, the first of which occured on August 29th, 1949. These tests ultimately led to threats that the Cold War would become a nuclear war. -
End of Chinese Civil War
Chiang Kai-shek and Nationalist Chinese relocated to Taiwan and created their own country, calling themselves the "real China". However, Mao Zedong, in mainland China, refused to recognize them and created the People's Republic of China. -
North Korea Invades South Korea
The Korean War began on June 25, 1950. North Korea, supported by China, invaded South Korea, which was protected by the UN. The war was partly caused by thr separation of Korea after World War II. -
Geneva Accords divide South Vietnam
The Geneva Conference met to restore peace in Asia. Among dividing French Indochina, they also divided Vietnam into 2 sections: a northern zone and a southern zone. -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
This was an agreement between communist countries of collective defense. It was brought about by the formation of NATO in the Cold War. -
Sputnik
Sputnik was a Russian satellite that orbited the Earth. It was the first artificial sateillite, and triggered the Space Race, a large part of the Cold War. -
Construction of Berlin Wall
A wall was constructed by communist East Berlin to separate itself democratic West Berlin. The wall was meant to cut off West Berlin from the eastern part of Europe, and anyone who tried to escape from East Berlin to freedom in West Berlin was killed on sight. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a dispute between the US and the Soviet Union because the Soviet Union had ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba. It was in response to the failed Bay of Pigs invasion.
