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Yalta Conference
Conference between US, Britain and Russia. Germany is divided into four military zones. -
Stalin hostil Speech
Stalin announces communism and capitalism are incompatible -
Truman Doctrine
Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War -
Marshall Plan
Marshall Plan is announced setting a precedent for helping countries combat poverty, disease and malnutrition -
Rio Pact
U.S. meet 19 Latin American countries and created a security zone around the hemisphere -
Communism
Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia -
Berlin Blockade
Berlin Blockade begins lasting 11 months -
NATO
NATO ratified -
Berlin Blockade
Berlin Blockade ends -
Korean War
Korean War begins. Stalin supports North Korea who invade South Korea equipped with Soviet weapons -
Korean War
Korean War ends -
Warsaw
Warsaw Pact formed -
Vietnam
Vietnam split at 17th parallel -
Cuba
Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro -
Bay of Pigs
Bay of Pigs invasion -
Berlin Wall
Construction of Berlin Wall begins -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis -
Vietnam ends
Cease fire in Vietnam between North Vietnam and United States -
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union initiating a campaign of openness called "glasnost" and restructuring called "perestroika" -
Soviet-Afghanistan War
Soviet troops withdraw from Afghanistan -
Berlin Wall falls down
Berlin Wall is demolished and East Germany allows unrestricted migration to West Germany -
Cold War Ends
End of Soviet Union and the Cold War Ends
