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Yalta Conference
Meeting of FDR, Churchill Stalin - the 'Big Three'
Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe. The Cold War Begins. -
Period: to
Cold War
A time that will never be forgotten -
Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech
"Sinews of Peace" Iron Curtain Speech by Winston Churchill - "an "iron curtain" has descended on Europe" -
VE Day
Victory in Europe. Germany surrenders to the Red Army in Berlin -
U.S. Drop The Bomb
The United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima (20 kiloton bomb 'Little Boy' kills 80,000) -
Russia Declare's War
Russia declares war on Japan -
U.S Drops Bomb
The United States drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki (22 kiloton 'Fat Man' kills 70,000) -
Japan Surrenders
Japanese surrender End of World War II -
Truman
Truman demands Russia leave Iran -
Truman Doctrine
Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War -
Berlin Blockade Begins
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NATO
NATO ratified -
Berlin Blockade ends
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H-bomb
Truman approved H-bomb development -
Korea War
Korean War begins. Stalin supports North Korea who invade South Korea equipped with Soviet weapons -
Korea war ends
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Sputnik II
launched and laika died in space. -
Sputnik
Launched into the orbit. -
John F Kennedy elected president
