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The Yalta conference
The Yalta Conference, codenamed the Argonaut Conference, was the wartime meeting from February 4 to 11, 1945 between the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union. The delagations were headed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin, respectively. -
USA Bombs Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945, the United States used a massive, atomic weapon on Hiroshima, Japan. This atomic bomb, the equivalent of 20,000 tons of TNT, destroyed the city, killing tens of thousands of people. While Japan was still trying to comprehend this devastation three days later, the United States struck again, this time on Nagasaki. -
Berlin Blockade ends
The first of the big Cold War tensions occurred in 1948 when the Soviets placed a partial blockade of Berlin in April, and then a full blockade in June. Understanding the events that led to the placing of the blockades is the key to understanding the later division of Berlin in 1961 by the Berlin Wall. -
Berlin blockade begins
The first of the big Cold War tensions occurred in 1948 when the Soviets placed a partial blockade of Berlin in April, and then a full blockade in June. Understanding the events that led to the placing of the blockades is the key to understanding the later division of Berlin in 1961 by the Berlin Wall. -
NATO ratified
The North Atlanic Treaty Organization (NATO) was a treaty or agreement that involved 12 nations including the UK and the US. NATO was established on April 4, 1949 with the signing of the North Atlanic Treaty. -
Korean war begins
The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), supported by the People's Republic of China. -
Korean war ends
The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), supported by the People's Republic of China. -
John F. Kennedy elected President of USA
John F. Kennedy became the youngest man ever to be elected president of the United States, narrowly beating Republican Vice President Richard Nixon. He was also the first Catholic to become president. -
John F. Kennedy assasination
Shortly after noon on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. -
End of Soviet Union and the Cold war ends
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was formally dissolved on 26 December 1991 by declaration № 142-H of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.
