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Cold War Begins - Yalta Conference
The meeting was intended mainly to discuss the re-establishment of the nations of war-torn Europe. -
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Cold War
Cold war Duration -
Churchill gives speech
Churchill delivers "Iron Curtain" speech -
Truman Doctrine
Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War- Aide Will be provided -
Marshall Plan is announced
American plan to aid europe with the condition of turning Democratic
(European Recovery Program) -
Communist takeover czechoslovakia
President Eduard Benes allows a communist-dominated government to be organized due to pressure from the Czechoslovakian communist party -
Berlin Blockade Begins
The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Allied control. -
NATO is formed
NATO(North Atlantic Treaty Organization) formed for protection from Communist aggression. An attack on one meant an attack on all. -
Soviets Have an Atomic Bomb
Soviets explode first atomic bomb -
Korean War begins
North ans South Korea go to war. America gets involved in favor of South Korea. -
Air Raid Drills
Air raid drills are normal on US Schools. -
Nuclear Arms Race
Nuclear Arms Race atomic test series of 11 explosions at Nevada Test Site -
Korean War ends
Korean war ends. Nobody wins, Armistice is signed. -
Warsaw pact formed
Warsaw Pact signed by USSR and Eastern Europe countries. -
Cuba taken over by Fidle Castro
Fidel Castro takes Cuba over by force -
Vietnam War Starts
Vietnam War starts.
Struggle between nationalist forces attempting to unify the country of Vietnam under a communist government and the United States -
Cuban Missle Crisis
The United States armed forces were at their highest state of readiness ever and Soviet field commanders in Cuba were prepared to use battlefield nuclear weapons to defend the island if it was invaded. -
First Man on the Moon
US. astronaut Neil Armstrong londs on the moon.
"That's one small step for man, a giant leap for mankind." -
US & Vietnam Peace
US and North Vietnam negotiate and end war; US defeated,, -
Vietnam Unified
US Leaves Vietnam . Vietnam is unified -
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
Soviet Union invades afghanistan. The decade-long war resulted in millions of Afghans fleeing their country, mostly to Pakistan and Iran. -
'Stay Out of Poland'
US warns Soviet Union not to interfere with worker strikes in Poland. -
End of Soviet Union and Cold War
Soviet Union and the Cold War End -
Soviets defeated in Afghanistan
Soviets defeated in Afghanistan -
Berlin wall is brought down
Berlin wall is finally broken down -
End of Communist control in Poland
Wałęsa's inauguration is thought by many to be the formal end of Communism in Poland -
East and West Germany reunite
Less than one year after the destruction of the Berlin Wall, East and West Germany come together on what is known as "Unity Day."
