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Yalta Conference
There was a meeting between Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin to decide what would happen at the end of the war. They dicussed about Partitioning of Germany, Fate of Poland, The United Nations, and German reparations. -
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference formally divided Germny and Austria into four zones. It was also agreed that the German capital Berlin would be divided into four zones. The Russian Polish border was determined and Korea was to be divided into Soviet and American zones. -
The US bombed Japan
The US dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Two days later they bombed Nagasaki. -
Victory over Japan
The Japanese surrendered bringing World War Two to an end. -
Marshall Plan
This was a programme of economic aid offered by the United Sates to any European country. The plan was rejected outright by Stalin and any Eastern Bloc country considering accepting aid was reprimandd severly. Consequently the aid was only given to Western European Countries. -
Nato Formed
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation formed with member states Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States. -
Korean War
The korean war began when North Korea invaded South Korea. -
Korean War Ended
The Korean war ended. North Korea remained affiliated with Russia while South Korea was affiliated with the USA. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was formed with member states East Germany, Czehoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union. -
Hungarian Revolution.
This began as a Hungarian protest against Communist rule in Budapest. It quickly gathereed momentum and on 24th October Soviet tanks entered Budapest. The tanks withdrew on 28th October and a new government was formed which quickly moved to introduce democracy, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion. The Soviet tanks returned on 4th November encircling Budapest. The Prime Minister Imre Nagy made a World broadcast that Hungary was under attack from the Soviet Union and calling for aid. -
Berlin Wall
Berlon wall built and borders sealed between East and West Germany. -
JFK Assassination
JFK was assassinated while on a visit to Dallas. Lee Harvey Oswald was arresteed for the murder. -
Vietnam War
150000 US troops sent to Vietnam -
Four Power Agreement Berlin
The Four Power Agreement made between Russian, USA, Britain and France reconfirmed the rights and reposnsibilities of those countries with regard to Berlin. -
Vietnam war ended
The Paris Peace Accords ended American involvement in Vietnam -
Tiananmen Square
Anti Communist protests in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China were crushed by the government. The death count is unknown. -
Hungary
Hungary proclaimed itself a republic -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was torn down -
Romanian Revolution
Riots broke out which culminated in the overthrow and execution of the leader Ceausescu and his wife. -
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution, also known as the Gentle Revolution, was a series of peaceful protests in Czechoslovakia that lef to the overthrow of the Communist government. -
German reunification
East and West Germany were reunited as one country. -
End of Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact which allied Communist countries was ended. -
S.T.A.R.T
The Strategic Arms Reduction treaty was signed between Russia and the USA -
Gorbachev resigned
Mikhail Gorbachev resigned. The hammer and sickle flag on the Kremlin was lowered -
End of the Soviet Union
Russia formally recognised the end of the Soviet Union
