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Yalta Conference- The Cold War Begins
The Yalta Conference was the meeting of the heads of government of the U.S., the U.K. and the Soviet Union, intended mainly to discuss the re-establishment of the nations of war-torn Europe -
First Atomic Bomb in War
The U.S. used atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which lead to a costly invasion of Japan. -
Another Atomic Bomb
The Soviets explode their first atomic bomb, in one of their testing sites. It allowed the U.S. to know that they weren't the only ones who could create atomic bombs and others had the knowledge -
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong, a Communist, takes over China -
Sputnik
Sputnik was the first satellite that was launched into orbit by the Soviet Union -
Cuba
Fidel Castro takes over Cuba -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs was an American invasion of Cuba; however, the invading troops were defeated within three days by the armies led by Fidel Castro -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the confrontation between the Soviet Union and the U.S. It was the closest the Cold War came to turning into a nuclear conflict. -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 carried the first man that officially landed on the moon, who happened to be American. -
SALT I
Strategic Arms Limitiation Talks were two rounds. In the first round, the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty was signed and an agreement between the two countries was establish (the two countries being the U.S. and Soviet Union) -
SALT II
Round two of the agreements-
established an agreement to limit strategic launchers -
Reagan and Gorbachev
Regan and Gorbachev resolved to remove all intermediate nuclear missiles from Europe -
Reagan and Gorbachev (cont.)
Reagan and Gorbachev agreed to remove all medium and short-range nuclear missiles by signing a treaty. -
Warsaw Pact Ends
The military alliance between the Soviet Union and the surrounding eastern European satellites comes to an end. -
End of Soviet Union
End of the Cold War! Yay!
