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Yalta Conference
USA, British and Russian leaders got together to discuss the reorganization of post-war Europe. -
Hiroshima Bombing
The USA dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima at the end of WW2. The war ended shortly after. -
Nagasaki Bombing
The USA dropped nuclear bombs on Nagasaki. WW2 ended shortly after. -
Potsdam Conference
Soviet, American, and British leaders gathered to decide how to deal with the defeated German's. -
Molotov Plan
A Soviet Union system that provided aid to rebuild Eastern European countries that were politically aligned with the Soviet Union. -
The Truman Doctrine
An American foreign policy created after WW2 to try and contain the Soviet threat. -
The Brussels Treaty
An expansion to a pre existing mutual defence agreement between Britain and France. -
The Marshall Plan
An American initiative to aid Western Europe by rebuilding war devastated regions, and by removing trade barriers. -
Berlin Blockade
One of the first conflicts of the cold war. The Soviet Union tried shut the west out of West berlin by blocking roads, railways, and canals. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It was created by North American and European powers to help in the struggle against communism. -
Creation of Soviet Nuclear Weapons
The first soviet nuclear test using a TNT/hexogen implosion lens design. -
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Korean War
A war between North Korea (backed by China and the Soviet Union -
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Fidel Castro Takeover
An armed revolution conducted by Fidel Castro against the existing authoritarian government. The revolution moved towards socialism, eventually forming a communist government. -
Stalin's Death
Stalin, an extremely powerful communist leader died. He helped strengthen communism in the Soviet Union. -
Warsaw Pact
A collective defence treaty between the Soviet Union and other communist satellite states during the cold war. -
Vietnam War
A conflict in Vietnam fought between the North and South. The North was supported by communist powers while the south was backed by the west. -
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Hungarian Revolution
Nationwide revolt against the Hungarian government and its communist policies. -
NORAD
North American Aerospace Defense Command. It is an Organization combining USA and Canadian, that provides air strength and protection for North America. Created in -
Bay of Pigs
A failed invasion of Cuba that was backed by a CIA sponsored paramilitary group called Brigade 2506 -
Creation of the Berlin Wall
A wall constructed by East Germany to separate East Germany fro West Germany. -
End of The Cuban Missile Crisis
A confrontation between the USA and the Soviet Union concerning both nation missile sights. Often considered the closest that the world has ever came to nuclear war. -
Nuclear Arms Treaty
An international treaty whose goal was to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology. -
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Afghanistan/Soviet war
Insurgent groups fought a guerilla war against the Soviet Army and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. -
Solidarity in Poland
A Polish labour union founded at the lenin shipyard. It was the first trade union in a Warsaw pact country not controlled by the communist party. -
Berlin Wall Falling
A spokesman for East Berlin's communist party announced that people were free to cross the wall at will. -
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Czechoslovakia Revolution
A non violent transition of power in what was the Czechoslovakia. It ended 41 years of one party rule. -
End of the Cold War
The Cold War comes to an end with the fall of The Berlin Wall and the dissolving of the Soviet Union.