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Yalta Conference
A meeting between the big three. Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin. They decided what would happen at the end of WW2. the topics consisted of the fate of Poland and the united nations and the repercussions of Germany. -
V E Day
This was the day that Germany surrenders in the war -
Korean War
The Korean war began when North Korea invades South Korea. It ends on July 27th 1953. North Korea stays affiliated with Russia while south Korea is with the USA -
Death of Stalin
Joseph Stalin dies at the ripe age of 74. he is Succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev. -
Hungarian Revolution
this was a protest against Communism in Budapest. it gathered momentum and on 24th October Soviet tanks entered Budapest. the tanks withdrew and a new government was formed and introduced democracy, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion -
Space Race Begins
USSR Sputnik II carried Laika the dog, the first living creature to go into space. -
Bay of pigs invasion
a force of Cuban exiles trained by the CIA, aided by the US government to invade Cuba and overthrow Fidel Castro. it failed -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A US spy plane reported sighting the construction of a soviet nuclear missile base in Cuba. The president who was JFK at the time ordered the set up of a naval blockade and demanded the removal of the missiles. Russians agreed to remove the weapons and the United states did not invade Cuba -
JFK Assasination
JFK was assassinated while on a visit to Dallas. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the murder. this relates to Gaspire+ with Political because it is changing so much in what happens to presidents. -
Vietnam War Ends
the Vietnam war started July 1965 and was ended in 1973 with the Paris Peace accords, ending American involvement in Vietnam. -
Chernobyl Disaser
An explosion in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine remains the worst disaster in history. it basically left the entire area uninhabitable for the next couple thousand years. -
End of the Soviet Union
Russia formally recognized the end of the Soviet Union
