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Yalta Conference
As World War II came to an end, Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt met up to discuss the postwar reparations that would be made, and how to move forward. -
V E Day
The end of World War II occurs when Germany inevitably surrenders, marking this day as Victory In Europe Day. -
Hiroshima Bombing
In a last ditch effort to put an end to World War II, The United States dropped a bomb on Hiroshima. -
Nagasaki Bombing
Japan still refused to surrender, even after the devastating bomb on Hiroshima, which led the United States to drop yet another atomic bomb on Japan, this time in Nagasaki -
Truman Doctrine
The United States President, Harry S. Truman enacted the Truman Doctrine which was a foreign policy to help stop the spread of the Soviet Union. -
Sputnik
In addition to the military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, the two superpowers were also in a battle of scientific intelligence. When the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik, the World's first man-made satellite, it appeared that they were winning. -
Fidel Castro Swears In
Castro becomes the prime minister of Cuba and he begins to put in place a communist government system -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The United States government funded an invasion that's ultimate goal was to overthrow Fidel Castro, Cuba's communist leader. The invasion was ultimately a failure that strengthened Castro's leadership. -
Creation of Berlin Wall
Germany's communist government began building a giant concrete wall between East and West Berlin. They hoped that by separating the two areas, they could keep Westerners and their ideals out. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
After the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion, soviet leaders decided to place ballistic missiles on Cuban soil. Upon discovery by the United States, tensions were high and the entire world was believed to be on the brink of a nuclear war. The missile scare lasted thirteen days. -
Soviets Invade Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia fell to the Soviet Union after 200,000 soviet troops were deployed to take over the area. -
End of Vietnam War
Viet Cong forces attacked and captured South Vietnam, forcing South Vietnam to surrender and signaling the end of the Vietnam War -
Operation Urgent Fury
The United States military invaded Grenada to overthrow a communist government that was put into place. -
Tiananmen Square
College students sparked a protest against China's communist government that led to over a million unarmed civillians lining up in Bejing, China to make a stand against the government. The Chinese government dispatched thousands of military troops who would end up murdering many of those activists. -
Destruction of the Berlin Wall
As the Cold War came to an end, the communist leader of East Berlin declared that people were now free to come and go as they pleased. Soon after, citizens gathered together to break apart the wall piece by piece. -
Soviet Union Dissolved
Decades after it began, The Cold War comes to an end as the Soviet Union is abolished and Boris Yeltsin becomes Russia's president.
