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May & August 1945: World War II Ends and The Cold War Begins
Tension between the Soviet Union and the U.S increased because of nuclear weapons and the fight to stop the spread communism. -
1945:Chinese Civil War Begins
For china, it marked the start of the civil war between Chiang Kai-Shek's Nationalist Party and Mao Zedong' Chinese Communist Party. -
March 1946: Winston Churchill delivers the Iron Curtain Speech
Churchill denounced the Soviet Union's policies in Europe and States "From Stettin in the Battle to Trieste in the Adriactic, an Iron Curtain has descended across the continent." -
May 1948: US and Britain break the Soviet blockade of West Berlin with the Berlin Airlift
One of the most dramatic standoffs in the history of the cold war, the blockades a terrible move. -
June 1948: The French, USA, and UK partitions of Germany were merged to form West Germany
Germany was at in two different global blocks in the east and West. -
April 1949: NATO is formed
NATO was formed to prevent conflict like WWII from happening again. -
1949: China divides into two countries (People's Republic of China and Taiwan)
China was divided into two political entities; they controlled the mainland. -
1950: Soviet Union signed friendship treaty with China
The signing with the Soviet Union was bound to happen, did it to ease tension. -
1950 to 1953: Korean War
Began with North Korea invading South Korea. -
March 1953: Joseph Stalin died at the age of 74. Succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev
Died in Moscow; was not a native to the country but ruled with an Iron Fist. -
1954: Vietnam War Begins
This war began and was fought inVietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. -
1955: Warsaw Pact is formed
A treaty formed amongst the Soviet Union and 7 satellite states. -
October 1956: Hungarian Revolution
A nationwide revolt against the government of the Hungarian peoples republic and its soviet imposed policies. -
November 1957: USSr Sputnik carried Laika the dog, the first living creature to go into space
He was the first living thing in space. The flight was used to ensure the safety of the trip before the humans went. -
April 1961: US is defeated and humiliated at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba
Invasion in Cuba from the US did not work out. -
August 1961: Berlin Wall is built
The Berlin Wall separated East and West Berlin. -
October 1962: Cuban Missile Crisis
Was a 13-day confrontation between the U.S and the Soviet Union, which almost became a nuclear war. -
July 1969: US Apollo 11 landed on the Moon and Neil Armstrong became the first man on the Moon
Apollo 11 lands on the moon and Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. -
May 1972: Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty(SALT) signed between the US and USSR
SALT was a series of talks between th US and USSR agreed to limit the number of nuclear missiles in their arsenals. -
1974: Vietnam War is over
The capture of Saigon by North Vietnamese army marked the end of war. -
April 1975: Cambodia killing fields
More than a million people were killed by Khmer Rouge Regime. -
November 1979: Iranian hostage crisis
It was a diplomatic stand off between Iran and the U.S. -
December 1979: Soviet Troops invaded Afghanistan
The Soviet Union sent thousands of troops into Afghanistan and immediately assumed complete control of Kabul and large portions of the country. -
April 1986: Chernobyl Disaster
A catastrophic nuclear accident. -
June 1989: Tiananmen Square
Students led a demonstration in Beijing. -
November 1989: Fall of the Berlin Wall
The wall that divided Berlin finally fell. -
October 1990: Germany is reunited
5 newly formed states joined the German territory. -
July 1991: Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty(START) signed between Russia and the US
A treaty which reduced arms between the two super powers. -
December 1991: Soviet Union collapses ( Establishment of the Russian Federation)
The communist regime has ended in Russia.
