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The Cold War Begins
Yalta Conference meeting of FDR, Churchill, Stalin - the 'Big Three', Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe. The Cold War Begins -
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Cold War Timeline
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Hiroshima
The United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima -
Nagasaki
The United States dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. -
End Of World War 2
Japanese surrender End of World War II -
Stalin's Hostile Speech
communism & capitalism were incompatible -
Truman's Demand
Truman demands Russia leave Iran -
Rio Pact
U.S. meet 19 Latin American countries and created a security zone around the hemisphere -
Communist Takeover
Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia -
NATO Ratified
NATO ratified -
Warsaw Pact
Warsaw Pact formed -
Beggining Of Space Race
USSR launches Sputnik 1 -
Khrushchev visits United States
The Kitchen Debate A-bombs developed by France -
John F. Kennedy Elected President
John F. Kennedy elected President of USA -
Berlin Border is Closed
Berlin border is closed -
Berlin Wall & Vietnam
Construction of Berlin Wall begins, U.S. involvement in Vietnam increases -
Assassination of J.F.K
President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas -
Richard Nixon Elected President of U.S.
President Johnson does not run for the presidency and Richard Nixon Elected President of the USA -
Nixon Resigns
President Nixon resigns -
The Space Race Ends
In 1975, the joint Apollo-Soyuz mission sent three U.S. astronauts into space aboard an Apollo spacecraft that docked in orbit with a Soviet-made Soyuz vehicle. When the commanders of the two crafts officially greeted each other, their “handshake in space” served to symbolize the gradual improvement of U.S.-Soviet relations in the late Cold War-era. -
North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam
North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam which falls to Communist forces -
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
Soviet forces invade Afghanistan -
U.S Troops Invade Grenada
U.S. troops invades and overthrows regime in Grenada -
Reagan & Gorbachev's Solution
President Reagan and Gorbachev resolve to remove all intermediate nuclear missiles from Europe -
Soviets Withdrawl
Soviet troops withdraw from Afghanistan -
Decline of the Soviet Empire
Communist governments fall in Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Rumania, Decline of the Soviet empire -
The End Of The Cold War
End of Soviet Union and the Cold War Ends
