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Yalta Conference
meeting of FDR, Churchill, Stalin - the 'Big Three'
Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe. The Cold War Begins -
Potsdam Conference
The Big Three—Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (replaced on July 26 by Prime Minister Clement Attlee), and U.S. President Harry Truman—met in Potsdam, Germany, from July 17 to August 2, 1945, to negotiate terms for the end of World War II. -
Russian declare war on Japan
Japan had not been too worried about the Soviet Union, so busy with the Germans on the Eastern front. The Japanese army went so far as to believe that they would not have to engage a Soviet attack until spring 1946. -
Truman Doctrine
Truman presented the idea during his speech, the Marshall Plan is a helping hand. -
Berlin Blockade
It started in 1948 and ended 11 months later in 1949. It was America's way to aid the west side of the wall. -
Ratification of NATO
The United States and 11 other nations establish the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a mutual defense pact aimed at containing possible Soviet aggression against Western Europe. NATO stood as the main U.S.-led military alliance against the Soviet Union throughout the duration of the Cold War. -
End of Korean War
After three years of a bloody and frustrating war, the United States, the People’s Republic of China, North Korea, and South Korea agree to an armistice, bringing the Korean War to an end. The armistice ended America’s first experiment with the Cold War concept of “limited war.” It started on June 25, 1950 -
Warsaw Pact
It was a collective defense treaty among eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War. -
Launch of Sputnik
The launch of Sputnik caused another branch of war between the world super powers, it was the chord that struck the great space race. -
Kennedy elected President
President Kennedy gave promise and hope to Amerian citizens everywhere. He pressured issues such a space development and bettering the world with results to try and end war. -
Bay of Pigs
The Cuban-exile invasion force, known as Brigade 2506, landed at beaches along the Bay of Pigs and immediately came under heavy fire. Cuban planes strafed the invaders, sank two escort ships, and destroyed half of the exile's air support. -
Cuban Missile Crsis
President John Kennedy notified Americans about the presence of the missiles, explained his decision to enact a naval blockade around Cuba and made it clear the U.S. was prepared to use military force if necessary to neutralize this perceived threat to national security. -
U.S and China agreement
The US and China came to an agreemnt to undergo diplomatic relations. -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
it was a significant accomplishment for the war ending, it was unifying a country. -
Reunification of Germany
With the wall being demolished and the war ending, Germay was allowed to fully reunite as one country.
