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The Yalta Conference
<a href='' >https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/yalta-conf (article) </a>
During World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin held a meeting to discuss Europe's war reorganization. -
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Harry S. Truman's Presidency
<a href='' >http://millercenter.org/president/truman</a>
He was the 33rd president of the US, with the death of FDR. He ran almost eight years in office, and was the president during the bomp dropping in Japan, and worked to contain communism. -
United Nations is born
United Nations is born (article)
The United Nations was formed by 51 countries in the final days of World War II. The United Nations Charter took effect on October 24, 1945. -
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Creation of Eastern European People's Republics
<a href='' >http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/pubs/fs/85895.htm#eastern_european_people (article) </a>
Many of the governments established in Eastern European countries transfomred into Communist "People's Republics", and are strongly tied to the Soviet Union. -
Winston Churchill delivers Iron Curtain speech
Iron Curtain Speech (article)
The iron curtain shows the boundary that divides Europe into two seperate areas. This speech started the cold war. -
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Second Red Scare
Second Red Scare (article)
This is also known as McCarthyism. McCarthyism is making assumptions about somebody without proper evidence. -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson (article)
Jackie Robinson desegregated major league baseball in 1947. He got a lot of criticism for being the only black male on the team, but he never gave up. -
World Health Organization founding
Founding of WHO (article)
This is an agency that is concerned with the public health. The World Health Organization was signed by 69 countries on July 22, 1946. This helps ensure that their is healthy food and good nutrition for people. -
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Berlin Blockade
Berlin Blockade (article)
This was one of the first major crisis in the Cold War. The Berlin Blockade was an attempt to limit certain countries to travel to thier sectors of Berlin. -
Berlin Blockade ends
Berlin Blockade lifted (article)
This was one of the first major crises that occured in the Cold War. In May of 1949, the blockade was lifted and resulted in the creation of two seperate German states. -
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Korean War
Korean War (article)
This was a result of the political division of Korea. Soldiers from the North Korean Army went over the 38th parallel to South Korea.This was the first invasion of the Cold War. -
Federal Civil Defense Administration established
Federal Civil Defense Administration establiished (article)
This was orginized by President Harry S. Truman. In the first few years, the agency tried to put out a nationwide plan for fallout shelters. -
United States tests first hydrogen bomb
First Hydrogen Bomb (article)
This gave the United States a short advantage in the nuclear war with the Soviet Union. This bomb was the best thing that they had at the time because nobody else had it. -
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Dwight D. Eisenhower presidency
Dwight D. Eisenhower presidency (aritcle)
Dwight was the 34th President of the United States. He also served in the US army during World War II. He led a massive invasion that began on D-Day. -
Korean War ends
Korean War ends (article)
The US, the People's Republic of China, North Korea, and South Korea agreed to an armistice on July 27, 1953. This armistice was signed by US Army Lieutenant General William Harrison, Jr. -
First Nuclear Submarine launched
First Nuclear Submarine Launched (video and article)
When the United States launched the first nuclear submarine, it started an underwater revolution. This was a great invention because it was capable of of circling the globe multiple times without having to refuel. -
Polio Vaccine
Polio Vaccine (article)
This vaccine was first developed and tested in 1952. It was announced to the world on April 12, 1955. The vaccine began in 1957 and it was licensed in 1962. -
Warsaw Pact formed
Warsaw Pact formed (article)
The Warsaw Pact was a mutual defense treaty among eight communist states. This was between the Soviet Union and seven satellites in Eastern Europe se up in 1955. -
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Spsce Race
Space Race (article)
This was a competition between the Soviet Union and the United States. They were competing to see who could successfully land on the moon first. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks (video and article)
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to obey the bus driver and give up her seat. She began the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott. -
USSR launches Sputnik
Launching of Sputnik (article)
Sputnik was launched on October 4, 1957. It gave scientists a lot of valuable information. The radion antennas broadcasted radio pulses. -
N.A.S.A Established
N.A.S.A established (article)
The National Aeronautics and Space Act was passed on July 29th, 1958. This disestablished the NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. -
Fidel Castro becomes dictator of Cuba
Fidel Castro becomes dictator (article)
Fidel Castro became dictator on February 16, 1959 and stayed there for almost fifty years. He was the center focus of international controversy. -
Greensboro sit-ins
Greensboro sit-in (article)
Four black freshmen boys went into a white only restaraunt where a black waitress refused to serve them. This led to the Woolworth store chain changing its policy of racial segregation. -
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John F. Kennedy Presidency
John F. Kennedy Presidency (article)
JFK was the 35th President of the United States. He was barely in office for a thousand days when he was assassinated in his motorcade. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion in Cuba
Bay of Pigs (article)
This began when a group of Cuban Refugees lands in Cuba and attempts to destroy the communist government. This attack was a complete failure. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis (article)
The Soviet Union and Cuba were on one side and the United States was on the other side. Kennedy came to an agreement with Krushchev and this ended the crisis. -
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Ratified
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty ratified (article)
This treaty was signed by the United States, Sovie Union, and the United Kingdom. The treaty banned all tests of nuclear weapons unless they were underground. -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy Assassination (video)
John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. He was killed at 12:30 pm on Friday, November 22, 1963. Kennedy was shot while traveling in a presidential motorcade. -
24th Amendment
24th Amendment (article)
This Amendment ended poll tax in 1964. This gave all United States citizens the right to freely cast their votes. -
China's first atomic bomb explodes
China's first atomic bomb (article)
The Chineses people finally developed their own nuclear technology. On October 16, 1964, they successfully exploded their first atomic bomb. -
Voting Rights Act
Voting Rights Act (article)
The Voting Rights Act was signed into law on this date by president Lyndon B. Johnson. It was madeto prohibit discrimation in voting. -
Tet Offensive
Tet Offensive (article)
This was one of the largest military campaigns in the Vietnam War. There were surprise attacks against places throughout South Vietnam. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (article)
Martin Luther King helped pass segregation laws and free black people. He was killed by James Earl Ray in the Lorraine Hotel. King was only 39 years old when he was killed. -
First man on the moon
First man on the moon (article)\
Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon in 1969. He joined the NASA Astronaut Corps in 1962. When he landed on the moon, he placed an American flag up there.
