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Yalta Conference
The conference was a meeting between the british prime minister winston churchill , The soviet union premier Joseph Stallin and president Franklin Roosevelt. -
united states first used atomic bomb in war
A b-29 bomber dropped the first bomb, it wiped out 90 percent of the city and killed 80,000 people immediately -
russia enters the war against japan
The soviets shocked them with an invasion of Manchuria, it was so strong that the emperor Hirohito pleaded to surrender. -
Japanese surrenders, ending World war 11
After the bombing and a blockade japan's economy becomes horrrible okinawa was captured by America. Us general Douglas Macarthur was put in charge of the invasion "operation olympic". -
truman announces "truman doctrine"
A american made foreign policy, it arose from a speech by Truman. Truman was saying they could no longer provide economic and military assistance to the Greek government . -
Marshall plan is announced
This was America's initative to aid West Europe.The United States gave 13 billion dollars to help restore. -
Communist takes over Czechoslovakia
President Eduard Benes allowed a communist dominated goverment to be organized.
American officials were concerned with the soviet communist influence in the nation. -
Berlin blockade begins
It was an attempt by the Soiet union to limit france , the United States and Great Britain travel
This one of the first major international crisis of the of the Cold war. -
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Berlin blockade begins and ending
An attempt by the soviet union to limit France , the United States and Great Britain travel. This was one of the first major international crisis of the cold war.
it was broken by a major us airlift of vital supplies to west berlin citizens. At the end of the war germany was divided in four sections. -
nato treaty ratify
nato meant the North Atlantic treaty organisation , it was created by the United States ,Canada and several western european nations.
The first peacetime military alliance the United States entered into outside the Western hemisphere. -
Soviets explode first atomic bomb
The code name for the bomb was "first lightning". (rds-1)
The most concern for americans is their safety, President Truman called for the United States to build up its nuclear and conventional weaspons. -
Mao Zedog, a communist, takes control of china
The proclamation was the climax of years between mao's communist forces and the regime of Nationalist chinese leader.
The Truman adminstration released a "white paper", it was the worst thing to America -
Warsaw Pact
This was a treaty of friendship , cooperation and mutual assistance. It was between the Soviet union and seven soviet satellite states and eastern europe.