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big 3 at yalta
the yalta conference was a meeting of the three biggest powers i the world at the time. the united atates, united kingdom, and the soviet union met to discuss postwar plans. this is a big deal because russia said they would join the war against japan 90 days after VE day at this conference -
churchill gives iron curtain speech
Churchill delivers his 'Sinews of Peace' speech which contain the famous phrase "..an iron curtain has descended on Europe" -
cold war starts
the cold war beginning is a contested date, but i believe it started with the bombing of hiroshima. the reaction by the soviet union was to begin developing nuclear weapons. this event was a big deal because we leveled an entire japenese city and changed warfare together. -
potsdam conference
the big three met in germany to discuss terms to end world war 2 -
stalin creates satellite countries on eastern europe
after world war 2, stalin grabbed up as many countries as possible from around the soviet union. he knew britian and the us would not go to war over these countries, so the actions went unchecked. this was a big deal because communism was spreading into europe under the control of the ussr -
The marshall plan
the marshall plan was a plan that proposed the unites states provide economic assistance to struggling european countries. this plan gave away 12 billion dollars to rebuild postwar europe. the event was a big deal because it stopped failing economies from falling to communism. this was a response to the spread of communism in postwar europe -
Berlin airlift
when the soviets blocked all land access to allied control western germany, it led to the first berlin crisis. in response to this blockade, the united states flew in supplies to the residents of berlin so they didnt fall to soviet communism. the blockade was eventually lifted on may 12, 1949 -
NATO founded
nato was created to provide collective security against the soviet union.nato was also the first peacetime military alliance in the world. this was in response to the soviet unions agressive behavior towards europe and america. this was a big deal because it was the first of its kind and protected many people from danger -
soviet union tests atomic bomb
on august 29, 1949 the soviet union detonated their first atomic bomb. they even constructed civilian buildings around the site to get a real understanding of the bomb. this was in response to uor atomic bomb drop on hiroshima and nagasaki. this was a big deal bacause now the two superpowers of the world had atomic weapons. -
China falls to communism
in october of 1949, china fell to communism. the communist leader mao zedong declared the creation of the peoples republic of china on october first after his civil war victory, this was a big deal because an upcoming world power had now fallen to communism. -
korean war starts
the korean war began when north korea invaded south kores. communist north korea could not be allowed to advance so we sent in troops and equipment to stop the spread of communism to south korea. this was a reaction to an invasion on capitalism. this is a big deal bacause this is the united states going to war over stopping the spread of communism. -
STALIN DIES
the soviet leader died in 1953 from a massive stroke. he was a mass murder and dictator responsible for countless millions of deaths. many were relieved to see him die but would not say. this was a big deal because the main dictator of the soviet union and main enemy of the united states was dead
