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alliance between soviets and u.s
up to this time the russians and americans were enemies because of different ideologies but because of hitlers invasion of russia they coinsided to destory hitlerism as a team and fight alongside for freedom -
yalta conference
in soviet union british prime minister and f.d.r also joseph stalin met to discuss millitary plans after ww2 -
japan signs official surrender
v-j day finnaly means the war is over, no more casualties will die. -
development of nuclear weapons
the first atomic bomb was tested in alamogordo, New Mexico. -
nuke dropped on hiroshima
almost 200000 people were killed by the first atomic bomb and japan still did not surrender, this weapon changed the way warfare was viewed, it became apparent a new age of destruction emerged after that day -
nuke dropped on Nagasaki
the use of the atomic bomb drastically changed warfare, America was threatened by the force of communism dwelling from russia and there arms race. -
soviet invasion of hungary
in the spring of 1946 the iron curtain speech was delivered and the realization that containment was the answer surfaced. The satelite nations were under subjugation from armed communist. -
marshall plan
17 billion dollars given to european countries to erradicate communism and helkp poverty strucken counrties -
europe fights communism
Greece and Turkey were strongly resisting a totaltarian takeover, britain gave support to greece with little avail, britain appealed to the the united states leading to a speach from president truman stating america had an obligation to help those foreign countries -
truman doctrine
"we must be prepared to pay the price of peace, or pay the price of war" truman supplied 17 billion in aid to europe -
NSC 68
a secret document that would be the blueprint of the cold war. stating that the russian cappabillities exceeded thatr of the west and that they were rapidly expanding -
berlin airlift begins
because of stalins blockade of berlin, supplies were delivered -
new currency introduced in Grmany
Russia was uninformed of the new financial stituation and was outraged, the berlin blockade war the outcome -
Berlin crisis
Communist russia felt threatened by americas interest in west germany and were certain that hostility was nesecsary. when a new currency was introduced without russian knowledge, a blockade of berlin was enacted, and fuel power food were kept from entering the city for a year -
nato alliance formed
Canada, France Great Britain, Italy and the netherlands joined America in there fight against containment pf communism. Also, this alliance staes that an attack on one nation is a declaration of war agaisnt all countries in this alliance -
russians build first nuclear device
because of espionage the secrets of the manhattan project were leaked to the soviets -
communist takeover of china
America was dumbfounded that the containment of communism failed. -
west germany formed
Germany was divded into two countries with the north belonging to Russia -
korean war
This war spread alarm over the fact that con tainment was simply failing. on june 25th north korea invaded the south with arms from russia -
hydrogen bomb under debvelopment
President Truman demanded the development of a weapon more powerful then the atom bomb -
testing of hydrogen bomb
the first Hydrogen bomb was going to put America inan upperhand against the russians in the cold war -
korean war ends in stalemate
macarthur was fired for disrespecting the president publicly -
east berliners revolt against russians
hoping to recieve aid from america germans tried to dispatch from communism rule -
russians devolp An H bomb
only one year after America the russians devised there own bomb that war far devastating then the atom bomb -
warsaw pact
an alliance formed by the soviet union consisting of satelite nations listing: Czechslovakia, East Germany, Hugary, Poland and Romania -
hugarian riots begin
hugarians demanded freedom from there communist leader, president eisenhower refused to help the refugees and it lead to many deaths and a return to communism untill the 80s -
bay of pigs invasion
This has to be one of the worst planned and executed invasions in modern times poorly thought out, as a covert operation it was a bust with Cuban and Soviet Forces knowing almost to the day where and when the operation would occur. eisenhower was the innital person of aproval with training from the cia 1500 rebels invaded cuba and failed miserably. jfk took the blame -
russian invasian of czechoslovakia
