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Yalta Conference
It took place in Russia during World War II. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin made decisions on what would take place in the war and postwar world. -
Potsdam Conference
The "Big Three" (Atlee, Truman, Stalin) dicussed postwar plans in Europe. Without aggreement, they moved against Japan. -
First Abomb Dropped on Japan
This made the U.S. the firs tto use atomic weapons in war, Marked the end of World War II. -
V-J Day
this marks the day Japan surrendered to end the war. Known as "Victory-over Japan Day". -
Iron Curtain Speech
A speech during the Cold War period given by former Brittish Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. Considered the announcing of the beginning of the Cold War. -
Truman Doctrine Announced
A dramatic speech given by the U.S. president Truman. He asks for assistance from Greece and Turkey to stall the communist domination of the two nations. Marked as the official declaration of the cold war. -
Marshall Plan Announced
Speech given at Harvard by secretary of state George C, Marshall. Also known as the European Recovery Program, channeled $13 billion to finance economic recovery in Europe from 1948 to 1951. -
Berlin Airlift Begins
This was when the Soviet blocked land roads into west Belrin. U.S. begins mass airload of food, water, and medicine aupplies. These supplies lasted for about a year for around two million people in west Berlin. -
NATO Treaty Ratified
When the US and 11 other nations est. North Atlantic Treaty Oranization defense pact aimed at western Europe. Main part was that the US led the military alliance against Soviet during the Cold War. -
End of Berlin blockade
The Soviet ends the 11-month blockade against West Berlin. Broken by supplies from US-British airlift to the two million citizens of west Berlin. -
Soviets Explode Abomb
At a remote test site in Kazakhstan USSR built a civilization-like archriteural place to test the atomic bomb. They also added in animals nearby in cages to see what would happen. After the bomb went off, the fake town exploded and the nuclear radiation from the bomb soon killed all the animals as well. -
Communist Takeover in China
At the opening of the Chineese people's Political Consultative Conference in Peking, Mao Zedong announces that the Chineese government is under leadership oif the communist party of China. -
Beginning of MaCarthyism
US was scared of the governmnet being taken over by communist rule, so senator McCarthy tok advantage of the vulnerability of the citizens. He spent 5 years trying to expose communists and other loyalty risks. He helped to convince the American people that the government is packed with traitors and spies. -
Warsaw Pact
A treaty signed by Soviet along with 7 other European sattelites. Mutual defense organization where the Soviet is in charge of armed forces for all of the members, -
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Executed
A married couple convicted of consprasy to commit esponage in 1951. Got put to death by the electric chair. a dramatic c\end to the Cold War. -
Geneva Summit
This was a meeting with US, France, Britain< and German leaders. The official end of the Cold War. No aggreements were made here, but it is said to havbe eased the post-Cold War tensions. -
Hungarian Uprising
This began when the working class took over, defeating the police and installing a new government. Their revolution lasted for only 18 days before the Soviet tanks crushed them. -
Suez War
Isreal pushed into Egypt initating the Suez Crisis. Soon they were joined by the Fremch and British which brought the Soviet in and ended up damaging relations with the US. All troops withdrew soon in late 1956 and early 1957. -
Launching of Sputnik
First artificial sattelite launched by the Soviet. US didnt like this because it showed that the Soviet had better technology that the US. Soon after, the Soviet gained uper hand in the arms race. -
US U-2 Plane Shot Down
Us had a spy plane that was conducted over the Soviet Union. The soviet shot it down to protect themselves from an uinfamiliar aircraft. The incident called for an important meeting with US president and Soviet leader later that month.
