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Yalta Conference meeting of FDR, Churchill, Stalin
This meeting contained "The Big Three" meet to discuss the Allied war effort against Germany and Japan. The Alliance diminishes, therefore creating The Cold War. -
Potsdam Conference
The "Big Three" meet in Potsdam, Germany to negotiate terms for the end of World War II -
The United States drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
'Fat Man' kills 70,000 -
Truman's Loyalty Program created to catch Cold War spies
After World War 2, there were growing concerns about communist activity in the United States, especially in the federal government. To prevent this, President Harry S. Truman issues an executive decree establishing a sweeping loyalty investigation of federal employees -
Russia tested its first atomic bomb
The USSR successfully detonates its first atomic bomb, code name “First Lightning.” -
Sputnik II launched
Sputnik 2 was the second spacecraft launched into Earth orbit, on November 3, 1957, and the first to carry a living animal -
John F. Kennedy elected President of USA
John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States (1961-1963), the youngest man elected to the office. -
President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas
Kennedy, our 35th President was assassinated. It is still a mystery as to who killed him. -
Nixon becomes president
Winning one of the closest elections in U.S. history, Republican Richard Nixon wins -
President Richard Nixon resigns
Nixon resigns in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office. -
Carter President is elected President
Jimmy Carter became the 39th President of the United States -
Govbachov leader of USSR
Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the Soviet Union -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was torn down -
German reunification
East and West Germany were reunited as one country -
End of Soviet Union and the Cold War Ends (exact date unknown)
The cold war is officially over. Although there is debate as to the exact date, it did end in August.
