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Yalta Conference
meeting of FDR, Churchill, Stalin - the 'Big Three'
Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe. Around this time marks the beginning of the Cold War. The division of Germany created tension between the super powers. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe. Germany surrenders to the Red Army in Berlin after ten thousands of deaths. -
Bombing on Nagasaki
The United States drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This is part of the nuclear weapon race. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was a form of American foreign policy for countries that resisted communism while simutaneously preventing the spread of it. Like the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine agreed to help the countries by providing them aid economically and militarily. The countries that the United States agreed to help included Greece and Turkey. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was proposed by the Unites States Secretary of State, George C Marshall. The Plan offered American aid to European countries under communist control. The goal was also to encourage democrtic ideals. The plan was deemed successful. his was also a document that helped the control under the Soviet Union. -
NATO
NATO stands for North Atlantic Free Trade Organization. This was an alliance formed between the North American countries, (Canada, USA, and Mexico) and some countries in Europe. In total 28 countries complete the Organization. The goal of this was to eliminate soviet domination. -
Dien Bien Phu
Dien Bien Phu is a city in northern Vietnam where a battle took place between the communists and a French military group. This battle was one that basically ended French influence in Vietnam. It caused United States influence to be much more prominent. This was when the Europeans tried to stop the spread of Communism. -
Fidel Casto In Power
Fidel Castro became the dictator of Cuba and established a Marxist/Socialist government. This related to the spread of communism during the Cold War. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs was JFK's failed attempt to overthrow the Cuban government led by Fidel Castro. The plan to invade was thwarted by Castro's own army who stopped the troops sent by JFK.
This was our attempt to overthrow communist government. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
This event was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. The Soviet Union planted missiles in Cuba that if lanuched would land in the United States. President Kennedy ordered their removal or else he would invade Cuba. The weapons were dismantled. -
Six Day War
The war was initiatied by Israeli's Defence Minister. The war was between Syria, Jordan and Egypt. The United Nations went to the Suez region but the Isreali's wanted them out. The Israel's won the Six Day War. -
SALT
SALT stands for Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty. The treaty was designed to contain the arms race particularly between the USSR and the United States. The goal was to achieve a supression of weapons use. -
The Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall divided West and East Germany, or democracy and communism during the Cold War. The wall was built on August 13th 1961 and fell November 9th, 1989. The Soviet's had control over East Germany while the United States, Great Britain and the French. -
Germany Reunites
After the fall of the Berlin was East and West Germany were reunited and immediately a democratic form of goverment was put together. -
The End
End of Soviet Union and the Cold War Ends.
