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Yalta Conference
Meeting between the big three to decide what would happen at the end of World War II -
The end of the war
The day that the Japanese finally surrendered after being devastated by nuclear weapons -
NATO
The date that NATO was formed. NATO stands for The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the organization was so if anyone would attack one country, everyone else part of NATO would also attack that country. *** The Soviet Union was not part of this treaty -
Death of Stalin
Joseph Stalin died at 74 years old and was succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev. -
Geneva Accords
A set of documents that divided Vietnam into North Vietnam (Communist Territory) and South Vietnam (Capitalist Territory) -
Warsaw Pact
A treaty made with East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union that guaranteed protection from each other -
The start of the Ｓ ｐ ａ ｃ ｅ Ｒ ａ ｃ ｅ
The Soviet Union puts the first living creature into space -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban exiles, trained by the CIA, aided by the US government attempted to invade Cuba and overthrow the Communist government of Fidel Castro. The attempt failed. -
Berlin Wall Built
A wall that split Germany into East and West. East Germany controlled by the Soviets and West Germany controlled by the Americans -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The construction of a Soviet nuclear missile base in Cuba made President Kennedy set up a naval blockade and demanded the removal of the missiles. War was averted when the Russians agreed on 28th October to remove the weapons. The United States agreed not to invade Cuba. -
John F. Kennedy is Assasinated
Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the murder of John F. Kennedy and there was speculation that he was part of a group that pulled the assassination off -
The Vietnam War
150,000 US Troops were sent in to Vietnam to combat Communism -
S.A.L.T.
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty signed by the USSR and the US in the 70's -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall gets torn down -
German Reunification
West and East Germany were made back into one country. -
End of the Warsaw Pact
The treaty that allied all communist countries was ended -
End of the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union falls and Russia is now formally recognized instead
