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Ve-day
WWll in Europe is over. Germany Surrenders to the red army in Berlin. It was the end of six years of misery, suffering, courage and endurance across the world. -
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The Cold War
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Atomic Bomb
USA drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima. "Approximately 80,000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 are injured. At least another 60,000 would be dead by the end of the year from the effects of the fallout." This changed the world forever. -
WWll offically ends
The Japanese surrendered bringing World War Two to an end. This caused people great happiness. -
The Truman Doctrine
President Truman promised to help any country facing a Communist takeover. The speech established what became known as the Truman Doctrine, a policy “to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.” -
The Marshall Plan
This was the Truman administration's program for rebuilding European economies destroyed by World War II. It was offereed by the United States for European countries. -
The formation of west Germany
"The French, USA and UK partitions of Germany were merged to form West Germany" This was the first serious international crisis of the Cold War -
The Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was Russia's response to the formation of West Germany. West and East Germany were split in to. Perple were not allowed to go to the other side. This was a major clash of the Cold War. -
NATO Formed
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, This was created by the United States, Canada and many Western European Nations to have security against the Soviet Union. They all wanted protection. -
The Korean War
The Korean War began when North Korea Invated South Korea. The US helped defend South Korea for the next three years. This was the first "hot" war of the Cold War -
The Warsaw Pact
This pact was formed with East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union. They did this for their own pretection. -
Soviet Invasion
Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia,Warsaw Pact forces entered Czechoslovakia in a bid to stop the reforms known as 'Prague Spring' instigated by Alexander Dubcek. This shows how the soviet was a threat to other countries. -
SALT agreement signed
"Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty signed between the US and USSR."This was the foundation for all arms limitations talks that followed. -
Vietnam
North Vietnam invated South Vietna, this made the whole country comminist The fall of Saigon came just over two years after the United States, ally of South Vietnam, -
Germany is Reunited
East and West Germany were reunited as one country. Family members were finally back together. -
End Of the Soviet Union
Russia formally recognised the end of the Soviet union.The Soviet Union disintegrated into fifteen separate countries.
