Coldwar timeline by evan chen

Yalta Conference - Feb 4, 1945 - Feb 11, 1945

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Franklin D Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin met in Yalta to discuss how Germany and Europe will be reorganized

Trinity test - July, 17, 1945

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The first ever atomic bomb test. It took place at Jornada del Muerto desert in New Mexico.

Potsdam Conference - July 17, 1945 - August 2 1945

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Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin met in Potsdam Germany to discuss terms for the end of WW2.

Hiroshima bombing - August 6, 1945

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An atomic bomb named little boy was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Estimated death toll of 70,000 - 90,000.

Nagasaki bombing - August 9, 1945

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Just 3 days after the Hiroshima bombing a second bomb named fat man was dropped on the city of Nagasaki. Estimated 60,000 to 80,000 deaths.

United nations - October 24, 1945

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The United Nations is an international organization consisting of 193 countries. It was formed to try maintain world peace after the devastation of WW2

Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech - March 5, 1946

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Winston Churchill talks about a symbolic iron curtain that separates communism and not communism.

Truman Doctrine - March 12, 1947

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The United States would help any countries on the verge of becoming communists by providing financial and military aid. They didn't want any more communist countries

Marshall plan - April 3, 1948

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A plan that aimed to help aid in rebuilding Europe after WW2. The U.S. gave 13.3 billion dollars in funding the marshal plan.

Berlin blockade - June 24, 1948 - May 12, 1949

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The Soviet Union blocked off all routes to West Berlin to prevent western countries from entering. They hoped the allies would give up and abandon the city.

NATO - April 4, 1949

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance of countries that work together to protect each other. Currently NATO has 32 members.

Communist revolution In China - October 1, 1949

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A war fought between the Communist CCP lead by Mao Zedong and the nationalist KMT lead by Chiang Kai-shek. The CCP won the war and the KMT retreated to the island of Taiwan.

Korean war - June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953

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War fought between communist North Korea and not communist South Korea. The U.S. fought with the south while the Soviet Union fought with the north. The war ended with a stalemate and they were separated.

Hydrogen bomb - November 1, 1952

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A bomb that gets its energy from nuclear fusion of hydrogen isotopes. The United States developed the first hydrogen bomb followed by the Soviet Union.

SEATO - September 8, 1954

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The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization was an organization of countries who had the main goal of preventing the spread of communism in Southeast Asia. The organization closed on June 30, 1977.

Warsaw pact - May 14, 1955

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A treaty that the Soviet union and some other European countries signed that basically said they oppose NATO

Sputnik October 4, 1957

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The first ever man made satellite to be launched into space. It was made by the Soviet Union.

Bay of pigs April 17, 1961 - April 20, 1961

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A failed invasion of the southwestern coast of Cuba by Cuban exiles.

Berlin war is built - August 13, 1961

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A wall built by the Soviet Union separating east and west Germany. It was build to keep people in East Berlin since no people kept leaving.

Cuban missile crisis - Oct. 16, 1962 - Oct. 29, 1962

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Basically the Soviet Union was secretly providing nuclear missiles to Cuba. So the U.S. blocked Soviet ships and then they almost sent a nuclear torpedo which could have caused a global nuclear conflict. Vasily Arkhipov refused to launch missile.

Vietnam War - Nov. 1, 1955 - April 30, 1975

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A war between North and South Vietnam over communism. The U.S. joined the war in 1965 due to the concern that if the Vietnam became communist other countries would too.