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The Cold War - Coggle Diagram
The Cold War
1945
Yalta Conference meeting of FDR
VE Day - Victory in Europe. Germany surrenders to the Red Army in Berlin
Potsdam Conference - Germany was officially partitioned into four zones of
occupation.
The United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima
Russia declares war on Japan
The United States drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
Japanese surrender - End of World War II
1946
Stalin hostile speech - communism & capitalism were incompatible
Iron Curtain Speech by Winston Churchill - "an "iron curtain"
has descended on Europe"
Truman demands Russia leave Iran
Operation Crossroads with Test Able was the first public demonstration of
America's atomic arsenal
1948
Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia
Truman's Loyalty Program created to catch Cold War spies
Brussels Pact organized to protect Europe from communism
Berlin Blockade begins lasting 11 months
1949
NATO ratified
Berlin Blockade ends
Russia tested its first atomic bomb
Communist Mao Zedong takes control of China and establishes the People's
Republic of China
1953
Nuclear Arms Race atomic test series of 11 explosions at Nevada Test Site
Korean War ends
Ike's Atoms for Peace speech
1947
Truman Doctrine - Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War
Marshall Plan is announced setting a precedent for helping countries combat
poverty, disease and malnutrition
1950
Truman approved H-bomb development
Korean War begins. Stalin supports North Korea who invade South Korea
equipped with Soviet weapons