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The Establishment of the UN in San Francisco
In 1945 delegates of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the United Nations Conference. Those delegates deliberated on the basis of proposals worked out by the representatives of China, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States. -
The Yalta Conference
Joseph Stalin, FDR, and Winstin Churchill met once again in Yalta in Crimea. FDR and Churchill tried to restrict any postwar conflict. Stalin had most of his troops in eastern Europe at the time. They agreed on free eletions in most of Europe. -
The Potsdam Conference
The Prime ministers met again talking about finalizing the free elections. The conference also discussed post war conflicts and how to prevent them they also touched on peace treaties in the affected countries. -
The MCcarthy Hearings
In 1950, it seemed to many Americans that the events in Asia supported McCarthy's sensational charges. However, the famous list of 205 known State Department Communists turned out to be the names of people who were still employed by the government, even though they had been accused of disloyalty under Truman's loyalty program. When pressed for details, the senator reduced the number from 205 to 57. Nevertheless, McCarthy's accusations sparked -
Russians Launch the Sputnik
The launching of Sputnik I by the Soviet Union began the "space war" with the United States. It was the first artifial satellite that was put in to the Earth's orbit. -
the u2 incident
On May 1st 1960 Francis Gary Powers was piloting a U2 spy plane and when he was over russian territory he was shot down. He had flown very numerous, successful missions before this.
