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Yalta Conference
Attendes: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winstoon Churchill, Joseph Stalin. At the conference, the attendees made imprtant decidions reguarding the future progress of the war and the postwar. Office of the Historian -
U.S drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
An american B-29 bomber dropped the worlds first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It wiped out 90 percent of the city, killig 80,000 people. History -
Berlin Airlift
U.S and their allies; Brittian and France, supplied their sectors of Berlin with 2.3 million tons of cargo to survive. The airlift ended in 1949. Spirit of Freedom -
NATO is established
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is established by 12 nations; U.S, Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Iceland, Canada, and Portugal. It created an American influence in EUrope. History -
SEATO was established
The United States, France, Great Britain, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand and Pakistan formed the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, or SEATO. THis treaty prevented communism from spreading. Office of the Historian -
Warsaw Pact formed
The Warsaw Pact was a military alliance between the Soviet Union and and several oher European countries. It was a counterbalance to NATO. Office of the Historian -
Sputnik
Sputnik, the worlds first artificial satellite, was launched by the Soviet Union. It marked the start of the space age. NASA -
Fidel Castro becomes premier of Cuba
After leading a guerrilla campaign which forced right-wing dictator into exile. Castro, former commander in chief, became the prime minister. History -
Bay of Pigs invasion
1400 Cuban exiles launched a botched evasion at the Bay of Pigs. Their were 2 air strikes against Cuban air bases, and a smaller invasion on the coast. JFK -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis was a major movement in the cold war. Kennedy and Khrushchev met to stop a war from happeneing. They knew that they both had the power to destroy millions with the missiles. Harvard Kennedy school -
U.S invades Grenada
U.S. troops invaded the island, ousting the government and taking full control of the country within three days. grenada invasion -
Reforms demanded in Tiananmen Square
Led by University students, over one million Chinese in Tiananmen Square demanded reforms from the chinese government. It was all started by the death of General Secretary Hu Yaubang, a liberal. Students marched in the square to mourn. Reforms -
Bush and Gorbachev agree to reunifiction of Germany in 1994
During the News conference between President Bush and Gorbachev in 1990. They decided to reunify Germany. Reunification -
Berlin wall is demolished
The wall was built in 1961. The wall cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Berlin and East Germany. Berlin Wall -
Soviet Union is abolished
The Soviet Union is abolished and Boris Yeltsin becomes President of Russia. Once the soviet union was abolished, Bush's main concern was to help stabalise Russia.
