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Death of Hitler
Hitler died on April 30,1945, he killed himself by a gunshot in his Führerbunker in Berlin. His wife Eva also committed suicide with him by taking cyanide. -
Partitioning of Germany
As a consequence of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, Germany was split between the two global blocs in the East and West, know as the division of Germany. -
Civil War in Greece
Was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek government army, backed by the United Kingdom and the United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece along with others.The result was the defeat of the Communist insurgents by the government forces -
Truman Doctrine Speech
The purpose of effecting that modernization necessary for the maintenance of its national integrity. Freedom of speech and religion, and freedom from political oppression. -
Marshall Plan is announced
Was an American initiative to aid Western Europe, in which the United States gave 13 billion in economic support to help rebuild Western European economies after the end of World War II. The goals was to rebuild war-devastated regions, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, make Europe prosperous again, and prevent the spread of communism -
Berlin Airlift
At the end of the Second World War, U.S., British, and Soviet military forces divided and occupied Germany. Also divided into occupation zones, Berlin was located far inside Soviet-controlled eastern Germany. -
Creation of NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations. Provide collective security against the Soviet Union -
Soviets test an atomic bomb
Was a top secret research and development program begun during World War II, After the war, the Soviet Union expanded its research facilities, military reactors, and employed many scientists. -
Korean War begins
the Korean War began when some 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People's Army poured across the 38th parallel. The boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the north and the pro-Western Republic of Korea to the south. -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
The prospect of further Communist expansion prompted the United States and 11 other Western nations to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The Soviet Union and its affiliated Communist nations in Eastern Europe founded a rival alliance, the Warsaw Pact, in 1955.
