Events
Yalta Conference-
Second wartime meeting of World War II
with Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
and Joseph Stalin. The three leaders began
making conditions for Germany's surrender
and making post-war world.
_Death of FDR/Rise of Truman-
FDR dies in the middle of peacetime
negotiations. Truman takes over.
_Potsdam Conference-
Churchill, Stalin, and Truman convene to
discuss agreements on German economy
_Bombing of Nagasaki-
US bombs Nagasaki
_Bombing of Hiroshima-
US uses atomic bomb on Hiroshima
_Stalin's Election Speech-
Joseph Stalin delivered an "election"
speech to voters in Moscow.
_The Creation of the United Nations-
The United Nations was created as
a replacement for the League Of
Nation after WWII in order to prevent
further conflict.
_Iron Curtain Speech- In this famous speech
Winston Churchill condemns the Soviet
Union's policies in Europe.
_Truman Doctrine-
President Truman announces
a foreign policy created to counter Soviet
geopolitical expansion during the Cold War.
_The Marshall Plan- An american aid initiative
to help support and rebuild Western Europe.
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