After World War Two
US and Soviet Union were allies in WWII.
After WWII, Europe was in ruins, and former colonial empires were crumbling. This set the scene for increased competition between the two superpowers, the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. The Soviet Red Army remained in Eastern Europe after the war, which led to the Soviet Bloc. At the same time, the United States developed policies of containment – in particular, the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan. |
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Timeline of the Early Cold War1945: February 4-11 - Yalta Conference
1945: August 6 - United States first used atomic bomb in war 1945: August 8 - Russia enters war against Japan 1945: August 14 - Japanese surrenders, ending World War II 1946: March - Winston Churchill delivers "Iron Curtain" speech 1947: March - Truman announces Truman Doctrine 1947: June - Marshall Plan is announced 1948: February - Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia 1948: June 24 - Berlin blockade begins 1949: July - NATO treaty ratified 1949: May 12 - Berlin Blockade ends 1949: September - Mao Zedong, a communist, takes control of China 1949: September - Soviets explode first atomic bomb 1955: May – Warsaw Pact |
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