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1943
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In Iran the Big three met to discuss how to defeat Germany
1945
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USA drops it on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
February 1945
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Allied leaders met in Ukraine to plan Europe after Germany was defeated
May 1945
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July 1945
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Second Conference but 3 major changes since Yalta
1947
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USA and British combined their zone of Berlin
March 1947
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USA would send money, equipment and advice to any country in Americas view that was threatened by a Communist takeover
October 1947
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Stalin set up the Communist Information Bureau to co-ordinate work of the Communist Parties of East Europe. It regularly brought leaders of Communist parties to Moscow to be briefed by Stalin and his ministers, allowing Stalin to keep a close eye on the Independent-minded leaders and replace them with people completely loyal to him.
1948
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New currency began to repair Germany
1948
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French join their zone to US and British Berlin zone
March 1948
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After George Marshall was sent to Europe to assess the economic state he returned saying it would need $17 billion to rebuild prosperity. After Czechoslovakia fell to Communism congress finally accepted Marshall Aid making $17 billion availiable to Europe over four years
June 1948 - May 1949
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For ten months the Allies airlifted supplies to West Berlin. When the first planes set off and flew over the Soviet zone everyone feared it would result in them being shot down which would mean war but they weren't. Food, clothing, oil and building materials were brought in. Stalin reopened communications in May realising that the blockade would not make the Western Allies give up Berlin.
June 1948
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After Trizonia was created Stalin felt ganged up on, especially after a new currency was introduced in west berlin. So he blocked all supply lines in the hope of making west berlin entirely reliable on USSR
April 1949
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organistation was set up as Western Leaders signed an agreement to work together
May 1949
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October 1949
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1953
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1955
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1955
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Khrushchev still wanted a buffer zone against attack from the West. Warsaw pact was a military alliance similar to NATO. Members would defend each other if one was attacked. It included all Communist countries of eastern Europe, except Yugoslavia.
1956
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At Communist Party International Khrushchev attacks Stalin. Announcing him a wicked tyrant. He starts releasing more political prisoners, closed down Cominform and dismissed Stalin's foreign minister, Molotov.
1956
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He was no more acceptable to the Hungarian people. A huge student demonstration in October made the USSR allow a new government to be formed under the well respected Imre Nagy.
1956
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IN control of Hungary after Erno Gero
1956
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After Khrushchev's destalinisation speech a group within the Communist party in Hungary opposed Rakosi. He appealed to Moscow for help but Moscow would not back him for 'health reasons' ordering his retirement.
November 1956
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Thousands of troops and tanks moved into Budapest as a result of Imre Nagy trying to leave the Warsaw pact. 3000 Hungarians killed and 7-8000 Russians killed. 200,000 Hungarians fled to Austria and Imre Nagy imprisoned.
1958
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Imprisoned and executed. Replaced by Janos Kadar
1959
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Challenges Americans to goods, technology and ideas competition
1961
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He thought low of Kennedy and challenged him over Berlin requiring him to remove US troops from the city. Kennedy refused
Jan 1961
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The Soviet Union was giving economic aid and arms.
April 1961
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Instead of a direct invasion President Kennedy supplied arms, equipment and transport for 1,400 anti-Castro exiles to invade Cuba and overthrow him. In April 1961exiles landed at the Bay of Pigs, met by 20,000 Cuban troops armed with tanks and modern weapons. Castro killed them all within days.
August 1961
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Preventing movement across Berlin soon replaced by concrete wall. Separating Germans in Berlin, all access was blocked off apart from one place checkpoint Charlie. Border guards had instructions to kill anyone who passed.
October 1961
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To test what would happen
October 27 1961
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Refuse any further access to the east. All day they face eachother until the tanks pulled back slowly.
September 1962
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Soviet Union sent thousands of Soviet missiles, patrol boats, tanks, radar vans, missile erectors, jet bombers, jet fighters and 5,000 Soviet technicians to help maintain weapons.
11th September 1962
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He would prevent Cuba having any nuclear missiles
14 October 1962
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Detailed photos showing nuclear missile sights
24 October 1962
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Soviet ships turn around
28 October 1962
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