Unit 2 AOS 1 - cold war key dates

When was the start of the Cold war

October 1917 - Russian revolution, communists seized power

When was the grand alliance formed

1942

What happened in what year that led to the formation of the Grand alliance

1941 - Hitler invaded USSR (operation Barbarossa)

When was the Tehran conference

1943

When was the Yalta conference

February 1945

When was the Potsdam conference

1945 - July 17 to August 2

When was the Manhattan project

Began 1942

When did the US drop the atomic bombs on Japan and where

Hiroshima - August 6 1945 - “Little boy”
Nagasaki - August 9 1945 - “Fat man”

When was the Iron curtain speech by Winston Churchill

1946 - March 5

When was the long telegram and who was it by

February 22 1946 - George Kennan (American diplomat sent to Moscow

When did Britain declare they would stop supporting Greece and Turkey both military and financially

February 21 1947

When was Marshall plan implemented

1948

When did the Berlin Blockade begin

1948 - June 24

When was the Berlin blockade Lifted

1949 - May 12