Superpowers - Key Dates Flashcards
1
Q
Formation of the Grand Alliance
A
1941
2
Q
Tehran Conference
A
1943
3
Q
Yalta Conference
A
February 1945
4
Q
Potsdam Conference
A
July - August 1945
5
Q
Cominform Established
A
1947
6
Q
The Truman Doctrine
A
1947
7
Q
The Marshall Plan
A
1947
8
Q
Berlin Blockade
A
1948-1949
9
Q
Germany split into two
A
1949
10
Q
NATO formed
A
1949
11
Q
Warsaw Pact
A
1955
12
Q
Hungarian Uprising
A
1956
13
Q
First Berlin Summits
A
1959
14
Q
The final summit between Eisenhower and Khrushchev in Paris. Khrushchev walked out when a U2 Spy Plane crashed in the USSR.
A
1960
15
Q
The 4th Summit: Kennedy & Khrushchev. Khrushchev issues ultimatum, Kennedy calls his bluff. Humiliation for Khrushchev
A
1961