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IB Cold War Dates
Important dates for the IB World History Exam
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12th Grade
04/20/2011

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Term
Yalta Conference
Definition
February 4, 1945

-divides Germany into 4 occupation zones
-free elections in occupied territory
-United Nations created
-Truman tells Stalin about nuclear weapon
Term
Potsdam Conference
Definition
August 2, 1945

-New boundaries of Poland agreed on
-Berlin is divided into 4 zones
-Nuremberg trials agreed on
Term
Kennan's Long Telegram
Definition
February 22, 1946
Term
Truman Doctrine
Definition
March 12, 1947
Term
Marshall Plan
Definition
June 1947
Term
Soviet Blockade of West Berlin as a result of the western powers establishing a new monetary system in Berlin.
Definition
June 24, 1948
Term
Berlin Airlift
Definition
June 1948-May 1949
Term
North Atlantic Treaty Organization established
Definition
April 4, 1949
Term
USSR tests its first nuclear weapon
Definition
August 29, 1949
Term
People's Republic of China is declared
Definition
October 1, 1949
Term
North Korea invades South Korea across 38th parallel, begins Korean War
Definition
June 22, 1950
Term
Joseph Stalin dies, Nikita Krushchev replaces him
Definition
March 5, 1953
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