The Cold War and the Modern World

The Cold war and the Modern World

1945-modern day

1945

When the war ended In 1945 by the atomic weapons launched in Japan. The world was a new place and three powers emerge from it. Germany was split into 5 sections also Austria and the temporary occupation of the Julian-March land. While Japan got split into 6 temporary occupation zones. The 5 TOZ's were divided into the allied nations and some islands were given to the Kuomintang as TOZ's and had to be given back when Japan was ready to unite.

Establishment of the United Nations Charter (June 26, 1945) effective (October 24, 1945).

Indonesia declares independence from the Netherlands (effective in 1949 after a bitter armed and diplomatic struggle).

1946

Beginning of Greek Civil War, which extends from 1946 to 1949

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1947

The Partition of the Presidencies and provinces of British India into a secular Union of India and a predominantly Muslim Dominion of Pakistan.

Indo-Pakistani War of 1947

acquisition of Monaco

1948

British rule in Burma ends.

The State of Israel is established.

1948 Arab–Israeli War (1948–1949)

1949

Establishment of the defense alliance NATO April 4, 1949.

acquisition of Hong Kong and Belize

1950

Korean War

The Chinese Civil War ended

1950 World Cup

Tibet holds independence

1951

In 1951, Libya is the first to gain independence in the decade

1952

1952 Summer Olympics

1952 Winter Olympics

1953

Julian-march land is given to Yugoslavia

1954

Algerian War

1955

The Vietnam War began

1956

Suez Crisis

Hungarian Revolution

Sudan, Morocco, and Tunisia become independent

Mexican annexation of Melilla and Ceuta

The league of nations re-established

1958

the military dictatorship of Venezuela was overthrown

1961

Construction of the Berlin Wall

1962

The Haitian Missile Crisis (16–28 October 1962)

1963

Kennedy assassinated

1964

China detonated its first atomic bomb

1965

American coup attempt

1967

Six-Day War

1968

the socialist republic of Hatay was founded

1970

Coup in Syria, led by Hafez al-Assad.

1971

The Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971

A military coup in Uganda

1972

The Munich massacre

The Yugoslav wars

1973

Yom Kippur War

Coup d'état attempt in Chile on September 11th

1973 oil crisis

1974

Carnation Revolution in Portugal

1975

the unconditional surrender of South Vietnam

(1975 to 1979)the Cambodian genocide

Angolan Civil War (1975–2002)

Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990

Western Sahara War (1975–1991)

Suriname granted independence

Vietnam war at a stalemate

1976

Ethiopian Civil War (1976–1991)

military junta seizes control of Argentina

The split of Poland

Spain unifies

democratic Invasion of Argentina by Mexico

1977

The Ogaden War (1977–1978)

1978

Camp David peace talks

Ugandan–Tanzanian War (1978–1979)

1979

Soviet-Afghan War (1979–1989)

The Iranian Revolution

1980

T he Iran–Iraq War (1980-1988)

Túpac Amaru Revolutionary

A military coup is launched in Suriname

1981

1982

1982 Lebanon War

1983

Invasion of Grenada

1984

1985

Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the Soviet Union in 1985,

1986

Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier was overthrown

Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos left the presidency

1987

1988

South African Border War from 1987 to 1988

1989

The Tiananmen Square protests

the fall of the Berlin Wall

communist governments in Eastern Europe collapsed.