1945 ⟶ Potsdam Conference: Division of Europe into Blocs
July – August: The Potsdam Conference divides Europe into We...
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🤝 Potsdam Conference: Division of Europe into Blocs
July – August: The Potsdam Conference divides Europe into Western and Soviet blocs.⟶
Cold WarPost-World War IIGeopoliticsSoviet UnionIron CurtainInternational RelationsWinston Churchill
Germany
United States
United Kingdom
Soviet Union🤝 Yalta Conference: Allied Leaders Plan Post-War Europe
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Soviet UnionUnited StatesUnited Kingdom🕊️ Allied Occupation of West Germany Formally Ends
May: Bonn–Paris conventions end allied occupation of West Germany.⟶
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Germany
FranceUnited KingdomUnited States✈️ U-2 Spy Plane Shot Down Over Soviet Territory
May 1: 1960 U-2 incident sparks deterioration in relations between superpowers.⟶
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Soviet UnionUnited States🤝 Helsinki Accords Signed
August 1: The Helsinki Accords, which officially recognize Europe's national borders and respect for human rights, are signed in Finland.⟶
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Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Albania
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Canada🧱 Berlin Wall Falls, Eastern Europe Begins Transition
November 9: Fall of the Berlin Wall; the Revolutions of 1989 and the collapse of the Soviet Bloc begin in Europe, which leads to the end of the Cold War.⟶
Cold WarEastern BlocSoviet UnionDemocracyGeopoliticsIron Curtain
GermanySoviet UnionPolandHungaryRomania