History of the Atomic Age A comprehensive section chronicling the discovery of nuclear fission, the race for the atomic bomb, the development of the hydrogen bomb and the ensuing Cold War and beyond. Cold War: A Brief History Explore the critical events of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union Race for the Hydrogen Bomb As the American and Soviet nuclear programs took root and grew, and the race for the hydrogen bomb was soon on. The Manhattan Project "The Manhattan Project: Making the Atomic Bomb" is a history of the American atomic bomb program during World War II. The First Pile The saga of man's first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. The Trinity Test On July 16, 1945 the world changed with the explosion of the first atomic bomb that took place at Trinity Site. Tale of Two Cities Recount the events of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Manhattan Project Signature Facilities Information on the Department of Energy's Manhattan Project "Signature Facilities".
Origins of the Cold War 1945-49 FOUR causes of the Cold War [BARE]. NINE events which caused the Cold War. FOUR decisions made at the Yalta Conference. TWO decisions and three disagreements at the Potsdam conference. The ‘salami tactics’ that brought Communists to power in Eastern Europe FIVE causes [CABAN] and FOUR results [CENA] of the Berlin crisis, 1948–9. FIVE ‘Berlin Airlift Facts’. Yalta (Crimea) Conference The Yalta Conference February, 1945 Washington, March 24 - The text of the agreements reached at the Crimea (Yalta) Conference between , Prime Minister and Generalissimo , as released by the State Department today, follows: The Crimea Conference of the heads of the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, which took place from Feb. 4 to 11, came to the following conclusions: It was decided: 1. 2. (a) the United Nations as they existed on 8 Feb., 1945; and (b) Such of the Associated Nations as have declared war on the common enemy by 1 March, 1945. 3. 4. "The above-named Governments suggest that the conference consider as affording a basis for such a Charter the proposals for the establishment of a general international organization which were made public last October as a result of the Dumbarton Oaks conference and which have now been supplemented by the following provisions for Section C of Chapter VI: C. "1. "2. "3. 1. 2.
Operation History Our briefing on the CIA wouldn’t be complete without a look back at the history of intelligence. These operations date back to the earliest times and earliest governments, well before the formation of the United States. Here in America, intelligence played a vital role in the Revolutionary War for independence, and there’s a virtual treasure trove of exciting stories and brave people and events that have shaped our country, often behind the scenes. On the following pages, you can learn about some of the famous (and a few not-so-famous) people and the roles they played in American intelligence. Also, we’ve approved you to visit one of the most secret museums in the world as you continue your briefing on the CIA.
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1941-1949 - Potsdam Conference A Decade of American Foreign Policy 1941-1949Potsdam Conference The Berlin (Potsdam) Conference, July 17-August 2, 1945 (a) Protocol of the Proceedings, August l, 1945 The Berlin Conference of the Three Heads of Government of the U. S. A. " (1) There shall be established a Council composed of the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, China, France, and the United States. "(2) (i) The Council shall normally meet in London which shall be the permanent seat of the joint Secretariat which the Council will form. " (ii) The first meeting of the Council shall be held in London not later than September 1st 1945. " (3) (i) As its immediate important task, the Council shall be authorized to draw up, with a view to their submission to the United Nations, treaties of peace with Italy, Rumania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Finland, and to propose settlements of territorial questions outstanding on the termination of the war in Europe. B. C. D. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Un-American Activities Committee On 26th May, 1938, the United States House of Representatives authorized the formation of the Special House Committee on Un-American Activities. "The Speaker of the House of Representatives is authorized to appoint a special committee to be composed of seven members for the purpose of conducting an investigation of (1) the extent, character, and object of un-American propaganda activities in the United States, (2) the diffusion within the United States of subversive and un-American propaganda that is instigated from foreign countries or of a domestic origin and attacks the principle of the form of government as guaranteed by the Constitution, and (3) all other questions in relations thereto that would aid Congress in any necessary remedial legislation." The first chairman of the Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was Martin Dies. The main objective of the HUAC was the investigation of un-American and subversive activities. J. Hallie Flanagan eventually appeared before the HUAC. J.
A Secret Landscape: The Cold War Infrastructure of the Nation's Capital Region