Question

Arrange the following Cold-War events in chronological order:
A. Yalta Conference
B. Postdam Conference
C. Truman doctrine announced
D. Formation of NATO
E. Cuban Missile Crisis
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. A, B, C, D, E
• B. A, B, C, E, D
• C. B, A, E, C, D
• D. B, A, C, D, E

Hint:

The Yalta and Potsdam conferences mark the "End of WWII/Start of Cold War" transition. The Cuban Missile Crisis is the most recent (1962) on this list.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Concept: This question tracks the escalation of the Cold War from the final negotiations of World War II to the brink of nuclear war in the 1960s.

Step 1: Timeline of Events.

• A. Yalta Conference: February 1945. The meeting of the "Big Three" (Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin) to discuss the reorganization of post-war Europe.
• B. Potsdam Conference: July-August 1945. The subsequent meeting of the victorious allies; tensions began to surface as the war in Europe had ended.
• C. Truman Doctrine: Announced in March 1947. A policy of "containment" of Soviet expansion.
• D. Formation of NATO: April 1949. A military alliance established to counter Soviet power in Europe.
• E. Cuban Missile Crisis: October 1962. A 13-day confrontation between the US and the USSR over missiles in Cuba.

Step 2: Chronological Sorting.

• A (Feb 1945) $\rightarrow$ B (July 1945) $\rightarrow$ C (1947) $\rightarrow$ D (1949) $\rightarrow$ E (1962).

Step 3: Matching.
The sequence A, B, C, D, E is the exact chronological flow, making Option (1) the correct choice.