Chapter 26, The Cold War

By sydney.angelo
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    Cold War

  • The establishment of the United Nations in San Francisco

    The establishment of the United Nations in San Francisco

    The name "United Nations", coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was first used in the "Declaration by United Nations" of 1 January 1942, during the Second World War, when representatives of 26 nations pledged their governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers.
  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference

    was a conference during wartime. it held the head of the US. Uk. and the Soviet union leaders. discussing Europe's post-war reorganization.
  • The Potsdam Conference

    The Potsdam Conference

    The conference was held at Cecilienhof. The home of King Prince Welhelm Hohenzollern. The U.S. the Soviet and the Untied Kingdom were there. they were
  • The Army-McCarthy Hearings

    The Army-McCarthy Hearings

    This held a series of hearing. The hearings were held for the purpose of investigating conflicting accusations between the United States Army and Senator Joseph McCarthy. The Army accused chief committee counsel Roy Cohn of pressuring the Army
  • The launch of Sputnik

    The launch of Sputnik

    The Soviet Lunched Sputnik. It was the world's first artificial satellite. It took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path
  • The U-2 Incident

    The U-2 Incident

    the U-2 incident happened during the cold war. Dwight Eisenhower was president. The US spy plane was shot down by the soviets