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Joseph Stalin
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union until his (natural?) death on 5, March, 1953
HS: Communist dictator during WWII & the start of the Cold War. -
Ho Chi Minh
Leader of Communist Vietnam until September 2, 1969.
HS: Leader of Communist Vietnam during the Vietnam War. -
United Nations
Organization designed to promote world peace & economic/social progress.
HS: Largest international organization. -
European League for Economic Cooperation
An independant network of European entrepreneurs with the intent of full economic integration in Europe.
HS: Founding member of the European Movement. -
Iron Curtain
A term used to describe the idealogical differences between parts of Europe.
HS: Created two plainly opposite sides. -
Truman Doctrine
A policy that sent $400 thousand to Greece & Turkey to help them avoid Communism.
HS: Greece & Turkey joined NATO. -
Marshall Plan
American aid package that gave $44.3 billion to European countries.
HS: Democratic Europe got back on its feet. -
Berlin Airlift
Supplies were flown in to West Berlin.
HS: USSR lifted the blockade of West Berlin. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
28 countries with a mutual defense pact.
HS: The democratic major party in the Cold War. -
People's Republic of China
Communist government founded my Mao Zedong.
HS: Created a Wild Card in the Cold War. -
Korean War
UN "Police Action" over the divsion of Korea. Ended on July 27, 1953 with an armistice between NK & SK.
HS: Gave each side of the Cold War a part of Korea. -
First H-Bomb Test
US test of Hydrogen Bomb codenamed, "Ivy Mike."
HS: Sped-up the arms race. -
KGB (Committee for State Security)
General & specialist security for the USSR until its disolution.
HS: Kept the USSR's citizens under a blanket of fear throughout the Cold War. -
Geneva Accords
Conference concerning the future of Indochina which ended on July 23, 1954.
HS: Divided Indochina into seperate zones. -
Warsaw Pact
Communist organization formed to counter NATO.
HS: The Communist major party during the Cold War. -
Vietnam War
US & SV fight NV & the Viet Cong. US pulls out on 30 April, 1975 because of hippie whining.
HS: The 1st war that US lost because of public oppinion. -
Suez Crisis
Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel Nasser, decides to nationalize the Suez Canal. US, USSR, & UN diplomatically force Britain, France, & Israel to withdraw on 7 November, 1956.
HS: It showed corruption in Britain, France, & Israel. -
Sputnik 1
Soviet launch of the 1st satellite into Earth's orbit.
HS: Kick-started the space race. -
Nikita Krushchev
Soviet Premier & First Secretary of the Communist Party until October 14, 1964.
HS: Cut back conventional Soviet forces & attempted to make civilian life better. -
Berlin Wall Construction
Concrete wall constructed to keep East Berliners in.
HS: Actualized the fact that the "Communist Paradise" of East Berlin was hated by its citizens. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
13-day conflict in which the US blockaded Cuba.
HS: It was the closest the Cold War ever came to a nuclear war. -
Leonid Breznev
Leader of the USSR & the Warsaw Pact until his death on November 10, 1982.
HS: Increased Soviet military & global influence while ignoring the USSR's stagnating economy. -
Tet Offensive
Suprise attack by NV & Viet Cong that broke a two-day holiday peace treaty.
HS: The US public ceased approval of the war. -
Helsinki Accords
Attempt by US, Canada, & most European states to improve relations between the Communist Bloc & the West that ended on August 1, 1975.
HS: Attempt, albeit failed, to warm up the Cold War. -
Iranian Hostage Crisis
Iranian capture of 66 Americans & the US embassy. 13 women & African Americans were released along with one sick white man, the other 52 hostages were held captive until release on January 20, 1981.
HS: Iranian terrorists ignored the diplomatic immunity of the ambassadors. -
Soviet War in Afghanistan
US-backed Mujahedin terrorists attempt to overthrow Soviet-led Afghans & Soviets pull out on February 15, 1989.
HS: Soviets have their "Vietnam" in Afghanistan. -
1980 Moscow Summer Olympics
Boycotted by the US & 64 other countries in response to the USSR invasion of Afghanistan.
HS: Heated up the Cold War. -
Lech Walesa and the Polish Solidarity Movement
Polish trade union fond of civil resistance & peaceful protesting.
HS: First non-Communist-controlled trade union in a Warsaw Pact country. -
1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Boycotted by the USSR, Cuba, East Germany, Iran, & Libya.
HS: Payback for the US boycot of the Moscow Olympics. -
Mikhail Gorbachev
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union until August 24, 1991.
HS: Enacted reforms that liberalized Russia. -
Chernobyl Disaster
The Chernobyl nuclear plant exploded, killing close to 500,000 people via radiation.
HS: One of the worst nuclear disasters in history. -
Perestroika and Glasnost
Gorbachev's policies of openness & freedom.
HS: Led to the dissolution of the USSR. -
Tiananmen Square Protests
Series of student-led protests in Beijing which ended with 241-2,500+ deaths from the June 4th Massacre.
HS: Exposed faults in the Communist Party. -
Berlin Wall Destruction
The Berlin Wall was torn down.
HS: Germany was unified. -
End of the USSR
Systematic dissolution of the Soviet Union, ending in December 31, 1991.
HS: The two-sided Cold War is unofficially over. -
Boris Yeltsin
1st president of Russia until his resignation on December 31, 1999.
HS: Destroyed economy & illegally attempted to dissolve the Russian Parliament, resulting in 187 deaths from the shelling of the Russian Whitehouse. -
Vladimir Putin
Former KGB director who became president of Russia after Boris Yeltsin's resignation.
HS: Reformed military & police. Increased energy, defense, & nuclear industries.
