Cold War

By berkengarden

  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference
    Meeting of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin to discuss post war issues.
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    Cold War

  • Iron Curtain Speech

    Iron Curtain Speech
    Made by Winston Churchill, basically marks beginning of Cold War.

  • Rosenberg Executions

    Rosenberg Executions
    Rosenbergs executed for selling nuclear secrets to the Soviets.

  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact
    Agreement between USSR and eastern European countries binding them together during foreign aggression.

  • Sputnik launched

    Sputnik launched
    Soviet send first satellite into orbit.

  • Khrushchev not allowed to Disneyland

    Khrushchev not allowed to Disneyland
    Nikita Khrushchev goes to Disneyland on visit to U.S., denied entry.

  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion
    Failed attempt to invade Cuba by the U.S.

  • SALT II Treaty

    SALT II Treaty
    Set absolute number of nuclear weapons each side could have.

  • Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader USSR

    Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader USSR

  • Berlin Wall Falls

    Berlin Wall Falls

  • Soviet Union dissolves

    Soviet Union dissolves
    Soviet Union breaks into 15 separate countries.