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Brezhnev
he was the General Secretary of the Central Committe of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union -
Stalin
Leader of the Soviet Union from the mid 1920's until his death in 1953. Was key in the Russian Revolution. Had a large impact on the SU government. -
Iron Curtain
Symbolizes the idelogical conflict and physical boundaries dividing Europe into two seperate ares from the end of WWII to the end fo the Cold War. Warsaw Pact memebers on one side and the Nato memebers on another (1945-1991) -
The United Nations
Founded in 1945 after WWII. Its goal was to create peace between as many countries as possible. The UN currently has 51 memebers. -
Vietnam War
A cold war military issue that lasted from November 1st 1955 to April 30th, 1975. Fought between North and South Vietnam. The North wanted to unify Vientman while the south did not. In the end, North and South were reunified. -
Truman Doctrine
an international relations policy set up by the United States to support Greece and Turkey w/ economic and military aid to prevent the Soviet Sphere from falling. -
Marshall Plan
Was the American program to aid Europe. To do so, the United states gave economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of WWII. This plan was supposed to stop the spread of communism. -
European Economic Cooperation
this was formed to help administer the Marshall Plan by allocating American financial aid impleminting economic programs for the reconstruction of Europe after WWII. Led by Robert Marjolin. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Blockade is the reason for the Berlin Airlift. they carried more than 2.3 million tons of cargo into West Berlin. -
NATO
intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty. Headquaters are in Brussels, Belgium. 28 states are memebers. -
Peoples Republic of China
formerly established with its national capitol in Beijing. sinlge part state governed by the communist party. -
Korean War
A war between the republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Democratice Peoples Republic of Korea (North Korea). It was primarily a result of the political division of Korea by an agreement of the Allies at the end of WWII. In the ned the North established a communist governemnt while the South established a right-wing government. (June 25 1950-July 27 1953) -
Explosion of the First Hydrogen Bomb
the forst one was dropped by the United States into the Pacific Ocean. This was the start of many more Hydrogen bombs being produced. -
Khrushchev
Led the Soviet Union durign part of the Cold War. was respondsible for the destalinization of Soviet Union. Collegues took him out of power in 1964. -
KGB
Was the main securtiy agency for the Soviet Union in 1954 until it collapse in 1991. -
Geneva Accords
Lastd from April 26th - July 20th 1954. Was a conference that took place in Geneva Switzerland. The prupose was to attempt ot find a way to unify Vietnam and to try to find peace in Indochina. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was a mutual defense treaty between 8 communist states of Eastern and Central Europe. -
Suezz Canal/ Nassar
A diplomatic and military confrintation in 1956 between Egypt on one side and Britain, France, and Israel on the other. the Egyptain President wanted to nationalize the Suez Canal while the rest did not. -
Ho Chi Minh
-Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (19 Feb. 1951-2 Sept. 1969)
-1st Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1 Nov. 1956- 10 Sept. 1960)
-President of Vietnam (2 Sept. 1945-2 Sept. 1969)
-Prime Minister of Vietnam (2 Sept. 1945- Sept. 20 1955)
Led the viet Minh Indipendance movement from 1941 onward
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Sputnik
Was the first artificial Earth satelite. The soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low earth orbit on October 4th, 1957. The surprise success launched the Space age, -
Berlin Wall is erected
The Berlin wall was constructed by the GDR. It was created to keep the people of East Belrin from crossing oveR to East Berlin for work and better living. -
Tet Offensive
A military campaign during the Vietnam War that was launched by North Vietnam against South Vietnam. -
Helsinki Accords
This was the final act of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe. It took place in Helsinki Europe. 33 states signed declaration including the U.S. This was an attemot to improve relations between the communist bloc and the west. -
Iranian Hostage Crisis
52 Americans were held hostage for 44 days after the American Embassy was taken over by a group of Iranian Revolution supporters. (4 Nov. 1979-20 Jan. 1981) -
Russian Invasian of Afganistan
After invadingAfganistan the war lasted for nine longs years. This was the begging of a very intense war -
Moscow Olympics
Tis was the first Olympic event staged in Eastern Europe and it took place in 1980. the United States boycotted the Olympics in Moscow -
Perestroika and Glasnost
this was Gorbachev's modo for reconstruction of the SU -
Las Angeles Olympics
Los Angeles hosted the Summer Olympics, but Russia boycotted and chose not to go due to the fact that the United States boycotted theirs in 1980 -
Chernobyl
A nuclear catastrophe that occured at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. the plant was under direct Soviet Union control. the accident let out large numbers of radioactive particles into Wester USSR and Europe. -
Tiananmen Square
a large city in the middle of Beijing, China. this city was named after Tiananmen Gate. Stage for the Tiananmen Square Protests in 1989. These were student led protests that ended in the death of many. These protests did not end until June 4th 1989 -
Berlin Wall is Torn Down
the Berlin was torn down to symbolize more freedom. the Belrin wall was not completely gone by the 9th, ut construction began on that date. -
Mikhail Gorbachev
the first and last president of the Soviet Union. Was the only General Seceretary of the SU to have been born during communist rule. -
Lech Walesa and the Solidarity Movement in Poland
Anti Soviet movement in Poland going against communism led by Lech Walesa -
Yeltsin
A Russian politician and wa sthe first President of the Russian Federation. Serving from 1991-1999 -
End of the USSR
This marked the end of the Cold War -
Vladmir Putin
Russian Politician who has been President since may 7th 2012. Born in 1954. He was also officer of the KGB for 16 years.
