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Yalta Conference
The big three discuss Europe's post-war reorganization. -
Start of Cold War
Period of international tension between USA and USSR -
United Nations
International organization to settle world problems and avoid armed conflicts. -
Potsdam Conference
Truman wanted free election in eastern Europe and Stalin wasnted buffer of Communist states in eastern Europe. -
Truman Doctrine
The U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent them from joining the Soviet Union. -
Division of Germany
Allied powers divide Germany into four zones. -
Marshall Plan
American initiative to aid Europe, in which the United States gave economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism. -
Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under allied control, one of the first crises of Clod War -
Berlin Airlift
Because of the Berlin blockade, the allied part of Berlin depended on air drops to bring them supplies. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Allies will provide mutual help if attacked: USA, Britain, France, Canada, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Norway -
Arms Race
The Cold War arms race was when the USSR and USA were in a race to create the best and most powerful nuclear weapons -
Korean War
War between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by China and the Soviet Union because of the political division of Korea. -
Nakita Khrushchev comes to power
Leader of the Soviet Union following Stalin's death march -
Joseph Stalin Dies
Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union died on this date in Kuntsevo Dacha -
Cuban Revolution
Cuban President Fulgencio Batista overthrown by Fidel Castro -
Baghdad Pact
Founded by Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. It is committed to resisting Communist expansion in the Middle East -
Warsaw Pact
Military alliance of Communist block nations: USSR, East Germany, Albania, Czech, Poland, Hungary, and Romania -
Space Race
Competition between two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union and the United States, for supremacy in space control -
Hungarian Revolution
Anti-Soviet demonstration in Hungary let by Khrushchev where Soviet tanks went through Budapest Hungary. -
Vietnam War
Was fought between North Vietnam—supported by the Soviet Union, China and other communist allies—and the government of South Vietnam—supported by the United States and other anti-communist allies. USA got involved to try to stop the spread of communism -
U-2 Incident
A united States plane, the U-2 was shot down over the Soviet Union airspace, and was later announced a a spy drone. -
First Man in Space
Yuri Gagarin was the first man to travel in space on the Vostok I Spaceship, he was a Russian Cosmonaut. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the paramilitary group Brigade 2506, The failed invasion strengthened the position of Castro's administration. -
Berlin Wall Started
A barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A missile scare for the US in which the US U-2 spy plane discovered missiles in Cuba from Germany, it was the closest scare of a nuclear war. US then blockades Cuba. -
Berlin Wall Finished
The Berlin Wall separated East and West Germany and the civilians of Berlin could not go to the other side and were stuck -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Soviet-led Afghan forces against the Mujahideen. Hundreds of thousands of Afghan civilians were killed in addition to the rebels in the war. -
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Was a treaty between the USA and Soviet Russia to prevent intermediate range nuclear and conventional missiles -
Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power
Was the seventh and last leader of the Soviet Union -
German Reunification
The German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany to form the reunited nation of Germany, Berlin also was reunited. -
USSR Breakup
Acknowledged the independence of the twelve republics of the Soviet Union, and created the Commonwealth of Independent States
