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Potsdam Conference
Significant event where 3 allied powers ( United States, England, and Russia) met during world war 2 where they discussed what to do about Germany. -
Atomic Bomb- Hiroshima/Nagasaki
Two nuclear weapons released by the United States on Japan. Done on August 6th and 9th of 1945. In total the bombs killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people. Most being citizens of Japan. -
Long Telegram Containment
George F Keenan sent a "long telegram" from Moscow to articulate the line of defense for the U.S to go against the Soviet Union. Which then later helped the U.S gain a strategy against the Soviets during the Cold War. -
Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill gave a speech that a "iron curtain" is across Europe stating that the Soviets was trying to block itself completely and their satellites from open contact with the West. -
Hollywood Ten
A group of 10 motion-picture producers, directors, and screenwriters that were blacklisted by Hollywood. They protested in from of the Un-American Activities Committee from where they were employed by, denounced the tactics publicly. -
Truman Doctrine
Harry S Truman established that the U.S would provide political, military, and economic help to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces. -
Molotov Plan
System created by the Soviet Union to provide aid and rebuild countries in Eastern Europe that were politically and economically connected to the Soviet Union. -
Marshall Plan
Created by the United States to aid Western Europe politically and economically at the end of World War 2. -
Berlin Blockade
First major crisis of the cold war, During Post World War 2 of Germany the Soviet Union blocked all Western Allied railroads, roads, and access to Berlin. -
Berlin Aircraft
After the Blockade created by the Soviets, the U.S started sending huge shipments of food, water, and medicine to citizens in Berlin by aircraft. American sustained over 2 million people in need in Berlin. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, military alliance between 28 European countries and 2 North American countries. -
First Soviet Bomb test
First bomb tested by the Soviets was called "Joe-1" it was supposed to be an atomic bomb tested in Kazakhstan -
Chinese Communist Revolution
Known as the War of Liberation in China, the conflict led by Chinese Communists as a cultural revolution that resulted in Chinese proclamation of the People's Republic. -
Alger Hiss Case
Alger Hiss was a man convicted of passing secret military information to the Soviet Union. He was sentenced 5 years in prison. He was a former state department officer that was accused of betrayal. -
Korean War
War between North Korea and South Korea. The war started when North Korea invaded South Korea with clashes and rebellions. North Korean communists crossed over the 38th parallel to invade non-communist South Korea. It started because the North was afraid America was going to take over territory. -
Rosenberg Trial
A couple whom's names were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in 1953 for being accused for being spies for the Soviet Union. Some argued they were innocent citizens but did not win the battle. -
Korean Armistice
An agreement that brought complete cessation to the hostiles of the Korean war. The U.S, China, N Korea, and S Korea agreed on the armistice bringing the fighting to an end. -
Army McCarthy Hearings
Were a series of hearings made by the senate subcommittee on investigations to investigate conflicting accusations between the U.S Army and U.S senator Joseph McCarthy. -
Warsaw Pact
The Pact was created in reaction to integration of West Germany into NATO in 1955 per the London and Paris conferences. It was created to balance power and counteract the power of NATO. -
Hungarian Revolution
A countrywide revolution against the Stalinist government of the Hungarian people's government. This was the first major nationalist challenge to the Soviets Union's control over Hungary. -
U2 Incident
A United States U-2 spy plane was shot down by Soviet Air defense while performing a photographic aerial reconnaissance deep in Soviet territory. -
Bay Of Pigs Invasion
An invasion that was a failed landing on the southwest coast of Cuba. It was committed by Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution. -
Berlin Wall
A concrete wall that was guarded that was said to physically and ideologically divide Berlin. The construction of the wall was commenced by the German Democratic Republic. It cut off West Berlin and East Germany. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Commonly known as the October Crisis, Caribbean Crisis, or Missile Scare was a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. -
Assassination of JFK
The 35th president was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas Texas while riding in a presidential motorcade. He was shot 3 times and killed. Lee Harvey Oswald is the man who was said to shoot JFK. However, was shot before he was convicted of killing JFK.