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Cold War
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Yalta Conference
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill had a meeting to discuss what was going to happen at the end of the war. (Feb 4, 1945 - Feb 11, 1945) -
Salt 1 & Salt II
SALT stands for Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.Strategic Arms was a euphemism for nuclear weapons. SALT I was essentially a moratorium on building certain kinds of systems or on building more of them. SALT II actually called for reductions in the number of nuclear weapons in the arsenals of the two sides. -
Postdam Conference
Postdam was a follow-up Conference after the Yalta Conference. They discussed Europen peace agreements, and the Soviet Union role in Europe. Stalin incresed tension by denying controll of many European countries to westeren powers -
Iron Curtain
The boundary that separated the Warsaw Pact countries from the NATO countries from about 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991. -
Truman Doctrine
President Truman promised to help any country being threatened by a communist takeover. -
Marshall Plan
The United States offered a economic Aid program to any European Country. Joseph Stalin rejected it and anybody considering accepting it was reprimanded. -
Berlin Air Lift
The Berlin Airlift was organized by the United States and Britian. The Airlift provided food and fuel to those being deprived/supressed in West Berlin. -
NATO Formed
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation formed with member states United States, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United Kingdom. -
Korean War
North Korea invaded South Korea sparking the Korean War to begin. The Korean War ended July 27, 1953 and North Korea remained affiliated with Russia and South Korea was affiliated with USA. -
Stalin Dies
Joseph Stalin or Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin, was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. His Brother today is now the leader. -
Vietnam War
A war between the communist armies of North Vietnam with the Chinese by there side and the armies of South Vietnam with United States on there side. It ended in 1975. -
Warsaw Pact
Communists countries created and signed the Warsaw Pact in reaction to NATO. The countries involved in the Warsaw Pact agreed to collective security. -
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis was a diplomatic and military confrontation in late 1956 between Egypt on one side, and Britain, France and Israel on the other, with the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Nations playing major roles in forcing Britain, France and Israel to withdraw -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The US got many immigrants, taught them how to fight and sent them to another country and then didnt support them and they were captured. -
Berlin Wall Construction (Beginning to End)
On August 13, 1961 construction started and kept going until November 9, 1989. It symbolized the boundary between West Berlin and East Germany. On October 3, 1990 West Belrin and East Germany reunified into a single German state. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
A confrontation between the USA vs Soviet Union and Cuba lasting 13 days. Russia aided Cuba on one condition that cuba let russia use them as a military base. So they did, then russia aimed nuclear missles at 3/4 of the USA. -
USS Pueblo Incident
An American Naval ship was boarded and captured by North Korean forces. it is still being held by North Korea today making it the only US vessel to this day that's being held captive. -
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Intrnational treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament. -
Kent State Shooting
Mmbers of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of Kent State University demonstrators, killing four and wounding nine Kent State students.It triggered a national student strike that forced hundreds of colleges and universities to close -
USSR Invades Afghanistan
Russian paratroopers landed in Kabul.The country was already in the civil war. The prime minister tried to keep Muslim tradition within the nation and he wanted more belief in the country. In December, the prime minister, Amin, was shot by the Russians and was replaced by Babrak Kamal. -
Iran Hostage Crisis
52 American Hostages were held captive for 444 days from November 4, 1979 to January 20th, 1981 -
Dissolving of the Soviet Union
