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Yalta Congerence
History: Yalta ConferenceThe Yalta Conference was a meeting with British Prime Minister Winston Churchhill, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, to discuss post war plans. -
End of WWII in Europe
The Surrender of Nazi GermanyNazi Germany surrendered bringing an end to World War II in Europe. -
Potsdam Conference
Potsdam ConferenceThe Potsdam Conference was the third Post-War meeting of WWII in which Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin met to discuss the fate of Germany after WWII. -
Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Hiroshima The U.S. dropped a powerful atomic bomb on Hiroshima who was a large supplier to the Japanese army. -
Truman Doctrine Announced
Truman Doctrine The Truman Doctrine was a relations policy formed by President Truman that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey economically and with military in order to avoid their union with the Soviets. -
Berlin Airlift Begins
Berlin AirliftThe Soviet Union blocked all road and rail travel to and from West Berlin that was occupied by the Soviets. In response, Truman ordered a massive airlift of supplies such as food, water, and medicine, to the citizens occupying this area. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization was Formed
NATONATO was the first peactime military alliance joined by the U.S. that was outside of the western hemisphere. It was formed after all the destruction that was caused to Europe from WWII in order to help rebuild their economy and build up security. -
End of Berlin Blockade
End of Berlin BlockadeOn May 12, the Soviets abandoned the blockade and American and British convoys drove into Berlin for the first time since the blockade. The Berlin Airlifts were a success and continued for several months while Berlin's economy improved. -
U.S. Helps Fight North Korea Forces
Aid to South KoreaNorth Korea was pushing to invade South Korea and the U.S. along with other U.N. nations helped keep them back to maintain peace. -
Warsaw Pact
Warsaw PactCreated as a counter to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO posed a threat to the Soviets so they formed their own treaty which posed a major threat to all involved in NATO. The treaty stated that all involved would come to the aid if a member needed it. -
End of Hungarian Revolution by Red Army
Hungarian RevolutionHungarian protesters wanted a more democratic government and revolted. After a couple of weeks, the Red Army tired and killed many protesters with tanks. Many fled and many did not survive. -
Sputnik I
SputnikThe "space race" began after the launch of Sputnik I. The Soviet Union had gained an advance in the technological race which made them more appealing to gain relations with third world nations in Africa and Asia. This posed a threat to the U.S. and Eisenhower responded by increasing the funding to space exploration, leading to the launch of Explorer I on January 31 of 1958. -
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail GorbachevGorbachev worked hard to promote his own career and support his leader, Leonid Brezhnev. After the death of Brezhnev, Konstantin Chernenko became leader who was followed by Gorbachev as general secretary and leader of the Soviet Union. He pushed the nation through many reforms but the pace caused the Soviet Union to collapse. -
Coup Attempt Against Mikhail Gorbachev
Coup Against GorbachevGorbachev became unpopular for his ways of reform. He wanted to imporve the economy and democratize businesses. Many disagreed. Something else he wanted to do was improve relations with the west and this made him more unpopular with the Soviets. He was held hostage by Soviet government and military under house arrest in an attempt to force him to resign, though he refused. People took to the streets and protested against the weak coup and it fell apart. The coup was not successful. -
End of the Cold War
End of Cold WarThe Soviet Union broke up into 15 countries and was seen as a victory of democracy over totalitarianism. This brought the Cold War to an end.
