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Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution took effect during the end of world war one when Russia had so little food and supplies that the people finally had enough. They overthrew Tsar Nicholas II and changed their monarchical society forever. -
The Atomic Bomb
The Atomic bomb created in America, also called the Manhattan project was a bomb so detrimental to human evolution, pushing us forward into new technological advancements. Two Bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan during World War ll, destroying the cities entirely. Placing fear in the hearts of other countries. -
The Potsdam Conference
A 'peace' conference between America, England, and The Soviet Union to decide on what to do with Germnay. While in this Conference leader of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, was planing to take over all of Europe. -
Iron Curtain
Was Joseph Stalin's border to blockade any aid or reformatory practices in Germnay that was under the control of The Soviet Union. -
Molotov Plan
Was a system created by the Soviet Union to give aid to East Europe countries aligned with the U.S.S.R. -
Hollywood 10
The Hollywood 10 were 10 celeberties that invocted their 5th amendment right during their trials, to weed out the commusit. These memebers never worked another day in holywood again. -
The Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine is a plan to contain the Soviets, by providing econmic, political, and militray assitances to any county in need to protection from the soviet union. -
Marshall Plan
America gave $12 billion dollars to West European countries damaged after WWll and to countries who were not wanting to be apart of the Soviet Union. -
Alger Hiss Case
Alger Hiss was a government official accused of being a Commuist. His was found quilty in 1950. -
Berlin Blockade
Was a cutoff to supply and information to the people of East Germany and East Berlin. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was an alliance against the U.S.S.R.'s Warsaw Pact. -
Berlin Airlift
After Germany had been dived between the Allie Powers, they started to rebuild the Country; all except the Soviets. The U.S.S.R. planned to use Germany as a way to rebuild Russia, but when America started to introduce a new currency and a rebuilding the country, the Soviets them off dividing the country into East and West Germany. America sent in Airlifts full of supplised to the East side of germany. -
Soviet Bomb Test
The date of the sucessful Atomic bomb test for the soviet union far exceeding America's expectation for completion. -
Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North and South Korea, one side Communist (North) one side Capitalist (South). Resulting in the two parties to be split at the 38th parrel. -
Rosenberg Trial
The Rosenbergs were arrested for having involvement with the Soviet Atomic Bomb, they were executed June 19, 1953. -
Army-McCarthy trials
Joseph McCarthy was the U.S. Senator, In the 1950s. McCarthy went on a rampage of trial hearings accussing government officals of being commuist. This was populaized beacsue of McCarthy's outragious acuations, and the hearings were televised. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Battle of Dien Bien Phu was considered the first Indochina war, it was between France an Vietem with the Vetinese over powering the french and claiming victory. -
Geneva Conference
The conference was held in Geneva, Switzerland to decide the fate of both the Korean War and the First Indochina War. -
Warsaw Pacted
An alliance with the Soviet Union and other countries, formed during the cold war as an "Treaty of Friendship" agasint the Untied States. -
Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian Revolution was a revolt against the Soviet powers and Communist regime. It started October 23 - November 10, 1956, and was only ended by Soviets rolling tanks over the protestors. Killing thousands. -
U2 incident
An American U2 spy plane was flying over Russia when it was shot down by the Soviet Union. -
Bay of the Pigs invasion
1400 Cuban citizens attempted to over through there Dictator Fidel Castro, but failed. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was constructed by the Soviet Union to keep East Berlin away from the rest of the county. Since America was trying to rebuild Germany, and the Soviets were not. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Was the Fight between the United States and the Soviet Union's nuclear bomb placement. America refused for the Soviets to have Nuclear weapons so close to their boraders. Yet America had bombs stations in Turkey and Italy. -
Assassination of Diem
Diem the leader of South Vietem was assinated when he became problematic for the U.S. government. With reports that the CIA had trained Vietem Soliders to carry out the murder. -
Assassination of JFK
John F. Kenndy was the 35th president of America from 1961-1963, when his presidency was cut short due to an successful assassination attempt. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution gave President Johnson all authority to take measures that ensure peace throughout Southeast Asia. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
The U.S. deployed bombs on North Vietnam and ended November 2, 1968; three years of continuous bombing. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet offensive were surprise attacks on North Vietnam by the U.S., it was a turning point in the war. -
Assassination of MLK
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist but was sadly assassinated in 1968 during a protest in Memphis, TN by James Earl Ray. -
Assassination of RFK
Robert F. Kenndy was shot after winning the California presidential primary by Sirhan Sirhan. Kenndy had just announced that the country was ready to end its fractious division. -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
An invasion of Czechoslovakia by five Warsaw pact countries: the Soviet Union, Poland, Bulgaria, East Germany and Hungary. -
Riots of Democratic convention
The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held August 26–29, 1968 at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois. This conention was held during a hard time of polical injutice, vilence, and riots. -
Election of Nixon
Richard Nixon was elected the 46th president in 1968, during his term Nixon ended the Vietnam war. -
Kent State
During a protest to end the Vietman war at Kent State, four students were shot and killed by soliders on the seen. -
Nixon visits China
Nixon traveled to China as a way to create peace between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America. Stunning citizens. -
Ceasefire in Vietnam
Officially titled Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam, was a peace treaty to establish peace in Vietnam and end the Vietnam War. -
Fall of Saigon
Saigon was abandoned by the U.S. military and left for the Viet Cong to take over the land. -
Reagan elected
Ronald Reagan was elected the 40th president in the 1980 election. Reagan was one of the final and most mayger pushes to end the cold war. -
SDI announced
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) or none as Star Wars, was to plan to build lasers in outer to space to eliminate any and all nuclear attacks on America. This plan was untilimitly impossible but President Reagan was waiting to see if the Soviets would call his bulf. -
Geneva Conference with Gorbachev
President Reagan of Leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev had their first confrence together in Geneva, Swizterland was a way to creat peace. Most citizens belived this meeting to be cold blooded, but the two got along really well. -
‘Tear down this wall’ speech
President Ronald Reagan had enough of the hardships of Berlin and the repression of its citizens; and despite his secerity going against the idea, Reagan held a speech on the Berlin wall asking the Soviet Union to demolish it. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall finally fell thanks to Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev as his last act as leader of the Soviets, liberating thousands. This was the end of the suffering, the end of the cold war.
