Cold War 1945 - 1990

Iron Curtain

May 1, 1945

The Iron Curtain is the conflict and dividing of europe into two separate areas.This shows the soviet union's efforts to keep themselves and their allies from having contact with the west and non-communist areas. It took the shape of the border between the countries in europe.

Containment

Feb 1, 1946

Containment was a United States rule to prevent the spread of communism. This rule was a reaction to the fear of the Soviet Union, getting enlarge communist influence in Eastern Europe, China, Korea, Africa, and Vietnam.

Truman Plan

Mar 12, 1947

Truman asked for $400 million dollors in military and economic help from Greece and Turkey. He established a doctrine that simplified the Truman Doctrine, that would lead the U.S. diplomacy for the next forty years.

Marshall Plan

Apr 1, 1948

The Marshall Plan was the idea to aid europe,by the United States giving economic support to help rebuild and restart european economies after the end of World War II in order to stop the spread of Communism.

Berlin Blockade

Jun 1, 1948

The Berlin Blockade is one of the first national crises of the cold war. The soviet union blocked the western allies' railways, roads, and canals from accessing the sections of berlin under the western control.

Berlin Airlift

Jun 18, 1948

The soviets stoped all support of non soviet civilions. And blocked all transportation from the U.S.

Great Leap Forward

Oct 1, 1949

This was a campaign of the Communist Party in China that showed the decisions from 1958 to 1961. They aimed to use china's hugh population to transform the country from a agrarian economy into a high tech communist society.

Korean War

Jun 25, 1950

This was a war between the South Korea and North Korea. This was helped by the United nations and North Korea. At one time the war was supported by China and the Soviet Union.

UNIVAC I

Mar 31, 1951

This was the 2nd public computer introduced to the United States. The computer was made by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly. They were inventors of the ENIAC.

Treaty of Taipei

Apr 28, 1952

This was a peace treaty between Japan and the Republic of China. It marked the end of the 2nd japanese war. Neither the republic of china or the peoples republic of china could of signed the treaty of san francisco was the reason they made the treaty of taipei.

Operation Big Switch

Jul 27, 1953

This was the freedomization of all remaining prisoners of the Korean War. Communist and UN forces have been talking about Ceasefire.

Domino Theory

Apr 7, 1954

Idea that we have to stop communisum because if one falls they all fall. It was used by successive United States administrators during the Cold War.

Battle of Dien Bien Phu

May 7, 1954

This was the confrontation of the 1st indochina war between the french and Vietnames. The fight happened between March and May. It was a french defeat that made it possible for negotiations for the future of Indochina.

Apartheid

Feb 9, 1955

This was a system of rasists enforcment through the national party governments under the rights of the majority of black inhabitants of South Africa.

Vietnam War

Nov 1, 1955

This was a cold war conflict that happened in vietnam, laos, and cambodia.This war was after the first indochina war and was fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam.

1956 Winter Olympics

Feb 5, 1956

This was a winter sport chalange that was played in cortina dampezzo, italy. It was held from January 26 to February 5.

Mars Bluff, South Carolina

Mar 11, 1958

A bomb droped, that created a fissure. it is still there today. U.S. Air Force B-47 Stratojet dropped the bomb. It was from the Hunter Air Force Base.

NASA

Jul 29, 1958

National Aeronautics and Space Administration. President Eisenhower established this. NASA became operational on October 1, 1958

OPEC

Sep 10, 1960

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. This is a oil cartel, their mission is to lead and enforce the rules of the oil-producing countries.

Bay of Pigs

Apr 17, 1961

This was an island in the gulf of cazones on the south coast of cuba. It was part of the santa clara province, and then they changed it to las villas province. Then later, they changed it to the matanzas province.

1964 Summer Olympics

May 26, 1964

This was a sport chalange in which atheletes competed for medals. was played in tokyo.

Muhammad Ali

Jan 17, 1967

He was a world heaveyweight chanpion. Very good boxer.He was a professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist. He was considered a icon.

Tet Offensive

Jan 30, 1968

This was a campaign in the vietnam war. It was a act of some surprising attacks that were launched on military's and civilian's. This was a time when no attacks were supposed to take place.

Roy Jenkins

Jul 8, 1970

British politician. He was elected into parliament as a worker. He served in a lot of major events in harold wilson's government. He was a home secretary from 1965–1967,

1972 Winter Olympics

Feb 13, 1972

Sport in which people competed fro medals. played in japan.

Watergate

Jun 17, 1972

Politician scandle. The scandal made richard nixon resign. He was the president off the us.

Operation Babylift

Apr 3, 1975

Mass evacuation of Children.

Apple Inc.

Jan 3, 1977

American coorp. that makes and sells electronics.

Camp David Accord

Sep 17, 1978

A peace treaty between egypt and isriel.

Iran hostage crisis

Nov 4, 1979

This Was a crisis between Iran and the U.S.

Glasnost

Feb 15, 1980

Increased openness in the soviet's government.

Ronald Reagan

Jan 20, 1981

President of the USA from January 20, 1981 to January 20, 1989.

Korean Air Lines Flight 007

Sep 1, 1983

Airplane that was shot down.

Economic Cooperation Oragnization

Jul 17, 1985

This was agovernment organization that involving 7 asian's and three asian nations.

Perestroika

Dec 1, 1986

Political movement to reform the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

NAFTA

Dec 17, 1986

North American Free Trade Agreement.

Chadian-Libyan conflict

Jan 2, 1987

This was a bunch of random confrentations in Chad between Libyan and Chadian forces.

1988 Summer Olympics

Oct 7, 1988

A sport chalange where people compete to get medals. played in south korea.

Tiananmen Square Massacre

Apr 15, 1989

A bunch of troops with rifles and tanks killed thousands of unarmed people trying to keep the military’s movement on Tiananmen Square, which student demonstrators had taken over for seven weeks.

Ruhollah Khomeini

Jun 3, 1989

He was a iran religious leader and politician, and leader of the Iran Revolution

German reunification

Mar 18, 1990

This was when the german democratic republic joined the federal republic of germany.