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Russian Communist Revolution
Lenin lead a revolution in Bolshevik. He thought the way the country was being ran was very ineffective. He believed in the idea of Communism. He ended up over throwing the government and made Russia Communist. This is related to the Cold War because eventually America in the cold war, was against communism and tried to stop it from spreading. -
Treaty of Versailles
The treaty indirectly started communism. The treaty of Versailles after the Great War caused a great depression which led to the rise of totalitarian dictators. This led to Lenin to be able to rise who believed in communism. This connects to the Cold War because it was a war of democracy vs communism. -
League of Nations
League of Nation is an international organization established after World War I. This relates to the Cold War because they decided that it would be a bad idea to engage in a attack because another war world spark from it and MAD(mutual assured destruction) -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta conference was related to the cold war because this is where the disagreements between America and Soviet Union started. The Soviet Union wanted to punish Germany for what they did in WWII. The U.S and Great Britain did not think this was a good idea because this happened after WWI in The Treaty of Versailles, which led to WWII. -
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization formed in 1945 to increase political and economic cooperation among its member countries. This is related to the cold because this organization was created during the Cold War to deal with those types of problems. This would also be the place where the US and the Soviet Union would cancel out each others votes. -
Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials is when the U.S, France, and the Soviet Union held trials in Nuremberg, Germany. The trials were for the Nazis in WWII. Those found guilty were either imprisoned or sentenced to death. This relates to the Cold War because -
Baruch Plan
Baruch proposed a plan for America to gain international control on nuclear weapons. It was a failed plan and is related to the Cold War because it led to an arms race with America and the Soviet Union. -
Iron Curtain Speech March 5, 1946
Churchill made a speech addressing condoning The Soviet Union. He says “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent.” This connects to the cold war because England is addressing the communism in the Soviet Union. They are also addressing how the -
Chinese Communist Revolution
Chinese Communist Revolution beginning with leader Mao Zedong. Deng Xiaoping(1978-1989) joined the revolution and became Zedong's lieutenant.Mao declared the creation of the People's Republic of China which had a communist government. This is related to the Cold War because there was another country under communism. -
Truman Doctrine
Said the the U.S. should send aid to the countries that were treated by communism. This relates to the Cold War because in the Cold War America was trying to end the spread of communism in the Cold War and this Doctrine was made to help the cause countries are more likely to follow communism if they economy wasn't good. Therefore, this made communism not spread. -
Marshall Plan
Said America will give economic aid to any of the Europeans that need it, even those that have a communist government. The soviets did not accept it and did not allow their satellite countries to take it either. This relates to the Cold War because of Soviets reasoning of not taking the Marshall plan. The Soviets thought that America was trying to weaken them by this. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin lift was a result of the Soviets trying to take over Berlin. The Soviets turned off all power to the countries 324 days. America flew 2 million tons a supplies everyday. This relates to the Cold War because if the Soviets were to take over Berlin it was thought that they were going to take over all of German. America didn’t fight back but instead decided that it would be better to supply West Berlin with stuff they needed to stand there ground. It was a major win in the Cold War. -
NATO Created
A military Alliance between 29 north american countries and European countries. This relates to the Cold War because this alliance was made in order to defend each other from the communist countries. -
Joseph McCarthy Speech
Claimed that there were communist in the country and working in the state department. Started McCarthyism which was the hunt for communist in America. This is related to the Cold War because it was another way for America to get rid of communist. -
Korean War
North Korea and South Korea was divided. The North was communist while the South was allies with America. North Korea attacked the south. America became involved and aided South Korea. This related to the Cold War because America was fighting Communism. -
Warsaw Pact
Was a Treaty organization between the Soviets and several other Eastern European countries. This relates to the Cold War because this organization was made so that if an attack were to happen in during the Cold War. Then the countries in the Treaty had to defend one another. -
Sputnik Launched October 4, 1957
Sputnik was when Russia got the first satellite into space. This relates to the Cold War because the satellite means that Russia could now spy on the rest of the countries and had the technology to get launching pad and you could shoot missiles across the ocean. Russia at this time was also ahead in a space race. -
Fidel Castro Proclaims Communist Cuba
When Cuba's leader Fidel Castro claimed Cuba as a communist country he lead “The Movement”. Cuba lead the revolution from 1953 to 1959. This related to the Cold War because the west wasn't able to prevent the spread of communism. -
Bay of the Pigs invasion
America did not like Fidel Castro, the new leader of Cuba. The old leader was pro America and anti communist, but Castro had completely different views, which ruined the relationship between Cuba and America. America invaded to assassinate Castro but it failed because everything was going wrong and they were cornered on the beach by Castro’s troops. -
Building of the Berlin Wall begins
The Berlin wall was blocked the east from the west. Stalin was the one that put this up. Throughout the cold war it was a symbol of the division between the Westerns and the Soviets. This relates to the Cold War because it shows the relationship between America and the Soviets. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
America and USSR was on the brink of a nuclear war. Cuba had there missiles detected in the direction of the U.S. The U.S then responded with nuclear deterrence(retaliation). This relates to the Cold War because both America and the Soviet Union did not want to launch an attack because of the fear of MAD(mutually assured destruction). This took place during the Cold War and therefore it was especially important to make sure that there wasn't any attacks. -
U.S. send troops to Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson sent the U.S. deployed troops to Vietnam to counteract the communism spreading in Vietnam. This relates to the Cold War because the mission in the cold war was to stop the spread of communism. -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was the spacecraft that landed the first two people on the Moon. This relates to the Cold War because it made the U.S win the Space Race against Russia. -
Non-Proliferation Agreement
The treaty was signed in 1968, but effective in 1970. It was about preventing the spread of nuclear weapons. It was related to the Cold War because the countries that signed it wanted to prevent MAD. -
Kent State Shooting
There was a protest going on against the Vietnam war because there were a lot of people who wanted peace. Most of these people were the ones in college. The Ohio National Guard came and starting shooting. The result was four people dead and nine were fatally injured. This relates to the Cold War because the students were protesting the U.S involvement in the Vietnam War . They were in the Vietnam war because they did not want South Vietnam to fall under communist. -
SALT I
Salt I was the first agreement between USSR and the U.S on the limitation of nuclear weapons during the Cold War. -
Fall of Saigon
The Fall of Saigon was when South Vietnam was defeated by North Korea and fell to communism. This is tied into the Cold War because it is showing that communism is spreading despite the efforts by America to keep it from spreading. -
Pope John Paul II
Served as Pope and sovereign of the Vatican City State. He was elected by the second Papal conclave of 1978. He believed that communist was bad. He was related to the Cold War because he went against the Soviets and did not believe in the was they thought. -
Deng Xiaoping
A Chinese politician. He was the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China. After Chairman Mao Zedong's death in 1976, Deng led China through far-reaching market-economy reforms. This related to the Cild War because Russia was falling from communism and every country that wasn't communism was going well and reforming themselves. -
Soviets Invade Afghan
Afghanistan were democratic and the Soviets wanted to make sure they still had their communist proxy in the country so the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. Afghanistan then became communist. This caused the Afghan war where rebels were against the communist government. This is related to the Cold War because it was another war about Communism v.s Democracy. -
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher said that the Russians were aiming for communism and world domination. That's why she wanted to win the Cold War and why she didn't want communism to spread. -
SALT II
An agreement of limitations and guidelines on the use of nuclear weapons. It never properly came into effect. It is related to the Cold War because it was an agreement between USSR and America for their arms race. -
Lech Walesa
Is a retired Polish politician and labour activist. He co-founded and headed Solidarity, the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union. He served as President of Poland. He related to the Cold War because he was was able to get Poland out of Communism. Helping to stop the spread of communism. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
A wall was built between west and east Berlin for 28 years. Ronald Reagan persuaded Gorbachev in taking down the wall. This is a significant event because it is a symbol of when the Cold War ended because the and east and west were no longer divided. -
START I
An agreement between America(Bush) and Russia(Gorbachev) on limitations and guidelines on strategic defensive arms. This relates to the Cold War because it shows how both America and the Soviet Union still want to keep peace and avoid MAD -
START II
Another agreement between Russia and America on limiting nuclear weapons and it shows how even after the Cold War the two countries still have to avoid MAD.
