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Russian Revolution
Tsarist autocracy and led to the rise of the Soviet Union. -
Potsdam Conference
It helped set the stage for the Cold War that would begin shortly after World War II came to an end. -
Atomic bomb-Heroshima/Nagasaki
Harry S. Truman, warned by some of his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific American casualties he ordered that the new weapon be used to bring the war to a fast end. -
Molotov Plan
The order to provide aid to rebuild the countries in Eastern Europe that were politically and economically aligned to the Soviet Union. -
Truman Doctrine
The United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations if they are under threat. -
Hollywood 10
It is a short speech denouncing McCarthyism and the Hollywood blacklisting. -
Iron Curtain
The Soviet Union after World War II was set off to seal off itself and its dependent eastern and central european allies from open contact with the West and other non communist areas. -
Marshall Plan
The us gave over 12 billion to assistance to help rebuild Western European economies after the end of World War II. -
Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies roads, railways, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin Under Western control. -
Berlin Airlift
The End of the Blockade by the Soviet. -
Alger Hiss case
American government official who was accused of being a Soviet spy in the cold war. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty -
Soviet Bomb Test
A classified research and development program for an nuclear weapons during World War II. -
Korean War
North Korea invaded South Korea following a series of clashes along the border, after they split the north and south. North became a communist place. -
Rosenberg Trial
The couple accused of selling nuclear secrets to the Russians. -
Army-McCarthy hearings
Conflicting accusations between the United States Army and U.S. Senator. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The first Indochina War between the French Union's French Far East -
Geneva Conference
The settle of a outstanding issues resulting from the Korean War and the first Indochina War. -
Geneva Conference with Gorbachev
To continue discussions about curbing their intermediate missile arsenals in europe -
Hungarian Revolution
Its a nationwide revolt against the Marxist-Leninist government -
Warsaw Pact
Poland is among the Soviet Union and seven Soviet satellite states of Central and Eastern Europe. -
U2 Incident
There was this American who was shot down over the Soviet Union while flying a CIA spy plane. -
Berlin Wall
Communist East German authorities built a wall that totally blocked West Berlin. -
Bay of Pigs
Cuban exiles launched what had became an botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
the Soviet Union telling American to get rid of the ballistic missile deployment in Italy and Turkey and we will not have nukes in cuba -
Assassination of Diem
He is a Vietnamese political leader -
Assassination of JFK
He was killed during a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
To promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia -
Operation Rolling Thunder
A gradual and sustained aerial bombardment. -
Tet Offensive
A series of surprise attacks by the Vietcong -
Assassination of MLK
civil rights leader -
Assassination of RFK
he was shot after he won California presidential primary -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
We wanted to reform in Czechoslovakia and turn it into a good place. -
Election of Nixon
He was the 46th presidential election -
Kent state
There were unarmed students going against the United States in the Vietnam War were fired upon by the National Guard. -
Nixon visits China
We wanted to to gain more leverage with the Soviet Union and to get out of the war. -
Ceasefire in Vietnam
Ending the war in peace. -
Fall of Saigon
Viet Cong forces captured the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon -
Riots of Democratic convention
there were tens of thousands of protesters swarmed the streets to rally against the Vietnam War. -
Reagan elected
He reshaped the Republican party -
SID announced
He was talking about ‘star wars’ to scare the soviets -
'Tear down this wall' speech
He went to the wall on live tv and told berlin that this wall must come down. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
2 years later the wall is down east and west is together now
