Cold War

  • Russian Revolution

    Russian Revolution

    Tsarist autocracy and led to the rise of the Soviet Union.
  • Potsdam Conference

    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

    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

    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

    Truman Doctrine

    The United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations if they are under threat.
  • Hollywood 10

    Hollywood 10

    It is a short speech denouncing McCarthyism and the Hollywood blacklisting.
  • Iron Curtain

    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

    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

    Berlin Blockade

    The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies roads, railways, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin Under Western control.
  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift

    The End of the Blockade by the Soviet.
  • Alger Hiss case

    Alger Hiss case

    American government official who was accused of being a Soviet spy in the cold war.
  • NATO

    NATO

    North Atlantic Treaty
  • Soviet Bomb Test

    Soviet Bomb Test

    A classified research and development program for an nuclear weapons during World War II.
  • Korean War

    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

    Rosenberg Trial

    The couple accused of selling nuclear secrets to the Russians.
  • Army-McCarthy hearings

    Army-McCarthy hearings

    Conflicting accusations between the United States Army and U.S. Senator.
  • Battle of Dien Bien Phu

    Battle of Dien Bien Phu

    The first Indochina War between the French Union's French Far East
  • Geneva Conference

    Geneva Conference

    The settle of a outstanding issues resulting from the Korean War and the first Indochina War.
  • Geneva Conference with Gorbachev

    Geneva Conference with Gorbachev

    To continue discussions about curbing their intermediate missile arsenals in europe
  • Hungarian Revolution

    Hungarian Revolution

    Its a nationwide revolt against the Marxist-Leninist government
  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact

    Poland is among the Soviet Union and seven Soviet satellite states of Central and Eastern Europe.
  • U2 Incident

    U2 Incident

    There was this American who was shot down over the Soviet Union while flying a CIA spy plane.
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall

    Communist East German authorities built a wall that totally blocked West Berlin.
  • Bay of Pigs

    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

    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

    Assassination of Diem

    He is a Vietnamese political leader
  • Assassination of JFK

    Assassination of JFK

    He was killed during a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza
  • Tonkin Gulf Resolution

    Tonkin Gulf Resolution

    To promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia
  • Operation Rolling Thunder

    Operation Rolling Thunder

    A gradual and sustained aerial bombardment.
  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive

    A series of surprise attacks by the Vietcong
  • Assassination of MLK

    Assassination of MLK

    civil rights leader
  • Assassination of RFK

    Assassination of RFK

    he was shot after he won California presidential primary
  • Invasion of Czechoslovakia

    Invasion of Czechoslovakia

    We wanted to reform in Czechoslovakia and turn it into a good place.
  • Election of Nixon

    Election of Nixon

    He was the 46th presidential election
  • Kent state

    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

    Nixon visits China

    We wanted to to gain more leverage with the Soviet Union and to get out of the war.
  • Ceasefire in Vietnam

    Ceasefire in Vietnam

    Ending the war in peace.
  • Fall of Saigon

    Fall of Saigon

    Viet Cong forces captured the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon
  • Riots of Democratic convention

    Riots of Democratic convention

    there were tens of thousands of protesters swarmed the streets to rally against the Vietnam War.
  • Reagan elected

    Reagan elected

    He reshaped the Republican party
  • SID announced

    SID announced

    He was talking about ‘star wars’ to scare the soviets
  • 'Tear down this wall' speech

    '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

    Fall of Berlin Wall

    2 years later the wall is down east and west is together now