Cold War

  • Russian Communist Revolution

    Russian Communist Revolution
    there was a Civil War and the communist ended up winning and became the first communist country
  • Treaty of Versallies

    Treaty of Versallies
    Ended WW1 and restored peace but also put many problems on Germany like heavy reperation, lost land etc.
  • League of Nations

    League of Nations
    An international organization to promote cooperation and peace.
  • Yalta Conferance

    Yalta Conferance
    A Conferance held in Yalta between Stallin, Roosevelt, and Churchhill to discuss the plans after WW2 where they agreed on territorial division
  • United Nations

    United Nations
    Was created after WW2 and was an organization formed by states around the woulrd to help sustain peace but not much was done because many ideas were vetoed by another state. And there were two parts to the U.N. the General Assembly and the Security Council
  • General Assembly

    General Assembly
    Was part of the United Nations and had many countries part of it and helped try to make decisions
  • MAD

    MAD
    This is when two countries if they were to attack each other using nuclear weapons both would end in destruction (Mutual Assured Destruction)
  • Nuremberg Trials

    Nuremberg Trials
    To punish the German leaders for what they had done durring WW2 most were found guilty and were sentenced to death or imprisionment.
  • Iron Curtain Speech

    Iron Curtain Speech
    The Sinews of Peace was what Churchhill named his speech and this was a post war speech about the Russians
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan
    Is a program that the U.S. started and offered European countries money to help out their economy but they had to spend the money on U.S. products. Communist countries did not accecpt the money.
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine
    This is a policy to contain communism by helping any country threatened by it.
  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift
    This was a response to the Berlin Blockade and gave western Germany supplies needed for almost a year
  • NATO Created

    NATO Created
    NATO is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization created to aviod war and help nations but it was also an alliance
  • Chinese Communist Revolution

    Chinese Communist Revolution
    Was a civil war between China when Communist raised up in China and started to revolt.
  • Joseph McCarthy speech

    Joseph McCarthy speech
    When McCarthy spoke false words of many communist spies in our government it started the red scare in the U.S.
  • Korean War

    Korean War
    A Civil War between North and South Korea along the 38th parrallel. North Korea was aided by fellow communist and the south was aided by the U.S. and the U.N.
  • Nuclear Deterrent

    Nuclear Deterrent
    When a country does not use nuclear weapons because as a result if they did both countries would be mutually destroyed
  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact
    This is an alliance between communist countries to "counter" NATO
  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    The first sattalite lauched in space and it was the Soviets
  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion
    A failed military invasion by the CIA and Cuban exiles on Cuba
  • Building of the Berlin Wall

    Building of the Berlin Wall
    Was built by the Russians (East Berlin) to seperate Berlin and divide it in 2
  • Fidel Castro Proclaims Communist Cuba

    Fidel Castro Proclaims Communist Cuba
    Castro declares Cuba a communist country and their alliances with russia
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    Khrushcev installed missiles in Cuba but The U.S. found out and blockaded cuba and a deal was struck between the countries.
  • Berlin wall "upgrade"

    Berlin wall "upgrade"
    The berlin wall was replaced with concrete blocks and reniforced with steel
  • U.S. Sends troops to Vietnam

    U.S. Sends troops to Vietnam
    Johnson was gives authority by congress to send more troops to vietnam
  • Baruch Plan

    Baruch Plan
    Was a plan to regulate atomic energy between countries proposed by the U.S. government
  • Non-Proliferation Agreement

    Non-Proliferation Agreement
    this is an international treaty whose objective was to limit the production of nuclear weapons
  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11
    Was the first space flight that had humans land on the moon and this won the space race for the Americans
  • Kent State Shooting

    Kent State Shooting
    Students were protesting the Cambodian Campaign. President Nixion promised to end the Vietnam War but started the first draft lottery since WW2 and many college students were affected.
  • SALT 1/2

    SALT 1/2
    The Stratigic Arms Limitaion Talks between the Russians and the U.S.
  • Fall of Saigon

    Fall of Saigon
    This was the end of the Vietnam War when it was taken over by communist and then the U.S. found out that the Domino theory was wrong
  • Deng Xiaoping

    Deng Xiaoping
    Was the leader of the People's Republic of China and shared his power
  • Pope John Paul ii

    Pope John Paul ii
    Helped in all causes of getting rid of communism and was the second longest pope in office
  • Margaret Thatcher

    Margaret Thatcher
    She was the leader of the conservative party and became the first woman Prime Minister in British history
  • Soviets invade Afghanistan

    Soviets invade Afghanistan
    The Soviets invaded Afghanistan and tried to take over to "add to their collection " of territories but afghan was backed by the U.S. the United Kingdoms and more. and it ended when soviets withdrew their troops
  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Fall of the Berlin Wall
    East Germany allowed the gates to be open and people rushed through in joy and happiness
  • Lech Walesa

    Lech Walesa
    A polish poltician and the soviets block first independent trade union
  • START1/2

    START1/2
    Was the Stratigic Arms Reduction Treaty between the U.S and U.S.S.R.