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1st Geneva Conference
The purpose was for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field. -
The Iron Curtain Speech
Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill gives a speech to the British people and addresses the Soviet Union's bad policies throughout Europe. "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent."
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The Molotov Plan
System created by the Soviet Union and it's satellites to provide support for Communist and Soviet countries on the Eastern side of Europe. (Think of it like the Marshall Plan for Communists) -
The Truman Doctrine
A foreign policy created by the United States, with the purpose of stopping the Soviet Union and the spread of communism. -
The Marshall Plan
Also known as ERP, or the Europe Recovery Program, the act of the United States giving $12 billion to Western Europe to help rebuild the economies after the end of World War II. -
Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union obstructed the Western Allies' passage to Germany's capitol, Berlin. They blocked railways, roads, and canals. This was during the multinational occupation of post World War II Germany. -
Berlin Airlift
In response to the Berlin Blockade, the United States executed the Berlin Airlift. This procedure was the act of American C-54s dropping supplies to citizens in the NATO controlled side of Berlin, and even candy to children. The Soviet Union reacted by opening the entrances to Berlin again. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also referred to as NATO, is the collective association of a group of countries in an alliance. NATO was formed shortly after World War II because of the tension with the Soviet Union and the rest of the world. -
Soviet "First Lightning" Test
The Soviet Union tested their first implosion-type nuclear weapon with help from Soviet Alsos, code named "First Lightning", and also known as RDS-1. -
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The decisive battle of the 1st Indochina conflict. Viet Minh forces (as a result of Chinese influence) attempt to attack Lai Chau, the capital of French supporters. -
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Vietnam
The expanse of time in which the United States was involved with the small country of Vietnam, supporting the Southern side, fighting against the Communist Northern side known as the Vietcong. -
Geneva Conference
Took place in Geneva, Switzerland. Purpose of discussing settlement and peace with the subject of Indochina and the Korean Peninsula. -
The Warsaw Pact
This was the alliance created by the Soviet Union and it's Satellites in response the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. -
The Hungarian Revolution
Also known as the Hungarian Uprising, the entire nation revolts against Soviet policies and apparent government rule. -
The Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall, fortified concrete and steel wire barrier, was formed between the East and West sides of Germany's capitol, Berlin.It was built by the government of East Germany to keep the Westerners from illegally defecting. It stood from 1961 to 1989. -
Assassination of Diem
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, South Vienamese President Ngo Dinh Diem and powerful sibling Ngo Dinh Nhu. Decisive turning point in the Vietnam War. -
Assassination of JFK
Dallas, Texas. Shot twice by an assassin in a building during an open convertible car ride (fun fact, the President can't do that now). The suspected shooter, Lee Harvey Oswald, is arrested shortly after and Lyndon B. Johnson takes office. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
President Lyndon Johnson discloses that two U.S. ships patrolling international waters in the Golf of Tonkin off the shores of Vietnam, has been attacked by the North Vietnamese. The United States Air Force is dispatched against the attackers and Congress is asked to pass a resolution in support of the President's actions -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Gradual and sustained aerial bombing of the North Vietnamese strongholds and towns by the U.S. 2nd Air Division, US Navy, and Republic of Vietnam Air Force. More explosives were dropped than any other bombing raid in the history of warfare, including the nuclear explosives detonated in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Tet Offensive
During the Vietnamese New Year known as Tet, a temporary cease fire was agreed upon by the United States Armed Forces and the North Vietnamese. The North Vietnamese would later attack multiple places simultaneously, breaking the agreement. -
Assassination of MLK
Leading Civil Rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated, bringing the movement to it's knees for a little while, only to get back up stronger than ever. -
Assassination of RFK
Ex President John F. Kennedy's brother Robert, is assassinated by Sirhan, who is still in a prison in California. He is 72 and has been denied parole for the 15th time. -
Riots at Democratic National Convention in Chicago
Tens of thousands of Vietnam War protesters confront police in the streets outside the Democratic National Convention as the politicians within fight each other over matters in Vietnam itself. -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
The Warsaw Pact (Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Hungary and Poland) invades Czechoslovakia for the sole purpose of gaining territory and morphing governments to communist rule, under the name of Operation Danube -
Election of Richard Nixon
President Richard Nixon is elected -
Kent State shooting
A University in Kent, Ohio, U.S. is the host of unarmed college students being killed by the Ohio National Guard. -
Nixon visits China
Nixon goes to The People's Republic of China to meet with Mao Zedong in Beijing, in order to improve relations between the United States and China. -
Ceasefire in Vietnam
Saigon controls about 75% of South Vietnam's territory and 85% of the population. Cease-fire of aerial bombings is ordered by president Nixon. -
Fall of Saigon
Also known as the Liberation of Saigon, was the capture of the capital of South Vietnam. The South Vietnamese lose and America exits the war. -
Election of Ronad Reagan
Ronald Reagan is elected as the 40th President of the United States of America. -
Announcement of SDI
The Strategic Defense Initiative also known as "Star Wars", is a plan for a aerial machine that shoots lasers at airborn missiles. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier in the middle of modern day Germany, separating the East and West sides. It was taken down eventually, but stood as an idol of the restriction of human rights.
