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Alger Hiss Case
Ex communist Whittaker Chambers accused former state department employee, Alger hiss, of spying for the Soviet Union. -
Russian Revolution
A revolution in Russia that brought communism to power. -
Iron Curtain
The iron curtain was a barrier dividing Europe into two parts from 1945-1991. -
Potsdam Conference
Leaders of the Soviet union, Great Britain and the United States got together to discuss terms for World War 2. -
Atomic Bomb
During World War 2 when the Allies dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Truman Doctrine
The policy that the United States should offer aid to countries threatened by communism. -
Molotov Plan
The Soviet Union version of the Marshall Plan, the Molotov Plan provided aid to countries that supported the Soviet Union. -
Marshall Plan
The United States offered aid to Western Europe after World War 2. -
Berlin Blockade
Built by the Soviet Union to block/limit travel for the Allies. -
Berlin Airlift
Military aid that brought goods and necessary items to East Berlin, by air, after their supply routs were cut off by West Berlin. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance between European and North American democracies, and was found after WW2. -
Soviet Bomb Test
When Soviets first successfully detonates their first atomic bomb. -
Hollywood 10
Ten screenwriters ,producers, and directors who refused to answer questions about communism. -
Korean War
A war between the United Nations and North Korea. -
Rosenberg Trial
The Rosenberg's were accused of having a plot to pass U.S. bomb secrets to the Soviets. -
Army-McCarthy Hearings
A series of hearings between the United States Army and Senator Joseph McCarthy. Lasted from April to June that same year. -
Geneva Conference
A conference between many nations in Geneva, Switzerland to settle issues from the Korean War, and to discuss restoring peace in Indochina. Lasted from April 26-July 20 1954 -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Between France and Viet Minh. the decisive battle that led to the first Indochina War.
