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Yalta Conference
Discussions among Big 3 discussing the division of Europe after WW II, which split Germany and Berln which was one of the reasons for the Cold War. -
Formation of the Iron curtain
Term used to describe boundaries created after Warsaw Pact and NATO -
Truman Doctrine
Truman stated that the U.S. would provide relief to Greece and Turkey to avoid Soviet Rule, often thought of as the start of Cold War. -
Marshall Plan
Economic relief from U.S. to Europe nations, Soviets began to provide relief to in hope of getting more nations to join communist state -
Berlin Airlift
During the German Blockade, the British and U.S. used planes to bring supplies to Berlin -
Berlin Blockade
Soviet Uniion blocked western allies from access to Western Berlin which was under allied control, one of the first international crisis of Cold War -
NATO formed
U.S. and 11 other countries formed this to become allies against communism -
Arms Race
U.S. and Soviet Union's buildup of nuclear weapons, causing most tension for Cold War -
Korean War
The war lasted until 1953 and although U.S.S.R. was not directly involved, it was a conflict between the U.S. and them because the Soviets provided weapons and strategic planning for North Korea -
Nakita Khrushchev comes to power
Soviet Politician who chose for the Soviets to pursue the Space Race. -
Joseph Stalin dies
Helped release tension during Cold War, Austria became independent state, and Soviets reduced troops -
Warsaw Pact
Soviet Union formed this alliance with other communist nations to rival NATO -
SpaceRace
It was a race to show national security and national supremacy during a very tense time of the Cold War -
Vietnam War
The U.S. got involved to stop the spread of communism and lasted until April 1975 -
Sputnik
The creation of Sputnik was a key event in the Cold War and although it was harmless it scared the American People that it was orbitting the Earth -
U-2 incident
A United States U-2 Spy plane was shot down over Soviet land causing an embarassment to the United States and tensions with the Soviet Union. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Failed Invasion of U.S. and the Soviet Union was helping Cuba -
Berlin Wall
Purpose was to keep western "fascist" out of Eastern Germany and undermining the socialist system it was one of the most enduring symbols of the Cold War -
Cuban Missle Crisis
After Soviet Union placed a nuclear missle in Cuba, the U.S. placed a blockade on the area, often known as the time in Cold War came closest to a nuclear conflict. -
Apollo 11 lands on Moon
Although it didnt harm anyone, it was a pride thing for the United States to land someone on the moon -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Soviet led Afghan troops against the Peshawar Seven who were aided by U.S. and Britan. -
Mikhail Gorbachev
Helped end arms race between United States and Soviet Union -
INF Treaty
treaty to eliminate all INF systems which basically ended the Cold War -
Soviets Withdraw from Afghanistan
Signalling that an end to the cold War was coming -
Poland becomes independent
Helped signal that the Soviet Union was coming to an end -
Hungary becomes independent
Signalled that the end of the Soviet Union was coming -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Key symbol that Communism was coming to an end -
German Reunification
This event reunited the nation of Germany and made Berlin into one city, when during the Cold War Germany and Berlin had been split -
U.S.S.R. Breakup
Soviet Union broke into 15 seperate countries signalling the end of the cold war.
