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The Cold War
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Yalta Conference
The three largest allied leaders, American president Franklin Roosevelt, Soviet leader Josef Stalin, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met at the "Yalta Conference" to discuss the new orders for post world war 2. This was an important and essetial step in the post war and pre war cold war era. The Yalta Conference, 1945 - 1937–1945 - Milestones - Office of the Historian. (n.d.). Retrieved September 24, 2014, from https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/yalta-conf -
Nuclear War
The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan in 1945. This started a massive wave of nuclear war and threats throughout the remainder of the Cold War. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was created by the President , who at the time was Harry S. Truman. In the Truman Doctirne, he speaks and pledges that Americans will provide assistance to any nation in the world threatened by Communism. The Truman Doctrine, 1947 - 1945–1952 - Milestones - Office of the Historian. (n.d.). Retrieved September 24, 2014, from https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/truman-doctrine -
GATT agreed
GATT stands for "The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade" which was developed in 1947. This contians 23 western nations, including the US in which they agreed on the important issue of free trade. The "GATT" organization creates new markets for American goods and investment abroad and essentially provided western nations a fair trading system General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade (GATT) Definition | Investopedia. (n.d.). Retrieved September 24, 2014, from http://www.investopedia.com/terms -
Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union, a communinist country that had taken over Eastern Germany following World War 2, imposed the Berlin blockade which cut off rail and road access to Berlin which is located in the middle of the Soviet zone of eastern Germany after the United States, Britain, and France introduced the "Deutsche Mark" which was used to serve as a single currency for their three zones of occupation in western Germany, Berlin Blockade. (n.d.). Retrieved September 24, 2014, from http://www.history. -
NATO Formed
Ten Western European nations join the United States and Canada to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), an anti-Soviet military alliance that extends the deterrent threat of America's nuclear weapons to cover Western Europe. -
Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact, a Communist military alliance intended to counter the threat posed by the West's NATO project. -
Korean War
The Korean War was essentially a civil war between the North and the South but became a national issue when the United States entered in to help the south Koreans against the communist nation of North Korea. The Korean War, 1950–1953 - 1945–1952 - Milestones - Office of the Historian. (n.d.). Retrieved September 24, 2014, from https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/korean-war-2 -
Eisenhower Elected
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower, the famous World War II general, defeats Democrat Adlai Stevenson in the American presidential election in 1952. This is important because within Eisenhowers term of presidency he tried to "obtain a truce in Korea" while working to ease the tensions of the Cold War. Dwight D. Eisenhower. (n.d.). Retrieved September 24, 2014, from http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/dwightdeisenhower -
Sputnik
The Soviet Union, a communist nation launched Sputnik, the first man-made object to orbit the Earth. The Soviets' technological advances and the success of building the world's first satellite put a lot of fear in the hearts of Americans. This eventually led to the first ever, space race in history. Sputnik. (n.d.). Retrieved September 24, 2014, from http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/ Sputnik. (n.d.). Retrieved September 24, 2014, from http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/ -
Explorer
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NASA
The United States creates NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, to lead the space race with the Soviet Union. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs was an invasion plan against Cuba. The original invasion plan called for two air strikes against Cuban air bases. On April 17th 1961, the Bay of Pigs invasion force landed on the beaches along the "Bay of Pigs" and immediately came under heavy fire. The plan was detrimental to the Kennedy administration and to AMerican morale. The Bay of Pigs. (n.d.). Retrieved September 24, 2014, from http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/The-Bay-of-Pigs.aspx -
Berlin Wall Built
In August of 1961 due to the severity of the split between the free West Germany and imprisoned East Germany that was ruled by the Soviet Union, the soviets built the Berlin Wall which stayed up for many years to come, seperating families and friends. -
Cuban Missel Crisis
The Cuban Missel Crisis was incredibly important to the Cold War. Kennedy decided to quarentine Cuba in hope that the cuban leader would halt the movement of nuclear and military weapons into Cuba. For a long 13 days the world lived on edge that a nuclear war could be aimed at the US at any moment. Cuban Missile Crisis. (n.d.). Retrieved September 24, 2014, from http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/Cuban-Missile-Crisis.aspx -
Moon Walk
On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin became the first humans ever to land on the moon. Armstrong also became the first person to walk on the moon. As he set took his first step, Armstrong famously said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
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Ronald Reagan Elected
In November of 1980, Ronald Reagan was elected to be President of the United States. During his term, Reagan resolved problems in both the Persian Gulf, where he maintained the free flow of oil during the Iran-Iraq war and in Central America, Asia and Africa where he kept the support against anti-communist groups. Ronald Reagan. (n.d.). Retrieved September 24, 2014, from http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/ronaldreagan -
Berlin Wall Falls
After many years, the fight against East and West Germany was over and the wall that seperated the two regions was torn down. This was an important part of history that caused many families and friends to be reunited. -
East and West Germany unites
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Warshaw Pact Ends
The Warshaw Pact, which was the military alliance between the Soviet Union and its eastern European allies came to an end in 1991.
