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Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution was when a group called the Bolsheviks overthrew the leader Tsar Nicholas II. It was led by Vladimir Lenin. -
Potsdam Conference
This conference was to determine the fate of Europe and to bring the Soviet Union in the war against Japan -
Atomic Bomb
Toward the end of the war between the U.S and Japan we had a weapon that could end the war. This was the atomic bomb and we dropped it on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Iron Curtain
This was the line between the western allies and the soviets. It was given this name in a speech by Winston Churchill -
Molotov Plan
The Molotov Plan was created by the Soviet Union as a way of aid to rebuild the counties in Eastern Europe -
Hollywood 10
10 Hollywood actors denied to answer questions from HUAC. Also growing hysteria in america.They were blacklisted for supposed communist affiliation. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman doctrine was an american foreign policy to stop the spread of the Soviet Union -
Marshall Plan
This was a U.S strategy to provide aid in rebuilding some European countries after the war, making sure they don't fall to communism -
Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union blocked off Berlin in response to the U.S creating a new currency in West Germany. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization was an alliance formed between the US and Western European countries -
Soviet Bomb Test
Joseph Stalin and the Soviets developed a nuclear bomb and on August 29, 1949 they tested it. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was the US response to the Berlin Blockade. We would drop any needed supplies and even candy for the kids. -
Alger Hiss Case
Alger Hiss was an American Government official who was accused of being a Soviet Spy, raising the hysteria between US people. -
Korean War
The Korean War was a product of the Cold War, Vietnam split and soon there was a war between North and South Vietnam. -
Rosenberg Trial
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were US citizens that were accused and convicted of spying, they were later killed -
Army-McCarthy hearings
The Army-McCarthy hearings were a set of hearings that exposed McCarthy for false accusations of communist spies in the US -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Battle between French and Viet Minh forces to control a small mountain. Big loss for France -
Geneva Conference
The Geneva Conference was a conference among several nations that took place in Geneva, It was intended to settle outstanding issues resulting from the Korean War and the First Indochina War. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was an alliance with The Soviet Union, Poland and seven Soviet satellite states. This opposed NATO -
The Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian Revolution was an uprising following a speech given by soviet leader Nikita Krushchev. -
U2 incident
A U2 spy plane was shot down in Soviet airspace. This raised tension in the Cold War -
Bay of Pigs invasion
The Bay of Pigs invasion was a failed military invasion of Cuba by the US. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a concrete wall that physically and ideologically divided East and West Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was when the Soviets moved missiles into Cuba. This scared the US -
Assassination of Diem
Diem was the president of South Vietnam. He was not liked because he stayed to himself and had little sympathy for the poor. He was later captured and killed. -
Assassination of JFK
President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas while riding in a presidential motorcade -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution was when congress gave President Johnson authorization to take any measures necessary to "protect ourselves" -
Tet offensive
This was an attack by the Viet Cong and North Vietnam against the South Vietnam and US army. Campaign of surprise attacks -
Assassination of MLK
Martin Luther King was a civil rights leader who was assassinated April 4, 1968 while he was staying in a hotel in Memphis -
Assassination of RFK
Robert F Kennedy (brother of JFK) was a presidential candidate that was murdered in Los Angeles. He was 42 -
Invasion of Czechoslovokia
5 countries in the Warsaw Pact invaded Czechoslovakia, 137 civilians were killed, 500 seriously wounded -
Riots of Democratic Convention
At a democratic convention thousands of anti-Vietnam War protesters battled the police -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was a bombing campaign by the US against North Vietnam. This lasted from March 2, 1965 to November 2, 1968 -
Election of Nixon
Richard Nixon was the 46th president of the US. He was elected in 1968 -
Kent State
Many students were protesting at Kent State, 4 students ended up dead after being shot by Ohio National Guard -
Nixon visits China
President Nixon visits with China, this was an important move in strengthening our ties with the Chinese. -
Ceasefire in Vietnam
During the war in Vietnam a ceasefire was called which is a temporary stoppage of war on January 28, 1973 -
Fall of Saigon
Saigon, capital of South Vietnam, was captured by the North Vietnam powers. This then lead to the infamous Helicopter evacuation. -
Reagan Elected
Ronald Reagan who was an ex-actor and part of the Hollywood 10, was elected in 1981 and was the 40th president of the US -
SDI announced
SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative) was a defense plan of Satellites orbiting the earth that could detect missiles and shoot them down with lasers. -
Geneva Conference with Gorbachev
The meeting of Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in Geneva, Switzerland. Talks of the arms race. -
"Tear Down This Wall" speech
This speech was given by President Reagan in West Berlin to tear down the Berlin wall. Giving freedom to those in East Berlin -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was destroyed in 1989. Giving freedom to those in the strict area of East Berlin. Emotional pictures of people running to freedom soon came.
