-
Russian Revolution
A pair of revolutions taking place in 1917 Russia that resulted in the overthrow of the Tsarist autocracy and led to the rise of the Soviet Union. The country was not happy with the way the emporor or Tsar Nicholas II was running the country so they imprisoned him and killed his family. -
Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain was the name given to the borders splitting Europe in two after World War II. The Iron Curtain also refers to the efforts by the Soviet Union to block of contact with the rest of the world. This was mainly to keep citizens under Soviet influence from fleeing to the west -
Potsdam Conference
A conference between the USA, USSR, and the UK in Potsdam Germany 1945. The three representatives for the communist and democratic countries were Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Harry S. Truman. The goal of the conference were to decide how to administer Germany who had agreed to unconditional surrender three months earlier. -
Atomic bomb Hiroshima/Nagasaki
In the final stage of WWII the USA was asking for unconditional surrender from Japan. When Japan did not surrender then the USA dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Japan still did not want to surrender even after being told they would be hit with more atomic bombs. Three days after the first bomb was dropped the USA dropped another on Nagasaki. That following evening Japan surrendered. -
The Hollywood 10
The Hollywood ten is a group of ten Hollywood celebrities who were questioned about their involvement in the communist party and we're then blacklisted when they refused to answer questions. -
Truman Doctorine
A foreign policy thats purpose was to counter soviet geopolitical expansion. It would provide financial aid to countries threatened by communism. It would usually not use direct American military powers however his doctrine would eventually lead to NATO in 1949 -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was an an American initiative plan to help rebuild Europe after WWII. Its goals were to rebuild wore torn areas, aid in European prosperity, and modernize industry. The main idea was to sop the spread of communism with success. -
NATO
NATO or North Atlantic Treaty Organization was a group of 29 north American and European countries agreeing to the mutal support of the others shold their be an attack prom an external party (AKA Soviet Union). -
Berlin Blockade and Airlift
The Berlin Blockade and Airlift was the first major international incident of the cold war. The Soviets who were occupying east Germany demanded that the Allies pull out their forces from Germany and when we didnt the Soviets blockaded Berlin. Thet blocked roads, railroads, and canals so there was no way for the Citizens of Berlin to get supplies. So the allies started airdropping 13000 pounds of supplies per day. -
Korean War
The korean war began in summer of 1950 and ended in the summer of 1953. It was between North Korea (supported and aided by China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (supported and aided by the USA) -
Eisenhower's Massive Retaliation Policy
Eisenhower's policy was a military doctrine and nuclear strategy were a state commits itself to retaliate with much greater force in the event of an attack. In reality this means if the Soviet Union were to attack the US than the US would launch a full scale attack of the soviet union. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw pact also know as the treaty of friendship, cooperation, and Mutual assistance. The treaty was signed in Warsaw Poland by the Soviet Union and seven Soviet satellite states. The Pact was in retaliation to West Germany Joining NATO -
Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was a nationwide rebellion against the Marxist-Leninist government imposed by the soviet union. This was the fist major threat to Soviet control and the USSR since Joseph Stalin pushing Nazi Germany from its territory. -
U2 Incident
In 1960 a US U2 spy plane was shutdown over Russia while preforming photographic areal reconnaissance deep in Soviet territory. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was a concrete barrier splitting Berlin down the middle(East-West). The wall was a physical and ideological divide in the city. The was was constructed in 1961 and was torn down in 1989. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Bay of Pigs was a failed invasion attempt on Cuba by the United State's Central Intelligence Agency. The missions purpose was to overthrow the islands increasing communist government run by dictator Fidel Castro -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 or missile scare was a 13 day long confrontation between United States missile build up in Italy and Turkey and Soviet Unions build up in Cuba -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam was was an event that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The war was fought between North Korea and the Vietcong(communist) and South Vietnam and the US(democratic). The whole war was from 1955 to 1975 but the fighting lasted 1965 to 1975. -
Berlin Wall Falls
