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North Vietnam
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam, generally known as North Vietnam, it was also a Marxist–Leninist governent found in 1945. The time that North Vietnam dissolved was the year 1976. January 19,1950 the communist of China recognized North Vietnam. Communist China’s official recognition of Ho Chi Minh’s. Ho revolutionary forces had been fighting for control over Vietnam since the end of World War II. Ho’s government issued feelers to the newly established communist regime in China. -
Yalta Conference
The February 1945 Yalta Conference was the second wartime meeting of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The leaders agreed to require Germany’s unconditional surrender and to set up in the conquered nation four zones of occupation to be run by their three countries and France.Yalta became controversial after Soviet-American wartime cooperation degenerated into the cold war. -
Berlin Declaration
By way of the Berlin Declaration of June 5, 1945.The Governments of the United States of America, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United Kingdom, and the Provisional Government of the French Republic, hereby assume supreme authority with respect to Germany, including all the powers possessed by the German Government, the High Command and any state, municipal, or local government or authority. -
Postdam Conference
The Big Three—Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Harry Truman—met in Potsdam, Germany, from July 17 to August 2, 1945. This metting was to negotiate terms for the end of World War II. The Allies remained committed to fighting a joint war in the Pacific, the lack of a common enemy in Europe led to difficulties reaching consensus concerning postwar reconstruction on the European continent. -
Iron Curtain Speech
In one of the most famous orations of the Cold War period, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill condemns the Soviet Union’s policies in Europe and declares,Churchill, who had been defeated for re-election as prime minister in 1945. Churchill began by praising the United States, which he declared stood “at the pinnacle of world power.” Drawing parallels with the disastrous appeasement of Hitler prior to World War II. -
Marshall Plan
In the immediate post-World War II period, Europe remained ravaged by war and thus susceptible to exploitation by an internal and external Communist threat. Congress passed the Economic Cooperation Act in March 1948 and approved funding that would eventually rise to over $12 billion for the rebuilding of Western Europe.The Marshall Plan generated a resurgence of European industrialization and brought extensive investment into the region. -
Second Red Scare
Americans feared that the Soviet Union hoped to spread communism all over the world, overthrowing both democratic and capitalist institutions as it went. The Red Scare led to a range of actions that had a profound and enduring effect on U.S. government and society. Federal employees were analyzed to determine whether they were sufficiently loyal to the government, and the House Un-American Activities Committee. -
Containment Policy
The Containment Policy would adopt two approaches. One approach was military; the other was economic. In 1947, U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall proposed a program to funnel American economic aid to Europe. Faced with a rapid growth in the size of Communist parties, especially in France and Italy, the U.S. proposed a program of direct economic aid. -
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was between 1 April 1948 – 12 May 1949 and was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. The Berlin Blockade was an attempt in 1948 by the Soviet Union to limit the ability of France, Great Britain and the United States to travel to their sectors of Berlin, which lay within Russian-occupied East Germany. -
Berlin Airlift
This effort, known as the “Berlin Airlift,” lasted for more than a year and carried more than 2.3 million tons of cargo into West Berlin.Instead of retreating from West Berlin, however, the U.S. and its allies decided to supply their sectors of the city from the air.In June 1948, the Russians–who wanted Berlin all for themselves–closed all highways, railroads and canals from western-occupied Germany into western-occupied Berlin. -
NATO
NATO- North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949. The founders of NATO are France, Denmark, Canada, Belgium, Iceland, ect. The headquarter was Brussels. -
Korean War-American involvement
On June 24, 1950, the North Koreans invaded South Korea. A few days later, Truman ordered U.S. troops to the aid of South Korea and convinced the United Nations (UN) to send military aid as well, in what was referred to in diplomatic circles as a “police action.”But MacArthur pulled off a risky but brilliant amphibious landing behind the North Koreans. By November, he had driven the enemy deep into North Korea and was poised to push them into China. -
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, a married couple convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage in 1951, are put to death in the electric chair. The execution marked the dramatic finale of the most controversial espionage case of the Cold War.Julius Rosenberg was the first to be executed, at about 8 p.m. on June 19, 1953. Just a few minutes after his body was removed from the chamber containing the electric chair, Ethel Rosenberg was led in and strapped to the chair. -
Eisenhower Presidency
Eisenhower was born October 14, 1890 and died March 28, 1969. His presidential terms were January 20, 1953- January 20, 1961. Eisenhower led the massive invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe that began on D-Day. He won a convincing victory over Democrat Adlai Stevenson and would serve two terms in the White House. Eisenhower managed Cold War-era tensions with the Soviet Union under the looming threat of nuclear weapons, ended the war in Korea. -
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev was a Russian politician who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He ws born April 17,1894 and died September 11, 1971. He also led the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War, serving as premier from 1958 to 1964. Yet Khrushchev could be authoritarian in his own right, crushing a revolt in Hungary and approving the construction of the Berlin Wall. Known for his colorful speeches, he once took off and brandished his shoe at the United Nations. -
Warsaw Pact
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Sputnik
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 October 1957. It was a 58 cm diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennas to broadcast radio pulses. It's max speed was 18,020 mph. The cost of this was 15 million RUB in 1957. Sputnik is uniquely positioned as a provider of alternative news content and as a radio broadcaster. The launch the world's first satellite was the birth of the Space Age. -
Cuban Revolution
The revolution began in 1952, when former army Sergeant Fulgencio Batista seized power during a hotly contested election. Batista had been president from 1940-1944 and ran for president in 1952. Many people in Cuba were disgusted by his power grab. Fidel Castro, who would likely have won a seat in Congress had the 1952 elections taken place. Castro immediately began plotting Batista’s downfall. -
Kennedy Presidency
John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States (1961-1963), the youngest man elected to the office and he was the youngest to die. In 1956 Kennedy almost gained the Democratic nomination for Vice President, and four years later was a first-ballot nominee for President. Kennedy permitted a band of Cuban exiles, already armed and trained, to invade their homeland. -
U2 Incident
May 1960 when the USSR shot down an American U-2 spy plane in Soviet air space and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers. Eisenhower was forced to admit to the Soviets that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had been flying spy missions over the USSR for several years. High-altitude U-2 spy planes began making reconnaissance flights over the USSR in 1956, giving the U.S. its first detailed look at Soviet military facilities. -
Bay of Pigs
On January 1, 1959, a young Cuban nationalist named Fidel Castro drove his guerilla army into Havana and overthrew General Fulgencio Batista the nation’s American-backed president. April 1961, the CIA launched what its leaders believed would be the definitive strike. 1,400 American-trained Cubans who had fled their homes when Castro took over. The invaders were badly outnumbered by Castro’s troops, and they surrendered after less than 24 hours of fighting. -
First Man in Space
Yuri Gagarin the first man ever to be in space. The Russians scored a victory when they launched a small craft carrying cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin to new heights. His 108-minute flight gave him a permanent place in the history books as the first man in space. The world's first manmade satellite, the Russians took an early lead in the space race. The next step was to send a human off the planet. -
Vietnam War - American involvement
In 1961, South Vietnam signed a military and economic aid treaty with the United States leading to the arrival of U.S. support troops and the formation of the U.S. Military Assistance Command. Mounting dissatisfaction with the ineffectiveness and corruption of Diem's government culminated. In early 1965, the United States began air raids on North Vietnam and on Communist-controlled areas in the South. -
Berlin Wall
On August 13, 1961 began to build a barbed wire and concrete between East and West Berlin. The official purpose of this Berlin Wall was to keep Western “fascists” from entering East Germany and undermining the socialist state. Actually, it was to serve the objective of stemming mass defections from East to West. To this day, the Berlin Wall remains one of the most powerful and enduring symbols of the Cold War. -
Checkpoint Charlie
Checkpoint Charlie was the name given by the Western Allies it was best known as the Berlin wall crossing between points of East and West Berlin during the Cold War. It was found by human rights activist Dr. Rainer Hildebrandt. October 1962 as a two-and-a-half room display about the newly erected Berlin Wall. The Berlin Wall and the stories of those affected by it, but also looks at the challenges facing us today as we struggle for worldwide recognition of human rights and freedom. -
JFK Assassination
Novemeber 22,1963 was the date of President John F. Kennedy was asassnated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. They were preparing for the next presidential campaign. He was President Kennedy was aware that a feud among party leaders in Texas could jeopardize his chances of carrying the state in 1964. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Two days earlier from August 4, 1964, the Gulf of Tonkin had been attacked by the North Vietnamese. Two days later, in the same area, the Maddox and another destroyer reported that they were again under attack. August 7, 1964 gave broad congressional approval for expansion of the Vietnam War. Rebel forces had established control over nearly half of South Vietnam. -
SALT I
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Nixon Presidency
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Apollo 11
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Nixon visits China
President Richard Nixon takes a normalizing relations with the communist People’s Republic of China by traveling to Beijing for a week of talks. It took a while for Nixton to re-establishing diplomatic relations between the United States and communist China. During the Vietnam War in 1971 Nixon surprised America that he was planning on going to Poeple's Republic of China in 1972. United States might be able to make use of the Chinese as a counterweight to North Vietnam. -
SALT II
SALT is short for Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. SALT II began in November 1972. The completed SALT II agreement was signed by President Carter and General Secretary Brezhnev in Vienna on June 18, 1979. In May 1982, President Reagan stated he would do nothing to the SALT agreements as long as the Soviet Union showed equal restraint. -
Paris Peace Accords
The United Stated, South Vietnam, Viet Cong and North Vietnam signed “An Agreement Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam” in Paris. South Vietnam realized Viet Cong revolutionary government also South Vietnamese were presented a separate document that did not make reference to the Viet Cong government. The Viet Cong was a legitimate participant in the discussions to end the war. -
Fall of Saigon
The late April 1975, Saigon were reached by the North Vietnamese Army. On April 30th, the North Vietnamese Army took over Saigon with little resistance. America withdraws from Vietnam. The U.S. to withdraw without losing the war, and the establishment of a peace agreement with North Vietnam in Paris on January 27th, 1973. North Vietnam's commitment to cease hostilities, as spelled out in the Paris Agreement, was hollow. -
Korean Air Lines Flight 007
The Korean Air LInes Flight 007 was a scheduled Korean Air Lines flight from New York City to Seoul via Anchorage. On September 1, 1983, the airliner serving the flight was shot down by a Soviet Su-15 interceptor. The Soviet Union initially denied knowledge of the incident,[2] but later admitted the shootdown, claiming that the aircraft was on a spy mission. The incident was one of the tensest moments of the Cold War and resulted in an escalation of anti-Soviet sentiment. -
“Tear Down This Wall” speech
In April 1987, when I was assigned to write the speech, the celebrations for the 750th anniversary of the founding of Berlin were already under way. Queen Elizabeth had already visited the city. Mikhail Gorbachev was due in a matter of days.On one side of the wall lay movement, color, modern architecture, crowded sidewalks, traffic. On the other lay a kind of void. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Or the June 4 Massacre as troops with assault rifles and tanks inflicted casualties on unarmed civilians trying to block the military's advance towards Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing. The protests were triggered in April 1989 by the death of former Communist Party General Secretary, Hu Yaobang. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin Wall had begun with the building of the Wall in 1961.However it took about three decades until the Wall was torn down.Several times people in the Communist countries rised up against the Communist system but they failed. The victims of the uprisings against the Communist dictatorship in Berlin 1953, Budapest 1956 or Prague 1968 will never been forgotten. -
Gulf War
The Gulf War started 2 August 1990 and ended 28 February 1991, codenamed Operation Desert Shield. The war is also known under other names, such as the Persian Gulf War, First Gulf War, Gulf War I, Kuwait War, First Iraq War, or Iraq War. The initial conflict to expel Iraqi troops from Kuwait began with an aerial and naval bombardment on 17 January 1991, continuing for five weeks. This was followed by a ground assault on 24 Feburary. -
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union was formally enacted on December 26, 1991. The dissolution of the Soviet Union also signaled the end of the Cold War. The Revolutions of 1989 and the end of the Soviet Union led to the end of decades-long hostility between North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact, the defining feature of the Cold War.
