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End of World War II
The western Allies desired a security system in which democratic governments were established as widely as possible, permitting countries to peacefully resolve differences through international organizations. -
The Yalta Conference(Cold War Begins)
Yalta Conference- The Yalta conference is where the main allied leaders Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill. Nicknamed the "Big Three". They agreed on what would happen to Berlin and how it would be shared between the countries. They decided to split Germany into four occupied zones. -
Fulton Speech
Otherwise known as the famous Iron Wall Speech given by Churchill. Not sure about date; just month and year! -
Creation of iron curtain
the national barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989. -
Marshall Plan
An American initiative to aid Europe, in which the United States gave $13 billion in economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II. -
Berlin Blockade
Russia's response to the merger of the French, USA and UK partitions of Berlin was to cut all road and rail links to that sector. This meant that those living in Western Berlin had no access to food supplies and faced starvation. Food was brought to Western Berliners by US and UK airplanes, an exercise known as the Berlin Airlift. -
Berlin Airlift
Soviet forces blockaded rail, road, and water access to Allied-controlled areas of Berlin. The United States and United Kingdom responded by airlifting food and fuel to Berlin from Allied airbases in western Germany. The crisis ended on May 12, 1949, when Soviet forces lifted the blockade on land access to western Berlin. -
control of china
Communist Mao Zedong takes control of China and establishes the People's Republic of China -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty -
The Korean War Begins
Korean War Begins-This is the start of open conflict between the super-powers on both sides. Without becoming a "hot war" the major sides are fighting. This the beginning of some conflicts between the Americans and the USSR. -
Korean War Ends
Korean War Ends- This marked the stop of large-scale open warfare between the Allies and the communist side until the Vietnam war. This is where the tension starts to build with both sides waiting for the other to strike. -
KGB Formed
KGB formed- The KGB where an intelligent agent for the USSR from 1954 to the end of the Cold War. The Russians didn't trust everyone in the USSR so the KGB were always making arrests on suspects who they believed to be spy's/traitors. This allowed the Russians to have a better knowledge of what was happening in there empire but a lot of the time, it was corrupt. -
Cuba Taken Over By Fidel Castro
Now that Cuba had been taken over by Fidel Castro, America would not be able to relax knowing that Cuba is situated only 90 miles away. If Castro decides to team up with China or Russia, America would have to be very cautious knowing that missile launches could happen. -
Bay of Pigs
This shows how much the Americans didn't trust Castro and that if they don't overthrow him, dangers could be lurking in the near future. This failed invasion strengthened ties between the USSR and Cuba which led to the Cuban missile crisis. -
Berlin wall
a barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989, constructed by the German Democratic Republic -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. The United States armed forces were at their highest state of readiness ever and Soviet field commanders in Cuba were prepared to use battlefield nuclear weapons to defend the island if it was invaded. Luckily, thanks to the bravery of two men, President John F. Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev, war was averted. -
SALT
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty signed between the US and USSR. -
Cambodia Killing fields
The Khmer Rouge attacked and took control of Cambodia. Any supporters of the former regime, anyone with links or supposed links to foreign governments as well as many intellectuals and professionals were executed in a genocide that became known as the 'killing fields'. -
Berlin Wall Taken Down
This represented the beginning of the end of the Cold War. Once the wall was broken, people from East Germany were celbrating because they were finally free. -
Dissolution of the USSR
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formally dissolved on 26 December 1991 by declaration of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. This declaration acknowledged the independence of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union following the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States. On the previous day, 25 December 1991, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev had resigned, declaring his office extinct, and handed over the Soviet nuclear missile launching -
The Cold War Ends
Once the Soviet Union crumbled officially, this marked the end of the Cold War as there was no one to fight. It would have been a great relief for for the countries in NATO as there wasn't a nuclear threat looming. -
Vietnam War
A long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, against South Vietnam and the United States.
