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http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/jimmy-carter
39th president of the U.S., Jimmy Carter built a distinguished career as a Diplomat, humanitarian, and author. -
When did the Second World War end?
Japan surrendered to the Allied Powers in August 15th, 1945 which ended WW2 officially on September 2nd, 1945 -
History of the United Nations
The United Nations became an organization on October 24th, 1945 when the charter was ratified by many nations upon signatory. -
Churchill delivers Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill declared on March 5th, 1946 that he would get rid of the Soviet Union's policies in Europe and that from Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended acorss the continent. -
The Truman Doctrine, 1947
Harry Truman made conditions where the U.S. would give political, military, and economic aid to all democratic nations that were in danger of external and internal authoritarian forces. -
The Marshall Plan
In January 1947, president Harry Truman appointed George Marshall to be a secretary of state, enventually forming the Marshall Plan concept. -
When was Nato established?
A military alliance between many nations brought self defense against Soviet aggression and greatly increased the influence America had on Europe. -
The Berlin Airlift
Opposing economic structures of capitalism and communism came to be triumphant in the end of the war between Great Britain, the U.S., France, and the Soviet Union. -
Soviets explode atomic bomb
The USSR tests an atomic bomb at the site of Semipalatinsk in Kazakhstan, determining the blast effects by constructing buildings, bridges, and other structures in vicinity of the bomb. -
China's Civil War
Mao Zedong issued the creation of the People's Republic of China and it ended the war between the Chinese communist party and the nationalist party. -
First Hydrogen Bomb Test
The U.S. tested the first Hydrogen Bomb on November 1st, 1952 -
Cold War History
The MAD plan was the agreement between the U.S. and USSR that they would not launch nuclear bombs among each other. -
Joseph Stalin Dies
Joseph Stalin at the time was the leader of the Soviet Union who managed to take out Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party, later dying of a massive heart attack in 1953 -
Korean War
The Korean War started among the beforehand cause of 75,000 soldiers crossing the border between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the North and the Republic of Korea in the South -
Armistice ends the Korean War
The act that ended the Korean war was when the U.S., The People's Republic of China, North Korea, and South Korea agreed to an armistice, therefore ending the Korean war. -
SEATO Established
The act that formed SEATO was a need for communist aggression protection. Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia banded together which formed the South East Asia Treaty Organization. -
Formation of NATO and Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact established an allignment in almost every European nation along with another camp, formalizing the political division of the European continent that had taken place since WW2. -
Eisenhower Doctrine
The Eisenhower Doctrine stopped the spread of communism throughout the Middle East and Western Europe. -
Sputnik
Sputnik was the first sattellite in space created during the USSR's Space Race. It led to political, military, technological, and scientific developments. -
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/fidel-castro
Fidel Castro created the first communist state after overthrowing the military Dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista -
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/bay-of-pigs-invasion
A man Named Fidel Castro overthrew general Fulgencio Batista on January 1st, 1959 in Havana. -
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1953-1960/u2-incident
Francis Gary Powers was a pilot of an American U-2 plane that was shot down by the Soviets -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower beame president of the U.S. and led Europe's militant units to victory, followed by a truce in Korea to ease the tensions. -
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall
The Berlin Wall was built to prevent fascists from going into East Germany. -
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis
Leaders of the Soviet Union engaged in a 13 day political and military standoff in October, 1962 -
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/johnfkennedy
John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States, later assassinated in Dallas, Texas. -
http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/November-22-1963-Death-of-the-President.aspx
John F. Kennedy was shot and killed on November 22nd, 1963 -
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/lyndonbjohnson
The 36th president of the U.S. was Lyndon Johnson, he pledged to create a better society for America. -
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html
On July 20th, 1969, NASA sent the second man on Earth to the moon. -
http://www.atomicarchive.com/Treaties/Treaty8.shtml
On May 26th, 1972, a treaty was made on an anti-ballistic missile treaty and the interim agreement. -
http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history
The Vietnam war began after the communist, Ho Chi Minh, came into power. -
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-tanks-roll-into-afghanistan
On December 24th, 1979, Soviet tanks roll into Afghanistan. -
http://www.history.com/news/the-miracle-on-ice-35-years-ago
The U.S. hockey team faced off against the Soviet Union in the medal round of the Lake Placid olympics. -
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/carter-announces-olympic-boycott
President Jimmy Carter announces that the U.S. will boycott the olympics scheduled that summer. -
http://www.coldwar.org/articles/80s/SDI-StarWars.asp
the SDI was a program to develop an anti-ballistic missile system. -
https://partners.nytimes.com/library/world/africa/021689afghan-laden.html
The last soldiers left Afghanistan on February 16th, 1989. -
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tiananmen-square-massacre-takes-place
Chinese troops invade Tiananmen Square in the center of Bejing. -
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall
The Berlin Wall was demolished on November 9th, 1989 -
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gorbachev-elected-president-of-the-soviet-union
Mikhail Gorbachev came into power on March 14th, 1990. -
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/fall-of-soviet-union
The Soviet Union developed a Commonwealth among independent nations. -
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/georgehwbush
41st president of the U.S., George Bush dedicated his life to making the U.S. a kinder and gentler nation. -
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/richardnixon
Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the U.S. and became the only president to ever resign office because of the Watergate Scandal. -
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/ronaldreagan
40th president of the U.S., Ronald Reagan attempted to gain a "peace through strength" feeling inside the citizens of the U.S. -
http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/gerald-r-ford
Gerald Ford was the 38th president of the U.S. He is credited for helping society to become more confident in the Government. -
http://www.britannica.com/biography/Boris-Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin was a Russian leader and politician. He became the first popularly elected leader in the country's history.
