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The Russian Revolution
A revolution all across Russia to overthrow the imperial government and replace it with a communist one. -
The Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain was the name for the boundary dividing Europe in two separate areas from the end of WW2 to the end of the cold war. -
The Potsdam Conference
When the US, UK, and the USSR met to discuss postwar peace and counteracting the effects of the war. -
Hiroshima / Nagasaki Atomis Bomb
On August 6 and 9, the US dropped atomic bombs on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki in a last ditch effort to force unconditional surrender without a direct land invasion. -
Molotov Plan
A plan created by the USSR to provide aid to help rebuild countries in Eastern Europe that were under Soviet control. -
The Hollywood 10
Hollywood was accused of having communist influences in the mid to late 40's. The House Un-American Activities Committee called up and tried many actors to confirm or deny this. 10 men refused to answer to the HUAC, and became known as the Hollywood 10. -
The Truman Doctorine
President Harry Truman Offered any country who was in risk of a communist takeover economic, political, and if necessary, military aid. -
Marshall Plan
When the U.S. gave over $12 billion in economic support to help rebuild western Europe after WW2. This helped prevent the spread of communism in western Europe. -
Alger Hiss case
Alger Hiss, a government official, was a suspected soviet spy, and was convicted for perjury on accounts of espionage. He served a short sentence in prison and stuck to his claim of innocence until his death in 1996. -
Berlin Airlift
Soviet troops cut off the entire city of Berlin, in a chance to starve out citizens and prevent Germany from becoming a strong independent country. America flew in planes over the blockade and brought in medical supplies, food, and other necessities so the citizens of Berlin could survive until the Soviets ended the blockade. -
NATO
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created to have an alliance to take down and show power over the communist party. -
Soviet Bomb Test
Through Soviet spy rings in the US's Manhattan Project, the USSR was able to build, and successfully test their first atomic weapon. -
Rosenburg Trial
Julius and Ethel Rosenburg, your average american citizens, were found and tried as Soviet spies. They were thought to have transmitted valuable information on the Manhattan Project to the Russians. They were sentenced to death in 1953. -
Korean War
The war started when North Korea, backed by China and the Soviet Union, moved troops to the South. The US assisted the South and sent troops into Korea to fight off the communists. After the war, Korea was split into North and South at the 38th Parallel. -
Army-McCarthy Hearings
Joseph McCarthy, already famous for his wild accusations of communist ties, was tried by the army for using improper influence to win preferential and better treatment for a staff member. This greatly decreased his influence and notoriety because the public saw his true intentions. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The French were ambushed while in a low valley, not thinking that the Viet-Minh could carry their equipment up the treacherous mountains. They were swiftly defeated with waves artillery and small-arms fire. -
Geneva Conference
Soviet, Communist, and Free powers met in 1954 to discuss the aftermath of the Korean and indochina wars. They decided to split Korea into North and South at the 38th parallel. -
Warsaw Pact
A Soviet Defense treaty made and intended to counteract NATO. -
Hungarian Revolution
This was a Nationwide revolt against the Communist Regime in Hungary that lasted a month. It started with thousands of protesters and turned violent. -
U2 Incident
A US U2 Spyplane was shot down by the Soviet Air Defence Forces while performing recon deep in soviet territory. the Soviets captured the pilot, who we recovered two years later in a prisoner exchange. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs was a failed military invasion attempted by the CIA. They rounded up Cuban immigrants and exiles to take back their homeland and overthrow Fidel Castro. The operation was a fail. -
Berlin Wall
This was a barrier running through Berlin the Physically and ideologically divided the city. It was built by the soviets to demoralize and divide those living in the east from the rest of the world. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
In response to the US having missiles in turkey, and the bay of pigs invasion, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and Joseph Stalin agreed to place Soviet missiles in Cuba. the US established a blockade and didnt let the missiles through to Cuba. -
Assassination of Diem
The CIA and South Vietnam's general arrested and assassinated the President of south Vietnam in 1963 in order to end his autocratic and nepotistic family rule in South Vietnam. -
Assassination of JFK
JFK, the 33rd president of the US, was sniped and murdered from a nearby in the streets in his motorcade in Dealey Plaza. This was a tremendous blow to the US, -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
North Vietnamese Subs fired six torpedoes at the USS Maddox, which angered the US. President Johnson shortly after ordered bombing runs on North Vietnamese bases. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder was a US bombing run to reduce the moral of the North Koreans in Saigon without sending in ground troops. The goal was to destroy their transport system. -
Tet Offensive
The Viet Cong attacked the US and south Vietnamese bases on the Tet holiday, after agreeing to a cease fire. -
Assassination of MLK
MLK was shot at in the morning while in a motel in Memphis. He was pronounced dead at 7:05.
