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Formation of the United Nations
Representatives of 26 nations at war met with the axis powers met at Washington to sign the declaration of the united nations' pledging to use all resources against the axis and agreeing not to make a sperate peace. -
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Cold War
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Potsdam Conference
The countries who took part in the Potsdam Conference were the Victorious allies of World War 2. They got together to administer Germnay since Germnay had "surrenderd". This lasted From July 17 to august 2 ,1945 , -
Iron Curtain descends on Europe
Iron curtain had descended on Erupe diving the continent between east and west.The east side was under control of the soviet union and the west was the democratic European states -
Truman Doctrine
The United states idea of stopping the spread of communism, the idea was called "Containment" .It started in Greece and Turkey, it continued with the berlin airlift. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall plan was a post- WW2 to pick Europe up. The United States primary plan they wanted to create and build a stronger foundation for allied countries of Europe -
Creation of Israel
Isreal became an independent state after Israel was recognized by United Nations. Israel was attacked by Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq but with its good army it still managed to survive. -
Berlin Air Lift
The soviet put a blockade on the allied sector of Berlin to starve the population into soviet support then the U.S started flying food supply day and night! -
Formation of NATO
The berlin blockade forced negotiations between Western Europe, Canada and the United States which led to NATO -
Korean War
The korean war started when the Northern korean peoples army crossed the 38 parallel. In July American troops were sent on south koreas behalf the U.S worked hard to come to an agreement with North Korea but because of this America was worried this would lead to WWlll. The solution was to divide the peninsula. -
Stalin Dies
A soviet Union leader who was responsible for the death of millions of people through famine, and purges. Some people did weep for him though, because he had led them to victory in WW2, he was there leader, the father of the People, the suprememe commander the Generalissimo. -
Warsaw Pact formed.
The soviet Union and seven European Sattelites signed a treaty establishing the Warsaw pact, a mutual defense organization that put the soviets in command of armed forces of the member states. -
Suez Crisis
The Egyptians government nationalized the suez canal and Britain and France working together with Isreal invaded Egypt. They did win but the U.S Forced Britain and France to withdraw there forces. -
Sputnik I & Sputnik II
October 4, 1957 Sputnik 1 was launched it was the first artifical satelite it led to new political, military, technology, and scientific developments then Sputnik 2 was launched on November 3, 1957 carrying heavier payload with a dog named Laika. -
NASA is formed
The drive to create NASA was when the sputnik was launched on Oct 4th, 1957 ang also the Russians. After it was launched the development to make NASA sped up. -
Bay of Pigs invasion
Cuban exiles launched a terrible invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. Cuban plans bombarded the invaders. Although there was alot of complications they managed to destroy two escort ships and half of the exiles air support -
The Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was built to keep western "autocrats" from entering east Germany but in November 9, 1989 communist part allowed GDR people to cross when ever they wanted to. The wall was tore down in 1989. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis also know as the " October Crisis" or the "Missile Scare", A 13 day confrontation between Soviet Union and Cuba and the United States on the other side. it was known to be the closest to turning into a nucleur conflict. Things almost came close to direct war but Kruschev removed the missiles. -
Kennedy Is Assassinatted
35th President of the United States also the youngest, John. F Kennedy's prime concern was the income tax cuts and a civil rights bill. Assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswald. Many people still think to this day that Kennedys death was not done by one person but my many and it was just a cover up. -
USS Pueblo Inciddent
The first Navy ship to be hi-jacked by a foreign country's military force in over 150 years, It was captured by the North Koreans.To date it hasn't resulted in no retaliation . -
Nuclear Non Proliferation Treat
The Treaty of Nuclear Non-Proliferation obligates that the U.S, Russian federation, the United Kingdom, France, and China not to transfer nucleus weapons, other nuclear devices or technology to any non nuclear state. -
Salt 1 & Salt 2 Agreements
Strategic Arms Limitation Talk 1 was when the united states and the soviet union negotiated the first agreements to place limits and restraints on some of their central and most important armaments, Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty 2 increased limits on intercontinental balistic missiles. (1969-1977) -
UN Resolution 2758
The restortion of the lawful right of the peoples republic of china in the united nations. Done by a two thirds vote reffering to article 18. -
Nixon visits China
United States president Richard Nixons visits to the peoples Republic of China it was necesary to do so , so to bring things back to normal between the United States and the Peoples republic of China. -
Paris Peace Accords
An agreement between the government of the Democratic Republic of North Vietnam, the PRG, South VIetnam, and the United States to bring an end to the Vietnam War. -
Vietnam War (U.S involvement)
South of Vietnam signed a military and economic treaty with the United States. Ascending dissatisfaction with the ineffectiveness and corruption of Diems government culminated in a military coup by Duong Van Minh. -
South Vietnam falls.
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces captured south Vietnamese Capital of Saigan, forcing south vietnam to surrender and end the Vietnam War -
Iran Hostage Crisis
The Iran Hostage also known as the "Persian" , was a crisis between the U.S and Iran. 52 american diplomats and citizens were kept hostage for 444 days. it lasted from November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981 -
USSR Invades afghanistan
Afghanistan was invaded by the soviet in late Dec. 1979. The soviet intervened in support of the Afghan communist government in its conflicts with anticommunist muslims. They remained there untill 1989. -
U.S & Soviet boycotts of the olymics
The 1980 summer olymic boycott of the mascoot olypmic was apart of a package of action initiated by the united stated to protest agaisnt the soviet invasion in afgahanastan. -
Korean Airline Flight
The place was heading to its last destination spot when it veared off couse going on to Kamchatka Peninsula the Soviet tried to make contact with the Korean plan but got no response so they fired a missile that killed 269 people on board -
U.S invades Grenada
Bishop was put to be the prime minister causing problems when the break down in civil order threatened the lives of medical students who were living on the island -
Dissolving of the Soviet Union
The Soviet economy was slowly becoming stagnant. The soviet put to much money in the military, bankrupting themselves. Communism wasnt not delivering the "workers paradise"wages, housing, renting, and cars , people could see the difference between their lifestles and the life style of the West on TV. it went on from March 11, 1985 to December 26, 1991 -
Iran Contra Affair
A secret arangement to provide Nicaraguan contra rebels from profits gained from selling arm to Iran. The first was to aid the contras who war conducting war again the government of Nicaragua.The second was to release american hostages held by iranian groups -
Chernobyl disaster
The result of a flawed reactor design that was operated with inadequately trained personal, resulting in a steam explosion killling 2 people that day and 28 within a few weeks. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
Protests in 1989 also called the " June four incident" in China. Chinese troops stormed through the center of beijing killing and arresting thousands of pro-democracy protestors. They protested for greater democracy and call for the acceptance of chinese communist party.
