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Yalta conference
The second wartime meeting of the British prime minister Winston Churchill, the Soviet premier Joseph Stalin and the U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
Potsdam conference
Truman demanded free elections Eastern Europe, and Stalin wants to buffer communist states in Eastern Europe. -
Arms race
A competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons, between the US and the former Soviet Union during the Cold War. -
Division of Germany
For purposes of occupation, the Americans, British, French, and Soviets divided Germany into four zones. The American, British, and French zones together made up the western side of Germany, while the Soviet zone comprised the eastern side. -
Winston Churchill gives Iron Curtain Speech
A quote from his speech was, "An iron has descended across the continent." Iron Curtain was a nickname used to refer to communist nations of Europe. -
Truman Doctrine
In a dramatic speech, President Harry Truman asks for U.S. assistance for Greece and Turkey to forestall communist domination of the two nations. -
Start of The Cold War
The Cold War was a state of political tension after WWII between powers in the East and powers in the West. the war lasted from 1947- 1991. -
Start of UN (united nations)
A necessity, as a means of international conflict and negotiating peace than was provided for by the old League of Nations. -
Marshall Plan
also known as the European recovery program, the Marshall Plan successfully sparked economic recovery. -
Berlin blockaid
The Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. -
Berlin aircraft
During the Berlin blockaid, the US and the UK responded by airlifting food and fuel to Berlin from Allied airbases in western Germany. -
Federal republic of Germany
West Germany is the English name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation to German reunification. -
Korean war
The war began when North Korea invaded South Korea. The U.N, with the U.S. as the principal force, came to the aid of South Korea. -
Joseph Stalin dies
Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). he died at the age of 73. -
Nakita Khrushchev comes to power
A politician who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. -
Start of KGB
The Russian secret police.The KGB was a massive and powerful organization that continued to operate until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. -
Warsaw pact formed
The Soviet Union and seven of its European satellites sign a treaty establishing the Warsaw Pact, a mutual defense organization that put the Soviets in command of the armed forces of the member states. -
Vietnam war
Also known as the second Indochina war, and known in Vietnam as resistance war against America or simply the American war. -
Space race
Refers to the 20th century competition between the USSR and the USA. -
U-2 incident
A United States U-2 spy plane that was shot down while in Soviet airspace. -
Bay of pigs invasion
A failed military invasion of Cuba. -
Berlin Wall
Thousands of east Germans fled to the democratic west during the beginning of the cold war so, the communist east German authorities built a wall that totally encircled West Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
a 13-day political and military standoff over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from U.S. shores.President JFK notified Americans about the missiles, and made it clear the U.S. was prepared to use military force if necessary. -
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
The Soviet Union intervened in support of the Afghan communist government in its conflict with anticommunist Muslim guerrillas during the Afghan War, and remained in Afghanistan until February 1989. -
INF Treaty
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty between USA and USSR. -
Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power
He was the eighth and final leader of the Soviet Union. -
German Re-unification
The uniting of East and West Germany in 1990 after they had been separated since 1945. -
U.S.S.R Breakup
Gorbachev was disappointed in the dissolution of his nation and resigned from his job on December 25. It was a peaceful end to a long, and terrifying epoch in world history.
