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Yalta Conference
This event is when Winston S. Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin met and discussed the order in Europe after the war in Yalta which is located in the Soviet Union. -
Victory in Europe Day
The day when German troops in Europe surrendered. -
Potsdam Conference
The conference which was the last meeting of the Big Three meetings that went on during WWII where the declaration that demanded unconditional surrender by Japan, also hiding the fact that they had agreed to let Japan keep its emperor in private. -
Japanese Surrender
The day when the formal surrender of Japan was signed. -
"Iron Curtain" Speech
The speech Winston Churchill gave when he condemned the policies of the Soviet Union in Europe and one of the things that announced the beginning of the war. -
Truman Doctrine
The official declaration of the Cold War. -
Marshall Plan
A US program with Westen Europe where it provides them with aid after the devastation of WWII -
Berlin Blockade/Airlift (Start)
When the Soviet Union attempted to limit France's, Great Britain's, and the United States' ability to reach their sectors of Berlin. -
Comecon Created
The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance which coordinates the economic development of countries belonging to the Soviet Union that are eastern European. -
NATO Established
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization which was the military alliance between 12 Western nations that provided for a collective self-defense against Soviet aggression. This also increased American influence in Europe. -
Berlin Blockade/Airlift (End)
When the Soviets concluded that the blockade failed and reopened the borders. -
China Becomes Communist
China goes under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. -
Korean War (Start)
The first military action of the Cold War which was found to be a war against forces of international communism itself. -
Korean War (End)
The first military action of the Cold War which was found to be a war against forces of international communism itself. -
KGB Established
The KGB was for the Soviet Union and was their primary security agency. -
Domino Theory
A Cold War policy suggesting a communist government in one nation would lead to communist takeovers in neighboring states in a short amount of time and each would fall like a perfectly aligned row of dominos. -
Vietnam War (Start)
A long and costly conflict that both divided and pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and the United States. -
Vietnam Is Divided
When the country is divided between North and South by the Geneva Agreement. -
Warsaw Pact Established
A treaty signed by the Soviet Union and seven of its European Satellites which was a mutual defense organization which put the Soviets in command of the armed forces of the states involved. -
Suez Crisis
When Israeli armed forces pushed toward the Suez Canal in Egypt after it was nationalized by the Egyptian president in July of that year. -
Sputnik
The world's first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union which inaugurates the "Space Age". -
Fidel Castro Takes Over Cuba
When Castro and his guerrillas launched a counterattack against Cuba and gained control from Batista. -
U2 Spy Plane Shot Down
When the pilot of an American U2 spy plane was shot down when it flew through Soviet airspace. -
First Man In Space (Yuri Gagarin)
Yuri Gagarin was the first person to fly into space with his flight last 108 minutes. He circled the Earth in the Soviet Union's Vostok spacecraft for a little bit more than one orbit. -
Bay Of Pigs
When the plan between Kennedy and Eisenhower's CIA to Invade Cuba went into action. -
First American In Space (Alan Shepard)
When the Freedom 7 spacecraft blasted off into space aboard a Mercury-Redstone rocket. -
Berlin Wall Built
When East German authorities build a wall to permanently close off access to West Germany. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
When the US intelligence personnel which were analyzing U2 spy plane data and found out that the Soviets were building medium-range missile sites in Cuba. -
Gulf Of Tonkin Incident/Resolution
When President Lyndon Johnson authorizes "all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression" by the North Vietnamese communist government. This was passed because of an alleged attack on two US naval destroyers which were stationed off the coast of Vietnam. -
Six-Day War
A brief, but bloody war between Israel, the Arab states of Egypt, Syria, and Jordan. -
Tet Offensive
A coordinated series of attacks by the North Vietnamese on more than 100 South Vietnamese cities and outposts. -
Apollo 11 Lands On The Moon
Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first humans in history to land on the moon. -
Vietnam War (End)
A long and costly conflict that both divided and pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and the United States. -
Yom Kippur War
When Egyptian and Syrian forces launched a coordinated attack on Israel on Yom Kippur because they were hoping to win back lost territory from the third Arab-Israeli war. -
Nicaraguan Revolution
When people from all sectors in Nicaraguan joined forces and defeated the Somoza dynasty and the National Guard. -
Iranian Hostage Crisis
When a group of Iranian students took more than 60 American hostages after storming the US Embassy in Tehran. -
Iran-Contra Affair
When the US, National Security Council became involved in secret weapon transactions and other things that were forbidden by the US Congress or that violated the stated public policy of the government. -
Glasnost
When Mikhail Gorbachev called for a new era of transparency and openness in a speech to the Communist Party Congress. -
Perestroika
When Mikhail Gorbachev addressed the need for political and economic restructuring in his speech to the Communist Party Congress. -
Poland Becomes Independent
When Poland is able to have semi-free elections. -
Tiananmen Square
When Chinese troops entered Tiananmen Square and fired on civilians. -
Hungary Becomes Independent
When Hungary finally became a democracy, was the first country to take down the Iron Curtain and established the Republic of Hungary. -
Berlin Wall Falls
When the head of the East German Communist Party stated that citizens of the GDR are allowed to cross the border whenever they wanted. -
Communist Government In Romania Fall
When the Romanian dictator and his wife were executed which marked the end of communism in Romania. -
Communist Government In Czechoslovakia Fall
After a general strike involving all of the citizens of Czechoslovakia, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia relinquished power. -
Mikhail Gorbachev Takes Office
When Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the new president of the Soviet Union by the Congress of People's Deputies. -
Germany Reunites
When the East and West of Germany reunite. -
Communist Government In Bulgaria Fall
When the 7th Grand National Assembly voted to change the name of the country to the Republic of Bulgaria and removed the Communist state emblem from their national flag. -
Warsaw Pact Ends
When the military alliance between the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellites was dissolved. -
Boris Yeltsin Elected President Of Russia
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Boris Yeltsin was elected president of Russia. -
USSR Dissolved
The last time the Soviet flag flew over the Kremlin in Moscow.
