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Khushchev, a Soviet leader, was born on this date.
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Gorbachev, a Soviet leader, was born on this date.
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The Yalta Conference is considered the start of the Cold War because of the territorial conflicts that occured when the "Big Three" wanted to split up Germany into democratic and communist.
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The Truman Doctrine was a statement to defend the world against the threat of communism declared by President Truman.
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The Marshall Plan, first discussed publicly on June 5th, 1947, showed that the United States wanted to repel communism in Europe.
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The Berlin Blockade was a precursor to the Berlin Wall that followed in 1961, which separated the ideas of democracy and communism.
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The Berlin Airlift was an attempt to rescue people stranded in Berlin from communism.
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The Korean War brought the Cold War to Asia. The communist-backed North Korea went up against South Korea, who was allied with the United States. This caused a split in Korea that stays to modern day.
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The Arms Race began in the early 1950's between the U.S.S.R. and the United States. Both countries "raced" to build and invent new weaponry that would be beneficial if a war broke out.
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Joseph Stalin dies on this date, leaving a new ruler to lead the U.S.S.R. without all the same ideas that Stalin did. This could lead to some conflict between the Soviets and the United States.
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Khruschev comes to power after Stalin died. He led Russia through events such as the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
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The Korean War hostilities end on this date. However, the Korean War still has not officially ended.
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The Vietnam War was one outcome of the Cold War. It pitted North Vietnam, who was communist, against South Vietnam and their allies, the United States.
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The Space Race began in October of 1957 when the U.S.S.R. launched the Sputnik I into orbit. The United States replied by developing their own technology for space exploration. Thus, the Space Race begun, creating a new competition between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.A.
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The U-2 Incident was one example of actual conflict in the Cold War. One spy plane, flying over the U.S.S.R., was shot down.
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Yuri Gagarin, a Russian, was the first person to be in space on the date mentioned.
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The Bay of Pigs was the United States' failed attempt to overthrow the communist regime in Cuba led by Fidel Castro. This increases tension between democracy and communism even further. Additionally, Cuba does not allow United States citizens to enter Cuba as a result of this incident.
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The Berlin Wall, built in 1961, stood as a symbol of the conflict in the Cold War. The Berlin Wall separated the Democratic and Communist sides of Berlin
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The Cuban Missile Crisis was a massive point of tension between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.A. It involved a thermonuclear weapon site built in Cuba by the U.S.S.R. A fleet of American ships then surrounded Cuba to prevent supplies to getting in.
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The U.S. leave Vietname on this date. However, the war continues for two extra years.
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Richard Nixon, U.S. President, resigns due to multiple scandals. Gerald Ford now becomes U.S. President.
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The war ends in April of 1975 when the communists take over Saigon.
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Gorbachev becomes leader of the U.S.S.R. on this date. He is the last leader of the U.S.S.R. before it is disbanded.
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The INF Treaty calls for the destruction of certain missiles that were owned by the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. This lowered the threat of harm that both countries could do, but the overall tension increased between the two countries, because the treaty was signed by NATO.
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Lithuania, a Baltic state, votes to leave the U.S.S.R. on this date. This leads the way for the Baltic states to leave.
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All of Baltic States are free of Soviet control when Latvia separates from the U.S.S.R. on this date.
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Democracy and communism unite when West and East Germany reunite in a post-Soviet era.
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The U.S.S.R. Officially breaks up on this date. It separates into many other states. The Cold War ends here.
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JFK was assassinated on this date. The assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, had possible communist motives.
