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Policy of Containment
This was a U.S. policy to stop the spread of communism abroad. This was a response to a series of movements by the Soviets. -
Yalta Conference
This was the meeting of officials from U.S., U.K., and the Soviet Union. The meeting was intended to discuss how to reestablish Europe after the war. -
Wardaw Pact
This was a military alliance of Communist nations. This included USSR, East Germany, Albania, Czech, Poland, Hungary, and Romania. -
Iron Curtain Speech
Churchill gave his Iron Curtain speech in Fulton, Missouri. This is one of the most famous post-war speeches. -
Truman Doctrine
This was a policy by President Truman stating that the U.S. would support Turkey and Greece with economic and military aid to keep them from joining the Soviet Sphere. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was a European recovery program. America offered to aid Europe by giving economic support after WWII. -
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was an international crisis during the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked all Allie access in parts of Berlin under allie control. -
Division of Germany
The Soviet Berlin Blockade successfully divided Germany into 4 zones. The Soviets controlled the East while the Allies controlled the West. -
German Democratic Republic
This side was known as the Communist controlled state. This was the Eastern side of Germany. -
First Atomic Bomb
The USSR exploded their first atomic bomb in 1949. This was an important event to the Arms Race. -
Korean War
The Korean War was a war between South and North Korea. This war is said to be caused by the political division of Korea happening after WWII. The Korean War lasted for a little over three years. -
First Hydrogen Bomb
This was considered more destructive than the first atomic weapons. It was tested in the Marshall Islands. -
Joseph Stalin dies
Joseph Stalin had ruled the Soviet Union since 1928 and his death caused a temporary calm in the Cold War. -
Nakita Khruschev comes to power
Nakita Kruschev was a politician in the Soviet Union during the Cold War.He was elected president in 1953. -
Arms Race
The Nuclear Arms Race was a competition between U.S. and the Soviet Union for supremacy in nuclear warfare. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was known as the second Indochina War. As a result of the war communist governments took power in South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. -
Space Race
The Space Race, similar to the Arms Race was a competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union for supremacy in spaceflight. The Soviets launched the first satellite, Sputnik into space in October 1957. -
U-2 Incident
This event was when a U.S. U-2 spy plane had been shot down by the Soviet Union. The U.S. government at first denied the plane's purpose but was forced to admit it when they offered the pilot of the plane back to the U.S. -
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin was the first man to travel into space. This created a race between US and Soviets, as he was a Russian Cosmonaut. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed military invasion by the U.S. in Cuba. This failure initiated Operation Mongoose, another plan to invade. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier created by the German Democratic Republic in order to block West Berlin from Eastern Germany. The wall was taken down later in 1990. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
This was a confrontation between the Soviets with Cuba and the United States. This was a point where the Cold War had been closest to becoming a nuclear conflict. -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
This started the Soviet war in Afghanistan when Leonid Brezhnev led troops into Afghanistan. This lasted until 1989. -
INF Treaty
This was an agreement between the Soviet Union and United States. This agreement was meant to eliminate nuclear and conventional missiles from being launched within intermediate ranges. -
Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power
Gorbachev faced criticism because he had been given power by the Soviets before being elected, and when embarssing Soviet facts came out in April. -
German Reunification
This was when Berlin reunited itself into a single city.The German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany. -
USSR Breakup
The Soviet Union broke up into 15 different countries. The breakup was a victory of freedom for the west. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berling airlift was known as the partitioning of Berlin. This was a plan by the Soviets to form a blockade in Berlin. -
Federal Republic of Germany
The Federal Republic of Germany was the western side of Germany, This side was the democratic state. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
This was known as the collective security alliance. The treaty promised that military would provide mutual help if they were attacked.
