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soviet creation of nuclear weapons
The Soviet atomic bomb project was one being overseen by Joseph Stalin himself. It occurred in Atomgrad, Semipalatinsk, and Chagan Lake. It was a classified program designed to try and produce and develop nuclear weapons throughout World War Two. -
yalta conference
The Yalta Conference was the world war two meeting of the heads of government from the United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union to discuss what would later be the war guilt clause that harmed Germany economically. This harmed liberalism by affecting satellite states that the soviet took over due to becoming communist. This took place in Yalta, Crimea. -
potsdam conference
Was a conference held at Cecilienhof. It was a meeting between Truman, Stalin and Churchill, and the goal was to establish how to counter the effects of the war and peace treaty issues.This conference decided that Germany was going to be demilitarized and sanctioned into four parts, essentially Germany lost their freedoms as a country due to the decision made by the Big Three which affected Germany’s individual liberalism. -
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hiroshima bombing
Two nuclear weapons were dropped over these Japanese cities coming from the United States. They had been given consent from from the United Kingdom whom they had been working with through the Quebec Agreement. It was the world's first deployed atomic bomb. -
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bombing of nagasaki
Two nuclear weapons were dropped over these Japanese cities coming from the United States. Nagasaki was a neighboring area of Hiroshima and all the information on that slide goes hand in hand with this one. -
molotov plan
The Molotov plan was designed to help the countries that favored communism and the Soviet Union which go hand in hand. The Soviet Union created this system in order to rebuild the countries in Europe tied to them and their beliefs. The Molotov Plan was the refusal by the Soviet Union to the ideas proposed in the Marshall Plan. -
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end of the cold war
This affected individuals liberalism because they are now safe and freedoms are returning. Many areas have to rebuild economically, politically and in terms of infrastructure but the most harmful stresses are over and have been put to rest. -
brussels treaty
This was a treaty signed by the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Britain, as well as Luxembourg. It was designed to be a collective defense alliance, and it paved the way for new treaties and agreements that were to follow such as NATO. It was signed in Brussels, Belgium and was a significant aspect of liberalism throughout the cold war because it promoted collective support and promoted liberal views for the group taking part in this treaty. -
marshall plan
The Marshall plan was enacted by the 80th United States Congress. It was an economic assistance plan designed to aid Western Europe economies after the ending of World War Two. It provided a sense of safety and reassurance to those in Western Europe who needed help with things such as infrastructure. It gave an unexpected feeling of equality to those in Europe which promoted liberal ideologies. -
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berlin blockade
The Berlin Wall was blocked by the members of the Soviet Union in order to prevent access to those under western control rather than soviet control. The Soviet Union wanted to restrict Frances', Great Britain's, and and the United States freedoms by preventing entry to their sectors of Berlin. -
truman doctrine
The truman doctrine was made to counter soviet geopolitical expansion throughout the cold war, it was announced to congress by Harry S. Truman on March 12th 1947 and developed in July. It established that the United States would provide support politically, economically and militarily to all nations whom were democratic and threatened by internal or external authoritarian forces. This took place in Washington DC where congress was located. -
north atlantic treaty organization
NATO was founded in Washington DC in the United States as well as signed there. NATO when not abbreviated stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It was a military organization between 29 countries throughout Europe as well as North America. The main purpose of this organization was to defend one another from Soviet communist takeover. -
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korean war
This was a war between North Korea and South Korea. World War Two had divided Korea into what is now known as North Korea and South Korea, the northern portion after world war two went communist whereas South Korea stuck with the United States and was much more socialist. -
stalin's death march
After four days of mourning Stalin was given a state burial which included speeches and a moment of silence that was observed throughout the nation. Multiple foreign dignitaries attended the significant event for Russian history. Most of Stalin’s most trusted men were left in charge of organizing the funeral. His death meant a new Russia was going to emerge. The totalitarian leader of Russia had passed thus meant freedom for all of those beneath him, to a certain extent. -
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warsaw pact
The Warsaw Pact was signed in Warsaw Poland and was a treaty between the Soviet Union and a few portions in Europe (satellite states) to benefit the collective in terms of defense during the Cold War. The signing of this treaty displayed the communist dominance taking over Europe. -
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vietnam war
This was an undeclared war in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. It pitted the communist northern side of Vietnam against the southern side who was allied with the United States. Their liberalism was restricted because the individuals were not allowed to do what they wanted, they had their freedoms taken away and were ordered to fight. -
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hungarian revolution
The hungarian revolution was an attempt to challenge the soviet imposed policies being enforced by the Hungarian People’s Republic. It took place in Hungary after a speech by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. The people were encouraged by the new freedom of debate as well as criticism. Liberal views and acts had been taken and given so often throughout the war individuals no longer knew how to react when given any type of freedom. -
north american aerospace defense command
The North American Aerospace Defense Command was a system of warnings across North America that was run by Canada and the United States who were working together in this organization. The purpose was to provide aerospace warnings and protect North America’s skies.This restricted individuals flying/ travelling rights which in turn restricts individuals liberalism. -
fidel castro takeover
Fidel was a communist revolutionary. He overthrew the current leader and took power as prime minister. Fidel was now in charge of Cuba’s political and military forces. He believed he knew what the country needed and coordinated attacks in order to get himself into power. He restricted the beliefs of the Cuban citizens and ruled as he thought was necessary to better the country, which was a restriction of all others liberalism. -
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bay of pigs
The bay of pigs was a failed military attack on Cuba in the 1960’s. The intention was a government takeover to remove communist Fidel Castro. CIA financed and trained groups invaded Cuba in attempts to topple the government Fidel Castro had created. It did fail miserably because Fidel Castro had such a well trained military because that was an aspect of government he thought was most important. -
creation of the berlin wall
The Berlin Wall was a structure completed throughout the night of August 13th 1961, places between East Germany and West Berlin. It was constructed in order to keep the Germans fleeing from the post war struggles of World War Two into Berlin. Restricting individuals from the possibility of a better life by enclosing them inside Germany where tabs would be kept on them. -
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cuban missile crisis
This was a thirteen day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. The cause of the confrontation was the United States had discovered that the Soviet Union had missile deployment in Cuba. This could have progressed the cold war into a nuclear war, luckily it did not get that far. It resulted with both countries withdrawal of nuclear missiles from the specified areas. It gave citizens the sense of safety and freedom in Cuba. Their liberalism is no longer restricted. -
nuclear arms treaties
The nuclear arms treaties were designed and signed to prevent the spread of harmful nuclear weapons and to enhance peace between nations. The five areas that were originally recognized in the treaty were the U.S., China, France, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom because they were known to be nuclear weapon states; Although Finland was the first of many states to sign. It provided all individuals partaking a sense of relief and underlying safety if another war was to break out. -
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afghanistan/soviet war
This War occurred mainly in the rural countryside of Afghanistan, it lasted a gruelling nine years. Collective insurgent groups named mujahideen fought against the Soviet army and the democratic republic of Afghanistan. Up to 2 million people were killed. The growing insurgency led to the Soviets invading. -
solidarity in poland
Solidarity in Poland made drastic changes that he country had not been used to. It gave workers more rights, got Poland a non-communist leader and a president that would agree to citizen demands. The new non-communist leader that changed Poland was Lech Walsea and they were the first non-communist leader since before world war two. The solidarity movement became the first independent labour union in a soviet-bloc country and greatly contributed to the fall of communism. -
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falling of the berlin wall
Essentially this was the ending of the cold war. This date is not the literal date the wall came down, but it is the day the East German Communist Party announced that all members of the GDR could come and go as they pleased. Later that night many began to chip at the wall and by November 1991 it had officially “fallen”. It was a major move away from the communist ideas that were being pushed forward throughout the cold war and it allowed the individuals to be free and move as they please. -
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czechoslovakia revolution
Otherwise known as the velvet revolution it was a non-violent transition of power. It ended the 41 years of one party rule and progressed to the conversion of a parliamentary republic. Czechoslovakia held its first democratic election since 1946 after the revolution. A few years to follow the country split into two different sections and they progressed.