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the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe. -
the fear of communism that permeated American politics, culture, and society -
The Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. -
Formed in 1949 with the signing of the Washington Treaty, NATO is a security alliance of 30 countries from North America and Europe. -
conflict between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in which at least 2.5 million persons lost their lives. -
The Vietnam War was a long, costly, and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States -
the Egyptian Government seized control of the Suez Canal from the British and French owned company that managed it, -
a Cold War competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop aerospace capabilities, including artificial satellites, unmanned space probes, and human spaceflight -
The U-2 incident was a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union that began with the shooting down of a U.S. -
the Soviet Union sparked a crisis in the city by cutting off land access between West Germany and West Berlin -
an abortive invasion of Cuba in April 1961 by some 1,500 Cuban exiles opposed to Fidel Castro. -
a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War -
The Soviet–Afghan War was a protracted armed conflict fought in the Soviet-controlled Democratic Republic of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989. -
an explosion and fire that demolished the reactor building and released large amounts of radiation into the atmosphere. -
The unsuccessful August 1991 coup against Gorbachev sealed the fate of the Soviet Union.