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This was a major aspect in the Russian Revolution Of 1917. It was where there was a seizure of state power. This was part of the Cold War because of the fact that this is the Eastern countries are affected by Russia taking over.
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This was a group of leaders who wanted to keep peace and order in the world. It was a huge factor in the Cold War because the war was all about keeping peace and this league helped keep it.
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The Treaty of Versalilles was a treaty that concluded World War I and put the blame on Germany. It was written by Truman, Churchill and Stalin. It impacted the Cold War by making Germany resentful and want revenge against us, starting World War II.
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The Yalta Conference included 3 leaders: Roosevelt (United States), Stalin (Russia) and Churchill (England). The purpose of the meeting was to make decisions about what the world would look like after WWII and also what to do with Germany.
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The United Nations was formed to keep peace after World War II. The League of Nations failed, so this was the plan B. This affected the Cold War by keeping the world from fighting for the war.
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These were a series of trials to prosecute the actions of the Holocaust in World War II. This was held by the allied forces against the political, military, and economic leaders of the Holocaust. This had to do with the Cold War by making the crimes of World War II surface.
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This was a period where Chinese Communist's Party was driven to power. This had been coming since 1921. This impacted the Cold War by causing termoil in the east.
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This speech was the beginning of the blockade, also known as the "iron curtain". This was a speech made by Churchill and it was a blockade blocking them off from the rest of the Eastern half of the world. This had a large part in the Cold War because of the fact that it shut the eastern countries off to stop war and commotion.
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This was the group of the United Nations assembling for many countries to try to keep peace. This was the result of the League of Nations failing and it trying to fix itself. This affected the Cold War by trying to keep peace between the nations of the world.
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This plan was a plan between the US, Canada and England to regulate atomic energy. This affected the Cold War by making it more peaceful and not have to worry about countries dropping atomic bombs at each other.
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In a dramatic speech to a joint session of Congress, President Harry S. Truman asks for U.S. assistance for Greece and Turkey to forestall communist domination of the two nations. Historians have often cited Truman's address, which came to be known as the Truman Doctrine, as the official declaration of the Cold War.
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A broad program of econnomic aid offered originally to all European nations including communist countries. This aid was offered to all of Europe from America. This plan was put into order to try to stop communism. This affected the Cold War by slowing down the spread of communism in the eaat.
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Soviets blocked all roads and railways; cut off electrical power to both West Berlin. They wanted to force allies to leave Berlin or stop them from unifying West Germany Massive Airlift of supplies to West Berlin. This affected the Cold War by keeping the east out of communication with the west, causing more termoil.
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In 1949, the prospect of further Communist expansion prompted the United States and 11 other Western nations to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The Soviet Union and its affiliated Communist nations in Eastern Europe founded a rival alliance, the Warsaw Pact, in 1955. The alignment of nearly every European nation into one of the two opposing camps formalized the political division of the European continent that had taken place since World War I.
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The speech made by McCarthy was made to address communists working for the state department. He stated that there were 205 members, but that was later questioned for being an inacurate number. This affected the Cold War by stirring things with communism in the west.
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This was a war where northern Korea against southern Korea. North Korea was a communist group of people who were trying to take over south Korea, a democracy, and turn it communist. This affected the Cold War by making the other countries come in and put a stop to it.
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A miliatry alliance between the Soviet Union and the communist countries of Eastern Europe under Soviet control. This was also a Soviet reaction to the interegation of West Germany. This affected the Cold War by creating more conflict in between the west and the east.
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The launch of Sputnik was a very large step in technology for the Soviet Union. It was the first artificial satellite to ever orbit the earth. This put the United States behind in the feud between the two countries. This affected the Cold War by putting America in a bad spot trying their hardest to outdo the Soviet Union.
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On February 16, 1959, Castro became the prime minister of Cuba. He wanted to bring the Marshall Plan into Latin America. In May of 1959, he signed the National Institute of Agrainian Reform, which limited land owners to 993 square acres. This impacted the Cold War by taking over Cuba and limiting their freedoms.
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Kennedy approved an invasion on the Cuban mainland by an anti-castro group trained by U.S. military. They landed on the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the intent of igniting an uprising against Castro. This affected the Cold War by causing problems between the U.S. and Cuba.
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This wall was built around West Berlin to completely block out Germany and also East Berlin. The wall was built to protect the population on the inside of the wall. This affected the Cold War by people trying to keep peace and not fight.
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This was when Cuba was planning to fire missiles at America. Their response after finding out they were was to create a blockade. This was extremely dangerous because it was an extreme nuclear conflict. This affected the Cold War because America almost had to fire missiles back at them, making the war not so "cold."
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The U.S. sent troops due to the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1965. This escalated the Vietnamese conflict. They were stationed in South Vietnam to fight against the North. This affected the Cold War because it involved us getting involved in a physical war, which we were trying to avoid.
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This was an international treaty written to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. It also accomplished stopping the use of nuclear energy. This affected the Cold War by making international peace and saftey.
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This was the spaceflight which landed the first man on the moon. Saturn V was launhed by the US, putting us in the lead of the space race in front of the Soviets. This affected the Cold War by us competeing against Russia.
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This was the first round of bilateral talks, which involved the countries America and the Soviet Union. It had to do with the issue of armanent control. This affected the Cold War by trying to solve the conflict between the US and the Soviets.
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This was a shooting of students by the Ohio National Guard. The shootings killed four and wounded nine. This affected the Cold War by people sworn to protect the people going off and killing them.
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The second round of bilateral talks between the Soviets and the US. This leaded them to write START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty), which was written in two treaties. This affected the Cold War by ending a lot of conflict between the two nations.
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This was where Southern Vietnam was invaded by Northern Vietnam and being forced to convert to communism. This affected the Cold War by making North and South Vietnam a communist country, posing many concerns of spreading.
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This was where the Soviets went into the Soviet war and basically took over. This affected the Cold War by making the Soviets more powerful and more of a threat.
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She was the prime minister of England for 11 years. She made a lot of positive changed in the ways of international laws. She affected the Cold War by working very hard to maintain peace.
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Also knonw as mutual assured destruction, this was where a military strategy was to use weapons of mass destruction to use in defense. This affected the Cold War by making it dangerous for all involved.
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This was where a communist leader became the leader of China. This affected the Cold War by making a large part of the west be put in danger.
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This was where the barrier between West Berlin and the surrounding countries was taken down. This affected the Cold War by causing termoil between the countries.
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This was the largest arms control in history. This was made to stop all nuclear weaponry and most warfare to stop and come to peace. This affected the Cold War by starting to end it.
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This was the second treaty, but this one focused on the missiles between countries. This affected the Cold War by putting the world in peace.
