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russian revolution
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potsdam conference
Ending on August 2, 1945, The Potsdam Conference was held to discuss postwar Europe and the 'unconditional surrender' of Japan. But tensions were created when President Truman and Winston Churchill wanted to secure political freedom and democratic governments in post-war Europe, while Joseph Stalin wanted to dominate all of Europe and impose communism on it's nations. -
hiroshima atomic bomb
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Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain, at first being just an ideological barrier between the Soviet Union and the rest of Europe, was then brought into reality after a speech by Winston Churchill was given on March 5, 1946. -
Molotov Plan
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truman doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was created from a speech by President Truman before a joint session of Congress. It stated that the U.S would provide political, military, and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat by communists. -
Hollywood 10
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Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was a recovery program by the U.S. to help Western Europe recover from WW2. America spent an estimate of $12 billion helping to rebuild the Western European Economy. -
Berlin Blockade
Lifted on May 12, 1949, The Berlin Blockade was created to limit France's, Great Britain's, and the United States ability to travel to the Soviet Unions sectors of Berlin. It was surpassed by western powers by airplanes that dropped supplies and relief to the west Berliners behind the blockade. The Soviets were further angered at the U.S. for their continuous attempts at trying to suppress their communist rule. -
berlin airlift
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Alger Hiss case
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NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, aka NATO, is a military alliance based of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949. It was created in an effect to slow down or stop Soviet or communist expansion, forbid any nationalist militarism in Europe through a strong U.S. military presence, and encourage European political interrogation. -
Korean War
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Soviet bomb test
The Soviet Unions first nuclear test was on August 29, 1949. It was code named RDS-1 and took place in current day Kazakhstan -
Rosenburg trial
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Battle of Dien Bien Phu
the battle of Dien Bien Phu, was the definitive battle in the Main Indochina War of 1946– 54. It comprised of a battle amongst French and Viet Minh, the Vietnamese Comunist and nationalism for control of a little mountain station on the Vietnamese outskirt close to Laos. -
Army-McCarthy hearings
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Geneva Conference
The Geneva Conference took place in Switzerland in an attempt of settle foreign issues with the Korean Peninsula and trying to restore peace in Indochina. Countries that attended include the Soviet Union, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and the People’s Republic of China. -
Warsaw Pact
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Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian Revolution lasted until November 10, 1956. The Hungarians revolted against the soviet's imposed policies. -
U2 Incident
The U-2 incident was when the Soviets shot down an American spy plane. It occurred during Eisenhower presidency and premiership of Nikita Khrushchev. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
the bay of pigs invasion was when Americans had been training Cuban refugees which had been overrun by communism. Americans badly lost and cuban remained communist -
Berlin Wall
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Assassination of Diem
