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Russian Revolution
The revolution was led by Vladimir Lenin. It marked the end of many significant Russian rules, such as the end of czarist rule. Also the Romanov dynasty and Imperial rule. -
Potsdam Conference
Harry S Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin all gather one final time at the end of World War 2. They established the council of foreign ministers as well as a central allied control. However the main focus was on what was to be done with postwar Europe. -
Atomic Bomb- Hiroshima/Nagasaki
An American B-29 bomber dropped the first atomic bomb onto the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The new weapon created a quicker ending to war as well as prevented the result of mass American casualties. -
Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain symbolized the Russians separation of eastern and western Europe. The speech from Winston Churchill was significant because it represented that they were shielded from knowing what was going on behind the "curtain". -
Molotov Plan
The plan from the Soviet's in which they intended to rebuild areas in Eastern Europe which they provided political or financial support. It can be seen as a version of the Marshall Plan, which was refused by the Soviet Union. -
Truman Doctrine
The American foreign policy in which it announced the counter of Soviet expansion and influence during the Cold War. This began by Harry S Truman pledging to contain threats to Greece and Turkey. -
Hollywood 10
Members of the Hollywood film industry publicly denounced the tactics employed by the HUAC, during their investigations of communist influence in the motion picture business. Many actors and actresses lost their jobs and were no longer chosen to be in films. -
Marshall Plan
The plan which stated that America will help European countries by providing many different form of aid (financial, food, medical). They did this in order to improve poor situation and discourage them from embracing communism. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Wall was creating a major separation between the people who lived there and their access to food and supplies. The Berlin airlift consisted of Americans providing resources to helpless soldiers and civilians in Berlin. -
Berlin Blockade
The first attempt form the Soviet Union to limit the Western Allie's access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. This was one of the first major international crises which arose at the beginning of the Cold War. -
Alger Hiss Case
An American government official who was accused of being a Soviet spy. This event marks the beginning of a time where certain American's where creating false public assumptions in order to instill fear into fellow Americans. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization stood to unify and strengthen the Western Allies. Specifically the military responses to invasions, creating an overall strength in war. -
Soviet Bomb Test
The Soviet Union detonate their first atomic bomb, they built a fake society around the explosion site in order to determine the effects of the detonation. This test led the United States in developing the hydrogen bomb in 1951 -
Korean War
Communist North Korea invaded South Korea, they crossed the 38th Parallel. American was a supportive country to South Korea, meaning the country became heavily involved in the war. -
Rosenburg Trial
A few weeks after the Korean War began, Julius Rosenburg and his wife were arrested on the legal charge of committing espionage. Meaning they were providing Soviets with classified U.S. information. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
During the Geneva Conference of 1954 Ho Chi Minh's forces defeated the French. This marked the end of French military influence in Asia -
Geneva Conference
An effort to resolve many problems in Asia, including the war in Indochina where representatives from the World's powers meet in Geneva. This conference marked the turning point for the United States involvement in Vietnam. -
Army-Mcarthy Hearings
A series of hearings held by the U.S subcommittee of investigation to research conflicting accusations between the Army and Senator Mcarthy. This created temporary turmoil between state and military. -
Warsaw Pact
A political and military alliance among Eastern European countries and the Soviet Union. It was considered a counterbalance to the United States NATO alliance. Creating "equality" in the Soviet's minds since they feared America's power. -
Hungarian Revolution
A nationwide revolt against the Marxist-Leninist government People were standing against communist policies and created the first major threat to soviet control. -
U2 Incident
During Eisenhower's presidency a U-2 U.S. spy plane was shot down while in Soviet airspace. The incident derailed an important meeting between the president and Soviet leader Nikita Kruschev. The pilot of the aircraft was captured and imprisoned for Espionage -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban nationalist Fidel Castro overthrew Cuba's American backed president. The government launched 1,400 American trained Cubans intended to drive Fidel out of Cuba, however they were badly outnumbered and surrendered after 24 hours. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
John F Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev tried to reach a compromise after Soviet soldiers were caught setting up nuclear- armed missiles in Cuba. This was terrifying for many countries because nuclear weapons have existential results if detonated. -
Assassination of Diem
Right after his government was overthrown, Diem was captured and killed by a group of soldiers. The United States became much more involved since communist rebels were beginning to show their strength more forcibly through violence. -
Assassination of JFK
Prior to the election of 1963, which Kennedy clearly was going to run for and most likely be re-elected, he was shot in a motorcade through Dallas Texas. Kennedy had finally begun to inspire a new generation of optimism in America -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
This policy authorized President Johnson to take any measures that he though necessary in maintaining and insuring international peace. -
Tet Offensive
A coordinated series of attacks of South Vietnam from North Vietnam. Although the U.S. provided major assistance in holding off attacks, the media produced many violent images that shook the fears of American people. -
Assassination of MLK
James Earl Ray, a confirmed racist and small-time criminal, began plotting the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in early 1968. He shot and killed King in Memphis on April 4, 1968, confessing to the crime the following March. -
Assassination of RFK
Robert F Kennedy was an American politician from Massachusetts. He served as the United States junior senator from New York from January 1965 until his assassination by Shihan in June 1968. -
Invasion of Czechoslovokia
The Soviet Union led Warsaw Pact troops in an invasion for Czechoslovakia, to crack down on reformist trends in Prague. The invasion was a success and slowed down the pace of reform, but had consequences for the unity of communism. -
Riots of Democratic Convention
In 1968, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, tens of thousands of Vietnam War protesters battle police in the streets, while the Democratic Party falls apart over an internal disagreement concerning its stance on Vietnam. -
Election of Nixon
The Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon, won the election over the Democratic nominee, incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey. He was the only president to ever resign from office. -
Kent State
The Kent State shootings occurred at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, in the United States and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4, 1970. -
Nixon visits Chin
President Richard Nixon takes a dramatic first step toward normalizing relations with the communist People’s Republic of China by traveling to Beijing for a week of talks. Nixon’s historic visit began the slow process of the re-establishing diplomatic relations between the United States and communist China. -
Ceasefire in Vietnam
When the cease-fire went into effect, Saigon controlled about 75 percent of South Vietnam’s territory and 85 percent of the population. The South Vietnamese Army was well equipped via last-minute deliveries of U.S. weapons and continued to receive U.S. aid after the cease-fire. -
Fall of Saigon
The Fall of Saigon, was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam. -
Reagan Elected
Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the United States, from 1981 to 1989. He was elected in 1980 on November 4th. He cut taxes, increased defense spending, negotiated a nuclear arms reduction agreement with the Soviets and is credited with helping to bring a quicker end to the Cold War. -
SDI Announced
Strategic Defense Initiative was a made up plan that was response to possible nuclear attacks. It included nuclear x-ray lasers which were thought to shoot down Soviet satellites. This instilled much fear into the Soviets. -
Geneva Conference with Gorbachev
A shocking friendship grew between the two leaders creating a major turning point in the Cold War. It also led to the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. -
'Tear Down the Wall' Speech
"Tear down this wall!" is a line from a speech made by US President Ronald Reagan in West Berlin on June 12, 1987, calling for the leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, to open up the barrier which had divided West and East Berlin since 1961. -
Berlin Wall
A physical and social hypothetical wall that separated West Berlin from all of surrounding East Germany. The fall of the wall marked the end of the Cold War President Kennedy gave a speech in which sparked the removal of the wall. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
Gorbachev announced a change in this city's relations with the west. There were many celebrations after the wall was taken down by Eastern Europeans.
