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Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution was a couple of revolutions in Russian 1917 which disarmed the Tsarist autocracy that led to the rise of the Soviet Union. -
Postdam Conference
The Postdam Conference was at Cecilienhof. This was the third conference between the three big leaders. The Soviets were represented by Joseph Stalin, Britain by Winston Churchill, and the US by President Harry S. Truman. The 3 nations decided how to split up Germany and repair the country. -
Atomic Bomb - Hiroshima/Nagasaki
During the final stage of World War II, the US dropped Atomic Bombs on Japanese cities of Hiroshima (08/06) and Nagasaki(08/09). -
Iron Curtain
The boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas at the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991 was called the Iron Curtain.It symbolised the ideological conflict along side a physical boundary dividing Europe -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was an American foreign policy, made to counter Soviet expansion during the Cold War.It was furthey developed March 12, 1947 -
Molotov Plan
The Molotov Plan was a system made by the Soviet Union in 1947. This was made to aide the rebuilding of countries in Eastern Europe, that were aligned with the Soviet Union -
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was one of the most major international crisis during the Cold War.The soviet union blocked the Western Allies' railway road, and canal access towards the sectors of the Berlin Wall -
Berlin Airlift
In response to the Berlin Blockade, Eastern Allies began to devise a way to transport supplies to those inhabited within Soviet territory. This was the Berlin Airlift, created to transport many resources into the West. They made over 200,000 flights in one year, providing many forms of neccessities. -
NATO
NATO, or the North Antlantic Treaty Organization, during the cold war was primarily about unifying and strengthening the Wester Allies. They would be ablt to respond to any posible invastions by the Warsaw Pact allies. -
Soviet Bomb Test
On August 29, 1949, the Soviet Union successfully created its first Atomic Bomb. It shocked America as a nation because it was unexpected for US to know that the Soviets to contain a nuclear warhead. -
Hollywood Ten
The Hollywood Ten is a 1950 American 16mm Shot film. In the film each member gave a short speech talking down upon McCarthyism and the Hollywood blacklisting. -
Alger Hiss Case
Alger Hiss was an American Government Official, accused of being a Soviet spy during the 1940's. The house committee was ready to let the case go due to the lack of evidence, however one member continued to press the issue. Later on Alger Hiss was convicted for five years. But this was not for treason, but for perjury. -
Korean War
The Korean War began when Communist North Korean Armies began to cross the 38th Parallel. They invaded nonpCommunist South Korea. As the North Koreans quickly demolish South Kora; the United States comes to aide South Korea. -
Rosenberg Trial
The Rosenbergs, Ethel, and Julius Rosenberg were charged with conspiracy to commit espionage for their role in passing nuclear secrets to the Soviets during and after WWII. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The Battle of Dien Phu was a climactic turning point in Indochina. The First Indochina war was fought between the French (wanting to regain their colony) and the Vietminh (wanting to claim independance. -
Army McCarthy
The Army McCarthy hearings were held to investigate the accusations between the US Army and Senator Joseph McCarthy. McCarthy explained that he had a list of Communists working in the state department. He charges the US army for being too soft. -
Geneva Conference
The Genever conference was a meeting with several nations. This meeting took place in Geneva, Switzerland. It intended to settle many of the outstanding problems that came as a result of the Korean War, and First Indochina War. -
Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union formed this alliance as a counterbalance to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Canada and Western European nations in 1949. The Warsaw Pact foresaw existing agreements. -
Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian Revolution was a nationwide revolt against their government. They disliked their Soviet policy's which caused many problems in Eastern European Communist Countries. -
U2 Incident
The 1960 U-2 incident occurred on 1 May 1960, during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower and the premiership of Nikita Khrushchev. A United States U-2 spy plane was shot down while in the Soviet land. The U-2 was on a secret mission to photograph denied territory. -
Bay of Pigs invasion
Bay of Pigs was a failed military invasion of Cuba. These consisted of Cuban Exiles trained by the CIA to attempt and overthrow Fidel Castro. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. It was also known as the iron curtain. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis, known as the October Crisis, the Caribbean Crisis, or the Missile Scare, was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning American.. -
Assassination of Diem
The arrest and assassination of Ngô Đình Diệm, which is the president of South Vietnam. This place was marked the culmination of a successful CIA-backed coup d'état led by General Dương Văn Minh. -
Assassination of JFK
John F. Kennedy, President of the United States, was murdered on in Dallas, Texas while riding in a presidential motorcade in the Dealey Plaza. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution on August 7, 1964.This authorized President Johnson to be able to take any measures he believed were necessary to react threatening situation. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was named so due to the aerial bombing raids led by the U.S. 2nd Air Division, U.S. Navy, and Republic of Vietnam Air Force against North Vietnam. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was one of the largest military raids of the Vietnam War, launched by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam against the forces of South Vietnam.The name comes from the holiday Tet, which is the Vietnamese New Year. -
Assassination of MLK
Martin Luther King Jr. was shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. King was soon rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he was announced as dead. -
Assassination of RFK
On June 5, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. He died the next day while hospitalized. -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
The Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, known also as Operation Danube, was an invasion of Czechoslovakia by several Warsaw Pact nations. These inclusded, the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Hungary, East Germany and Polan -
Riots of 1968 Democratic Convention
At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, thousands of Vietnam War protesters fight the police, while the Democratic Party crumbles over an disagreement concerning the Vietnam war. -
Election of Nixon
A Republican nominee, Vice President Richard Nixon, won an election after RFK died. This allowed Nixon to lead the nation as a president -
Kent State Shootings
Four Kent State University students were killed and nine were injured, when members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a group of protesters protesting the Vietnam War. -
Nixon Visits China
U.S. President Richard Nixon visits China and this was very important and strategic that marked the culmination of the Nixon administration's relationship between the United States and China -
Ceasefire in Vietnam
President Richard Nixon commanded a ceasefire of the aerial bombings in North Vietnam. There increasing problems in the American army in Vietnam, and it was important that we drew back. They still gave financial aid towards South Korea -
Fall of Saigon
North Vietnamese forces marched through the gates of Saigon. The capturing and the fall of Saigon, which marked the official end of the Vietnam War was broadcasted nationwide. -
Reagan Elected
Reagan was elected February 6th, 1911, he had 4 plans for foreign economies. They were to reduce the growth of government spending, lower the federal income tax and capital gains tax, reduce government regulation, and attempt to lower inflation. -
SDI Announced
The SDI or the Strategic Defense Initiative was called Star Wars for it's imaginative sci-fi plans. Many saw this plan as stupid and childish. However it threatened the Soviet Union greatly. -
Geneva Conference With Gorbachev
At the Geneva Summit, was a meeting for a Col-War Era. This was in Geneva, Switzerland. It took place on November 19-20; and was between President Ronald Reagan, and Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Although the meetings were tense the two leaders greatly got along. -
Tear Down This Wall Speech
Reagan gives a speech challenging Gorbachev to tear down the Iron Curtain. After the speech many countries were inspired to help tear down the wall. Many began to protest and won against the Soviet Government. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
Several weeks after Reagan's speech, East German Government announced that East Germany can visit the West. Similar to East and West Berlin. Many countries began to tear down the wall, and the Soviet government falls.
