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The Russian revolution
The U.S. opposes the communism that went against freedom of chose. One key event that went on the during on the Russian revolution that caused tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union were the discretion of power. -
Iron Curtain
A barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the west prior to the decline of communism. -
The Atomic Bomb
The Atomic Bomb upset the Soviet Union because the balance has been destroyed, and set the tone for the early cold war. Truman said that they would be using the bomb for fear and that niether could afford or niether could manage to escape. -
The Potsadam Conference
President Truman and British Prime mister were on one side and Dictator Soviet Union were on the opposing side. The Conference was about to secure political freedom and Democratic goverment throughout postwar. -
Molotov Plan
The Molotov plan was created by the Soviet Union in order to provided aid to Eastern Europe, that was provided politically and economically supported by the Soviet Union. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine represented The U.S. foreign policy and maintain the warfare of the country. Truman specifically ask the Congress for money to support Greece and Turkey. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was a plan to help Europe so that they wouldn't become a communist country. He was asking around 12 billion dollars for his plan to work. The Soviet Union refused to the aid from The U.S. The U.S. donated food, Machinery and technical support. -
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was one of the major events that happened internationally. One of the crises that arose that happened from the Soviet Union. -
Soviet Bomb Test
On August 29, 1949, the Soviet Union tested there first nuclear bomb, and the U.S. was very shocked when they found out the they did that. -
NATO
NATO was formed as an alliance to go against the Soviet Union. NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It was an organization that helped out the countries that were not trying to become communist. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was a blockade that had been broken by the massive U.S.-British airlift with lots of supplies that went to West Berlin's two million citizens . -
Alger Hiss Case
The Alger Hiss Case was taken place in 1948. He was convicted of perjury. Also, was accused of being a Soviet Union spy. -
Hollywood 10
In 1950 there were 10 people that work in the Hollywood industry that got called up to the stand to plead and to show that they were not working for the Soviet Union. -
Rosenberg trial
The Rosenberg trial took place in 1951. The couple were charged on selling nuclear secrets to the Russians. -
Korean War
The Korean War was taken place from June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953. The was fought by South Korea vs North Korea. It all had begun when North Korea attacked on June 25, 1950 and then the Soviet Union got involved and split it up into two. -
Army-McCarthy Hearing
The Army-McCarthy Hearing was held by the United States. It was held to hold an investigation on Senator Joesph McCarhy. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the climate confrontation of the Indochina war between the French Union's. -
Geneva Conference
The Geneva Conference was a conference that took place in Geneva and several nations attended. This place was in Switzerland. -
Warsaw pact
The Warsaw Pact is formally known as the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance. It was a collective defence signed. -
Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 or also known as the Hungarian Uprising of 1956. It was a nationwide revolt against the Communist regime of the Hungarian People's. -
U2 Incident
In 1960 the Soviet primer told the told the Supreme Soviet that an American spy plane has been shot down. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was when 1400 Cuban exiles launched what had become a botched invasion. In 1959, Fidel Castro became in charge. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a wall that divided the barrier or Berlin divided it up in half. It was a physical appearance that divided it up. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
It was a 13-day confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. It was initiated by the Americans ballistic missile deployment. -
Assassination of JFK
The Assassination of JFK was a very big deal because he was the 35 President of the United States. -
Assassination of Diem
The Assassination of Diem, also know as the President of South Vietnam. The CIA was succesful with the mission. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution was passed by the Congress and had the authority of President of Johnson. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
The Operation Rolling Thunder was the title of a gradual and sustained aerial bombardment campaign by the U.S. 2nd Air Divison. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a series of a surprise attack by the Vietcong and the Vietnamese on the North side. -
Assassination of MLK
The Assassination of MLK took place on April 4, 1968. He was the leader of civil rights and he was shot in Memphis Tennessee. -
Assassination of RFK
The Assassination of RFK he was shot after winning the election in California. He was shot in a hotel. -
Election of Nixon
The Election of Nixon was taken place on November 5, 1968. The former Vice President Richard Nixon defeated the Democrat. -
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