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the Russian revolution
The first successful Communist revolution of a major world power, laying the foundation for the Cold War. The west saw the immediate threat of Communism and attempted to destroy them before they rose to power. -
Potsdam conference
The Potsdam conference was a meeting between the allied powers to determine the boundaries for the reconstruction of Europe and Asia after ww2. -
Atomic bombs
After Japan refused to surrender against the united states of America, The united states dropped two atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. -
Iron Curtain
A speech given at a small college in England declaring there to be an "iron curtain" in Europe separating the free countries from the oppressed Soviet controlled countries. -
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The first war between the Vietnamese and the French for control of Vietnam. -
Hollywood 10
The Hollywood 10 were a group of Hollywood actors, writers, and directors who were accused of being communist spies and brainwashing Americans through there movies. -
Truman Doctrine
An American foreign policy to counter the geo-political expansion of the soviet union. -
Molotov plan
A response to the American Marshall plan giving aid to Soviet-controlled European countries. -
Marshall plan
The plan created by George C Micheal to prevent communist spread in Europe by rebuilding devasted regions of Europe. The u:s government gave over 12 billion dollars, as well as necessary supplies for reconstion to destroyed countries. -
Alger Hiss Case
Alger Hiss was an American diplomat who was tried for being a Soviet spy. He was convicted of perjury, not espionage. -
Berlin Blockade
Wanting control of West Berlin the soviet union blockaded all of Berlin. Keeping allied supplies needed to rebuild the rest of the city as well as food and medical supplies. -
Berlin Airlift
For nearly a year the US flew b-29 bombers full of food, medical supplies and even candy for the children. These supplies sustained west Berlin until the Soviets stopped the blockade. -
NATO
The North Atlantic treaty organization which allied most of Europe with the united states, France and England -
Soviet Bomb Test
At a remote site in Semipalatinsk Kahistikstan, the USSR successfully tested an atomic bomb changing the shape of the cold war. -
Korean War
The Korean war was a conflict between the US and the Soviet back people of North Korea, who had recently had a Russian revolution. The war started when 75,000 North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel which separated north and south Korea. -
Rosenberg trial
The Rosenbergs were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit espionage and were executed by the electric chair. -
Army-McCarthy hearings
TheUs senate held a congressional hearing to investigate the conflicting accusations of Senator Joseph McCarthy, who accused many of being communists and spies for the Soviet Union -
Geneva Conference
A Conference held between several nations to settle outstanding issues in the Korean and Indochina war. -
Warsaw Pact
A treaty of Friendship between the soviet union and multiple eastern block European countries. -
Hungarian Revolution
People of Hungary revolted against its communist leaders and attempted a revolution of the country until the Soviets squashed the revolution with tanks and soldiers. -
U2 Incident
An American spy plane in deep Soviet territory was shot down, raising tensions between both nations. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
A failed invasion of Cuba, manned by former Cuban citizens trained by the CIA. The invasion failed because the president did not give proper support to the troops. -
Berlin Wall
A wall surrounding West Germany from the rest of Berlin constructed by the Soviets. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The United States intercepted a Soviet ship attempting to bring nuclear missiles into Cuba. This event was the closes the untied states and soviet union declared war. -
Assassination of Diem
The president of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem was brutally assassinated in Ho Chi Mihn city. This event was a turning point in the conflict in Vietnam. -
Assassination of JFK
President John F Kennedy was assassinated while driving through downtown Dallas. He was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald on the 6th floor of a nearby abandoned building. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
A bill passed by Congress allowing president Lyndon B Johnson to deploy troops in Vietnam. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
The name given to the air war fought in Vietnam. The US used carpet bombing, Napalm, and Agent Orange often. -
Tet Offensive
A North Vietnamese and Vietcong led invasion of South Vietnam. Which was a turning point in the war? -
The Assassination of MLK
Doctor Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in Memphis on the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel. -
Invasion of Czechloslovacia
After an attempted rebellion by Czech Civilans, The Soviet union stomped out the rebellion and killed 137 people in the process. -
Riots at the Democratic National Convention
During a year of violence te thousand plus protesters descended upon the DNC to rally against the Vietnam War. -
Election of Richard Nixon
Richard Nixion was elected president after a divided democratic party allowed the republican candidate to win. -
Fall of Siagon
After the US left Vietnam the North Vietnamese invaded and captured South Vietnam and the US embassy in the Capitol Saigon. -
Kent State
A protest against the Vietnam war a Kent state turned violent when after the national guard opened fire on the unarmed protesters killing 4 in the process. -
Nixon Visits China
President Nixon was the first US president to visit it since 1949. This would later lead to open trade between communist China and capitalist America. -
Cease Fire in Vietnam
After Fighting the longest war in US history and negative support for the war from the media and the public. The US agreed on a ceasefire which made us leave the country. -
Reagan's Elected
After A rough decade in the 70s for America Republican Candidate Ronald Reagan is elected with an aggressive approach to both the cold war and problems in the states. -
SDI Annouced
Reagan announced the Strategic Defense Initiative, a group of military satellites that used lasers to destroy potential nuclear missiles headed towards America. -
Geneva Conference with Gorbachev
The two most powerful men in the world met for the first time at the Geneva conference and discussed ways to limit nuclear weapons and end the cold war. -
"Tear Down This Wall" Speech
A speech was given in an unsecured section of west Berlin calling for Mikail Gorbachev to "Tear down this wall". -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
After many years of resistance in the eastern block. The spokesperson for Eastern Germanys Communist party announced that citizens could cross the border into West Berlin. Effectively ending the Cold war
