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Iron Curtain Speech
This Speech was made by Winston Churchill, while he went to the United State and visit the Presedent Harry S Truman's Alma Mater, Westminster College. In this Speech Churchill used the term "iron curtain" in the context of Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe. This is a signal about the "Cold war" was not just a conjecture, and some people even deem this speech start the "Cold War". -
Truman Doctrine
Truman Doctrine set forth by the U.S. President Harry Truman in a speech[1] on March 12, 1947, which stated that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent them from joining the Soviet sphere. Historians often consider it as the start of the Cold War, and the start of the containment policy to stop Soviet expansion. -
The Marshall Plan（European Recovery Program）
This Plan was started on July in 1947. The plan was in operation for four years beginning in April 1948. The goals of the United States were to rebuild war-devastated regions, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, and make Europe prosperous again. Another important mission for this plan is tried to reply the effect of Soviel Union in Europe. Until 1951 The Marshall Plan stopped, 1.2 billions dollar were sent to help the countries in Europe, Especially the Western Europe countries to rebuild -
Korean War started
The Korean People's Army (KPA) crossed the 38th parallel behind artillery fire at dawn on Sunday 25 June 1950. -
Cuban Revolution started
On this day, the rebels unsuccessfully attacked the Moncada Barracks in Santiago and the barracks in Bayamo. The exact number of rebels killed in the battle is debatable; however, in his autobiography, Castro claimed that nine were killed in the fighting, and an additional 56 were killed later after being captured by the Batista government Among the dead was Abel Santamaría, Castro's second-in-command, who was imprisoned, tortured, and executed on the same day as the attack. -
Space Race
The Space RaceOn this day, the Soviet Union sent the first on orbit artificial satellite, which signal the Space Race between Russia and America were started. Space Race is not only a race for explore the universe or send men to the space, a lot of research findings were also used in our daily life. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion and its Aftermath, April 1961–October 1962The Bay of Pigs Invasion,was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 on 17 April 1961. But at least. the people who invade Cuba were all eliminated by Cuban armies. This failed invade mission led eventually to the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. -
Berlin Wall began to built on this day
On this day, Berlin wall was built by the German Democratic Republic (East German). The Berlin Wall was officially referred to as the "Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart", and West Berlin city government sometimes referred to it as the "Wall of Shame"1 -
Cuban Missile Crisis
History of Cuban missile crisisOn this day, the Missile Launding site in Cuba was figured out by American, the day before this day, two U-2 spy plane took a huge many of photos from Cuba. After this things happened, both America and Russia were both already put their hands on the botton which would start an nuclear war. This 13 days crisis should be the most dangerous days in 20 century. -
Berlin Wall Fell
On this day, the Berlin Wall started to fell, but the Wall in its entirety was not torn down immediately. After that day, people came to the wall with sledgehammers or otherwise hammers and chisels to chip off souvenirs, demolishing lengthy parts of it in the process and creating several unofficial border crossings. These people were nicknamed "Mauerspechte" (wall woodpeckers).
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