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The Yalta Conference consisted of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin. They discussed Europe's post-war reorganization.
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It was used to counter the spread of the Soviet politics during the Cold War. This event is often referred to as the start of the Cold War.
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The US gave about $13 billion to Europe to recover from World War II. A large amount was given to the big industrial powers of Europe. The plan was named after the secretary of state George Marshall.
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The Soviet Union blockaded Western Allies access into Berlin. The US began using airlift to bring supplies into Berlin and the Soviet ended the blockade.
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The USA and the USSR competed in building weapons faster than each other in preparation for war. The USSR exploded their first atomic bomb.
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21 countries of the United Nations helped to defend South Korea. Jet fighters confronted each other for the first time in history.
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Stalin's death signified that a new era had begun with the Soviet Union. The Soviet's reduced their troops by nearly 600,000.
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It was a revolt led by Fidel Castro and their allies against Fulgencio Batista. After the revolution, Castro's government transformed Cuba's economy and civil society.
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The US' involvement in the war prevented communist takeover in South Vietnam. The death toll of the war was higher than 300,000 people combined.
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This was a nationwide revolt against the Hungarian government and the Soviet-imposed policies. The revolt quickly spread across Hungary and the government collapsed.
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The Soviet Union released the first satellite into space in 1957 called Sputnik 1. The first astronaut or cosmonaut into space was a Russian named Yuri Gagarin.
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A US spy plane was shot down while in Soviet airspace. Gary Powers was flying the plane and he parachuted safely to the ground and was captured by Soviet forces.
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The US intended to overthrow Fidel Castro and his Cuban forces. The invading force was defeated in three days under the power of Fidel Castro. Castro remains leader of Cuba.
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A series of political changes occurred in Germany. The wall also prevented immigration from other countries.
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It was a confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union concerning Soviet missile deployment in Cuba. The Cold War nearly escalated into a full scale nuclear war.
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This was a policy by the US to keep communism from spreading. George Kennan was known as the "Father of Containment." This policy also prevented further Soviet aggression.
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As many as 1.5 million civilians were killed during this invasion. Millions of Afghans fled the country as refugees.
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Gorbachev and president George Bush met and declared the end of the Cold War. Most Americans found it difficult to live a life with no cold war.
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West Germany and East Germany reunified after the Cold War. The Berlin Wall being demolished helped Germany reunify and become one country again.
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The USSR was made up of fifteen separate republics. Latavia, Lithuania, and Estonia proclaimed independence from the Soviet Union.
