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Yalta Conference
The Yalta conference was the world war 2 meeting of the head generals of the united states, UK and France to discuss Germany's and the rest of Europe's postwar reorganization. Held from February 4th to the 11th of 1945. -
Arms race
The arms race between the united states of america and the soviet union was a competition in which both nations competed for better stronger artillery to seize the title as the superior nation. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman doctrine was an American foreign policy that's stated main purpose was to stop the geopolitical expansion of the soviet union into countries that are not already affected. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall plan was the united states of america's attempt to aid war torn Europe by giving 13 billion dollars to rebuild Europe. -
Berlin blockade
The Berlin blockade was the first major international crisis in the cold war in which the soviet union prevented the untied states from delivering supplies to west Berlin. -
Berlin airlift
The Berlin airlift was the united states successful attempt to re-supplies west Berlin with 1.5 tons of supplies by dropping them from planes because the soviet union had prevented them from doing so on the ground. -
The death of Jospeh Stalin
The death of soviet leader and revolutionary politician dies of a cerebral hemorrhage after ruling russia from mid 1920's until his death in 1953. -
Death of Stalin
The leader of the soviet union dies at the age of 74 due to a cerebral hemorrhage and he is succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev -
Vietnam war
The Vietnam war better know as the second Indochina war was a war between north Vietnam and south Vietnam in which united states was an ally for south Vietnam. This resulted in the death of about 3 million people. -
Space race
The space race was a competition of two cold war rivals between the united states of America and the soviet union for superiority or dominance in spaceflight capabilities. -
Sputnik crisis
the sputnik crisis was Americas reaction to the soviet union launching the sputnik 1 which was the first earth satellite to orbit the earth. This made america fear that the soviet union was spying on them from above. -
U-2 incident
The U-2 incident of 1960 happened during the cold when president Eisenhower gave the orders for united states U-2 spy plane to fly over Russia to gain information. The plane was shot down resulting in Russia having suspicions for the united states. -
Bay of pigs invasion
The bay of pigs invasion was a failed invasion of the southern coast of Cuba undertaken by the central intelligence agency. -
Berlin wall
The Berlin wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically divided the city of Berlin from 1961 to 1989 -
SPY swap
The spy swap was between american pilot Francis Gary Powers in exchange for soviet colonel Rudolf Abel on the Glienicker bridge which separates east and west Berlin. -
Cuban missile crisis
The Cuban missile crisis or Missile scare was 13 day confrontation between the united states and the soviet union concerning american missile deployment in Italy and Turkey and Russian deployment in Cuba. -
Battle of Hamburger Hill
the battle of hamburger hill was a battle fought between the united states of america and south Vietnam against the north Vietnamese forces. -
INF treaty
the intermiedate-range nuclear forces treaty was put into action when the united states of america and the soviet union both agreed to eliminate their nuclear programs. -
German re-unification
The German reunification was a process held in 1990 that united the German democratic republic and the Federal Republic of Germany to create the reunited nation of Germany. -
Non-proliferation treaty
The general purpose of this treaty was to stop or prevent the spread or invention of nuclear weapons and technology that can instantly kill millions.
