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Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference took place in Russia. Spanning from February 4 to February 11, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, and British Prime Minister Winstin Churchill met to discuss what the world was to become after World War II was to conclude. -
Potsdam Conference
During this conference, it was decided that Germany and Austria be split into different zones. Each country would be in charge of a specific zone and they were to remain demilitiarized. -
Iron Curtain Speech
This speech, given by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, is known to mark the beginning of The Cold War. Stating that an "iron curtain has descended on Eastern Europe" -
Truman Doctrine
This doctrine showed that the United States was ready to combat the Soviet Union at any time. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan, in 1948, was set up to aid the European economy that had been ravaged ny war. -
Berlin Airlift
The United States and United Kingdom fought back by airlifting all major resources to prevent Western areas from losing all their necessities. This was the first major conflict between enemies in the Cold War. -
Korean War
The Korean War began as a civil war between North and South Korea. This event did not start as a Cold War event but with the addition of allies and aid, it became a large piece of the Cold War. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War began in 1955 and came to its harsh conclusion in 1973. This war was widely unpopulare back in the United States. United States and their ally, South Vietnam were pitted against Viet Kong of Northern Vietnam. -
Space Race
The Space Race took place between two opposing parties of the Cold War. The United States and the Soviets embarked on a race to put the fist man in space. Space had become the latest area for competition. -
Berlin Wall
In 1961, the German governement decided to put a barb-wire, concrete wall up seperating East and West Berlin. In doing this, they wanted to keep the social class seperate and not risk the status of high socialites. Only allowing certain people through one of the three checkpoints, -
The Cuban Missle Crisis
JFK and the United States began to worry about how close these missiles were being set up to the mainland. JFK took it in his own hands when he had Navymen quarantine the island of Cuba, making it unable for them to bring in missiles. The US and Soviets made deals and the threats were eliminated. -
Soviet Union Dissolves
When The Berlin Wall was taken down, the states of the Soviet Union began to see the fine cracks in its foundation.
