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Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution were 2 revolutions in Russia, one in February, and the other in October, that led to the Soviet Unions rise. The revolution also paved the way for the development of the U.S.S.R. -
Soviet Bomb Test
This was a classified research and development test to develop nuclear weapons by the Soviets. Their first successful test was conducted on Aug. 29, 1949. -
Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain as a border dividing Europe into two separate areas during WWll until the end of the Cold War. The eastern side bound the alliance with the Soviet Union, while the west with the U.S. This caused both economic and military alliances on both sides. -
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was a meeting held at Cecilienhof. Great Britain Prime Minister Winston Churchill, US President Harry S. Truman, and Soviet Union General Secretary Joseph Stalin all met there to divide Germany. Germany and Austria was then divided and led to the Potsdam Declaration, which outlined the terms of Japan's surrender after WWll. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Atomic Bomb or the "Manhattan Project" were two nuclear bombs that were dropped at the end of WWll, on both Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Both bombs killed 130,000 to 226,000 people, mostly civilians. Japan relatively surrendered after the bombing of Nagasaki. -
Hollywood 10
79 Hollywood film makers and producers were charged with the supposition that they injected Communist propaganda into their films. only ten were willing to cooperate, thus leading to the Hollywood Ten.they were convicted of contempt and fined $1,000 each (or, over $10,700 USD in 2016 dollars, when adjusted for inflation), and sentenced to six-months to one-year prison terms. -
The Truman Doctrine
The policy was to counter-act the Soviet Union expansion during the Cold War and implied American support for Soviet communism. It was the foundation of the American foreign policy and let to the founding of NATO. -
Marshall Plan
The plan was an American action to help aid Western Europe, mainly to help rebuild war-torn regions, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, improve European prosperity, and prevent the spread of Communism. -
Berlin Blockade and Airlift
After the Soviets blocked railways, roads and canal from getting into the US sections of capital of Berlin, the US organized the Berlin airlift to get supplies in and out of Berlin until September of 1949. After this, Berlin citizens elected non-communist members for their government. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), is a military alliance with 29 North American and European countries behind it. It stands for a mutual agreement if an attack were to occur by a country outside the agreement, a response attack is justified. -
The Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North and South Korea when the North invaded the South. The war lasted three years, and ended when an armistice was signed between the two. -
Khrushchev Takes Over
Nikita Khrushchev was the leader of the Soviet Union during part the Cold War and served as first secretary. He is responsible for backing the progress of the early Soviet space program an several liberal reforms. -
Army-McCarthy Hearings
These hearings were a series of hearings accusing U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy of preferential treatment from the U.S. Army. In December of that year, McCarthy was censured. -
Eisenhower's Massive Retaliation Policy
The Massive Retaliation Policy is both a military and nuclear strategy doctrine that states it can retaliate in much greater force in the event of an attack, that was created by President Eisenhower. This doctrine prevented the Soviet Union from attacking, because they feared a nuclear attack. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was a defense treaty that was signed in Poland, Soviet Union and seven other countries throughout central and eastern Europe that was used to counteract the NATO. This led to expansion of military forces, but thereafter began to unravel, with multiple countries withdrawing from the pact. -
The Vietnam War
This was a conflict that occured in vietnam, laos, and cambodia. It lasted over 19 years and had over 58,220 U.S. service members casualties and would also form the Laotian Civil War as well as the Cambodian Civil War, which resulted in all 3 countries becoming communist states in 1975. -
Hungarian Revolution
The Revolution was a revolt against the Marxist-Leninist government, and soviet imposed policies, and was the first major threat to Soviet control since the USSR's forces pushed Germany. This caused the government to collapse and newly formed militias battling Soviet troops. This caused the Soviets to install a new government, and alienate many Western Marxists. -
U2 Incident
The U2 Incident occured when an American U2 spy plane was shot down when flying over Soviet territory. The U.S, tried to cover it up, but were forced to admit it when evidence was presented that the pilot survived, during Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency. In the years following, tension grew massively and -
Bay of Pigs Incident
The invasion was a failed military invasion of Cuba by the CIA. They were defeated in three days time by Fidel Castro. This initially led to Cuba tying with the Soviet Union, while creating more tension with the U.S., leading to the Cuban Missile Crisis. -
Berlin Wall
This was a guarded wall built to divide the city of Berlin. The wall cut off West Berlin from all of Eastern Germany, with concrete guard posts throughout. This eventually became the symbol of the Iron Curtain, and after it was demolished, Germany was reunified. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
This was a confrontation between the U.S and the Soviet Union regarding the nuclear missiles the U.S put in Italy and Turkey. It was the closest thing to a Nuclear War. The Moscow-Washington hotline was established because of this, and tensions settled for years afterwards. -
Detente Under Nixon
This was the distinct lessening of the war and was a core element of the foreign policy between the Soviet Union and the U.S. This lead to the making of multiple treaties in the years following. -
The Reagan Doctrine
The doctrine was designed to ultimately end the cold war and communism entirely. It was the centerpiece of the foreign policy and provided aid to countries also against communism. This helped demolish the Soviet Union's military and sent them home. -
Reagan's Berlin Wall Speech
This is when Reagan asked Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin wall once and for all. It was given in Reichstag and thus lead to the fall of the wall. -
Fall to the Berlin Wall
Demolition initially began on November 9, 1989 and continued through June. People were allowed free visa crossing on December 23rd. This paved the way for German reunification and dissolution of East Germany
