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COLD WAR CAREDNAS
THE UNITED STATES AND THE SOIVET UNION FOUGHT TOGETHER AS ALLIES AGAINST THE AXIS. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BOTH WAS VERY TENSE. AMERCIANS WERE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT RUSSIAN LEADER JOSEPH STALIN. -
United States and Soviet Union form allies against Axis powers
During World War II the United States and Soviet Union fought gainst Axis powers. The realtionship between this two nations was tense. Americans had long been wary of Soviet communism they were concerned about Russian leader Joseph Stalin’s rule of his own country.
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COLD WAR AT PEARL HARBOR CARDENAS
ON DEC 7TH AFTER THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON THE AMERICAN NAVAL FLEAT AT PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, THE US WAS BROUGHT INTO WORLD WAR II (19339-1945) -
pearl harbor
japanese attacked pearl harbor, Hawaii. Moreno -
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German Surrender Documents ending World War II
1.The German Command agrees to the surrender of all armed forces in HOLLAND, in northwest GERMANY including the FRISLIAN ISLANDS and HELIGOLAND and all islands, in SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, and in DENMARK, to the Army Group. This to include all naval ships in these areas These forces to lay down their arms and to surrender unconditionally.
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USA- Ruiz
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Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project is the code name for the US government's secret project that was established before World War II and culminated in the development of the nuclear bomb. The first testing of the bomb was in Los Alamos.
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The three leaders meet at Potsdam to discuss what to do with the new Germany
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Atomic Bombing
When the Atomic Bombs dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, America sent a strong message to Josef Stalin that we had a weapon that he could not counter. It was a strong signal that we were the worlds only nuclear superpower.
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The American Joint Intelligence Committee and Estimates of the Soviet Union
Before the creation of the CIA, the National Security Council, or even the OSS, the American Joint Intelligence committee (JIC) was established to produce intelligence reports for the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the "higher authorities" of the United States
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World War II Ends
The Cold War began immediatly before the end of WWII between U.S. and USSR.
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End of WWII
The Cold War began after the end of World War II because of dissagreements over postwar Europe.
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Iron curtain mixon
Winston Churchill gives iron curtain speech
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Red Army
The Soviet army has occupied in the course of the war
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Revolution in Mainland China
The "War of Liberation", the climax of the Chinese Revolution, began when the Communists were attacked by a Chinese General. By 1950, China was under Mao Zedong's Communist Rule.
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First Indochina War
Was fought between the French and the Viet Minh who were led by Ho Chi Minh. Viet Minh formed to drive out the french as a result of the French invading Indochina. Crim. -
Containment is added to the Truman Doctrine
Truman decided that in March 1947 that he was going to add a policy of containment to the Truman Doctrine. He and congress pledged $400 million to help fight communist revolutionaries in Turkey and Greece.
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Truman addresses Congress
President Truman speaks to Congress, outlining the "Truman Doctrine", an attempt to contain Communism, starting by supporting Turkey and Greece against Communist Revolutionaries.
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Truman Doctrine
The United States has received from the Greek Government an urgent appeal for financial and economic assistance. Preliminary reports from the American Economic Mission now in Greece and reports from the American Ambassador in Greece corroborate the statement of the Greek Government that assistance is imperative if Greece is to survive as a free nation
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american assistance in helping europe's economy
Western Europe responded favorably, and the Truman administration proposed legislation. Moreno -
Marshall plan
Truman in 1947 also outlined the Marshall Plan, whichcosted $10 billion of rebuilding in europe.
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UFO crashed in Roswell, New Mexico
There are two different accounts of where it happened, who was involved and what happened after the military was called in. Moreno -
National Security Act is signed.
The National Security Act was signed by Truman in an attempt to begin the restructuring of American defense to defend against the threat of communism.
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Iron Curtain
The Soviets maintained controle using the "iron curtain"
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Berlin Airlift
When the Soviet Union cut ground access to Berlin, Truman ordered the Berlin Airlift to send supplies there.
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United States starts Berlin Airlift to help out European Nations
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Berlin airlift
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Alexander Payushkin's Letter to the U.S. Secretary of State
Alexander Payushkin wrote a letter to the U.S. Secretary of State in an attempt to defend the USSR, saying that they did not, in fact, precipitate the Berlin Crisis.
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Western Powers join NATO
In 1949 President Truman convinced Western European powers to join NATO, he did this so they could join in the effort to protect against Soviet invastions.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formed: U.S., Canada, U.K., France, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, Iceland
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The Soviet Atomic Bomb!
The replica of the first Soviet Atomic bomb, Joe-1, is detonated in Kazakhstan.
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The Baltic Sea Incident
A wartime liberator bomber became the first casualty to probe the boundries of USSR -
US backs South Korea
In 1950 the USSR backed Nrth Korea in the invasion of South Korea. Truman decided to aid South Korea in order to stop the spread of communism in southeast Asia.
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Mutual defense treaty
China and the Soviet Union concluded a mutual defense treaty against Japan and the United States
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Korean War Begins
Lasting until 1953, the Korean War was the invasion of South Korea by North Korea, with Communist and Capitalist powers, such as China and the US, supporting their allies. US involvement was part of their policy of Containment.
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Lodge-Philbin Act
Act allowing the recruiting of foreign nationals into a fighting military force.
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Korean War
American troops entered the war on South Korea’s behalf. As far as American officials were concerned, it was a war against the forces of international communism itself. The alternative, they feared, would be a wider war with Russia and China–or even as some World War III.
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America saves South Korea- Ruiz
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Rosenberg Trial
The Rosenbergs were tried for the conspiracy to commit spying during a time of war. They were exchanging information about the atomic bomb to the soviet union.
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The Lodge Act
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union threatened to invade Russia. The Lodge Act was passed in hopes for USSR to back down and not impose on Russia.
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Expanding of NATO discussed at Lisbon Conference
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower is appointed the 34th President of The U.S.
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Stalin dies
Stalin suffered a major stroke on March 1st 1953 but treatment was delayed from reaching him as a direct result of his actions over the previous decades. He slowly died over the course of the next few days.
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Stain Dies
Stalin suffered a stroke. For three days he wavered between life and death, before finally passing from this life, in great pain, on March 5, 1953. It was, for Russia and the world, the end of an era.
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Stalin dies
New Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev denounces Stalin’s crimes three years later
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Soviet Union Gets a New Ruler
Nikita Khrushchev came into power ruling similarly to Stalin. He ruled until his death in 1971.
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Russians produce H-bomb
Russia produce the first Hydrogen bomb. The world becomes a more dangerous place.
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Soviet's Fusion-Based Device is Tested
The Soviet's respond to the US's hydrogen bomb by testing it's first fusion-based bomb in Siberia.
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Nikita Khrushchev Becomes leader of Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev , he was appointed First Secretary of the Communist Party’s Presidium. This helped in the parth to come to power and take over Russia.
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The KGB Established
Stands for Komitet Gosudarstvennoi Bezopanosti
established, The main duties of the KGB were to gather intelligence in other nations, conduct counterintelligence, maintain the secret police, the KGB military corps and the border guards, suppress internal resistance, and conduct electronic espionage
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KGB Established
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Warsaw Pact
Treaty of its own in Eastern Europe, called the Warsaw Pact, in 1955.
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Russian leader Khruschev
in 1956 the leader Khruschev made a bitter attack on the dead Stalin and Rakosi was soon forced to resign.
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soviet launches attack sandoval
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hungraian secret police
the secret police sent fear into the peoples lives. soon after the secret police were being lynched with money in their mouth. that caused a rebellion.
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Eisenhower Doctrine
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Space Race Begins- Sputnik
Soviets sent out a ballistic missle into space, the world's first satellite and artificial object in space. This started the space race with the US.
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Sputnik II
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclearwar. The US and Soviet Union were prepared to launch nuclear weapons. Averted by John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev.
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soviet overflights sandoval
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Kennedy becomes president
John F. Kennedy is elected as the 35th presdident of the United States of American
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Espionage in the US & Soviet Union
Soviets shot down a U-2 spy plane in their air space and captured the pilot Francis Gary Powers. President Dwight D. Eisenhower was forced to explain that they had been producing spies in the Soviet Union for over 10 years. This brought tension to the Cold War and the fight against Communism.--Berger -
The U-2 Incident
A united states spy plane was shot down in soviet union. Caused a great embarrasment to the united states.
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U2 Spy plane shot down by Soviets
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MarieTragedy
Seven men set out at sunrise, 7 am, Tuesday, June 7, 1960 on the converted landing craft Marie from Santa Barbara Harbor.Destination?waters off santa cruz iland .their mission? testing underwater classified infrared communication equiqment as part of U.S defense. The Marie and those seven men (scientist, engineers, scuba divers, and a guest) were never seen alive again.
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twelve men on the Sea Song
A group of twelve men on the Sea Song, a yacht owned by Charles Beguhl, continue the search around Santa Cruz Island.With Beguhl on the boat were Frank Dobysns, Peter Volden, Julian Brown, Paul Smith, Glenn Grazee, Joe Fernandez, Albert Terres, Diego Terres Sr., Gene McGeorge, Jim Bryson, and Ed Deering.At about 6:00PM a third victim, L. Dale Howell, was found by a Navy boat 11 miles southeast of Port Hueneme.
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The Bay of Pigs
United states forces tried to invade cuba and overthrow premier Fidel Castro. But were defeated.
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Berlin Wallk Begins
The Berlin Wall is started to be build, built by the Soviet Union, to protect East Germany
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Cuban
The Cuban Missle Crisis Starts between the U.S. and Cuba
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The Cuban MIssile Crisis 1962
J.F.K called toghether a group of his closest advisors to disscus how to confront the Soviet nuclear missile installation under construction on the island of Cuba.
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Kennedy Dies
Kennedy is assassinated at 12:30pm (central time) by Lee Harvey Oswald during a presidential parade.
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JFK Assassination
The assassination of John F. Kennedy was not only a capital crime, but one which burgled Americans of their presidential vote.
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Vietnam War
Lasted longer then any other military conflict in America. It was to prevent the spread of communism at home and abroad. Hoping to thwart a takeover by the communist North Vietnamese, led by Ho Chi Minh.
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Vietnamese Aggression
Vietnamese torpedo boats sink US destoyers in the Gulf of Tonkin, and President Lyndon B. Johnson orders retalliation of North Vietnam.
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Six Day War
In 1967, tensions between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, and Syria escalated to a war in the Middle East. Ever since it had become a country in 1948, Israel’s Palestinian neighbors were hostile because Israel was located in the area that they had previously established as their homeland. On the first day of war, over 90% of Egyptian aircraft were destroyed. The outcome of the Six-Day war was an unexpected one. The Arab nations, who had planned an attack with full confidence.
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Six Day War
before the leader of Isreal had a chance to command his troops to attack, Israel attacked Egypt
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Tet Offensive
People's army fought against south vietnam, U.S, and their allies to take control over south.
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Navy shoot downs by Koreans
"US Navy lost 31 men in the Far East and Communist North Korea claimed they shot it down "with a single shot at a high altitude."
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Space Race- Man on the Moon
Neil Armstrong touches foot on the moon saying, "That's one small step for man, one giant step for mankind". This gave reassurance to the American people that the US was winning the Space Race against the Soviets.
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US AGREEMENT WITH SOVIET UNION CARDENAS
WHEN THE US MADE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SOVIET LEADER NIKITA KHRUSHCEVS (1972) THEY OFFERED TO REMOVE THE CUBAN MISSLES IN EXCHANGE FOR THE PROMISING OF THE US NOT TO INVADE CUBA. -
Peace with Vietnam
President Nixon wanted peace with Vietnam but decided not to end the war peacefully
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project azorian
project azorian is a mission to bring up a soviet sunken submarine. it remained secret for over 30 years until a Freedom of Information application in 2010 that forced the CIA to release any imformation.
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US withdrawl from Vietnam
After many US protests by hippies and pacifist, US exits the Vietnam war, ending in 58,000 deaths. US leaves after the making of the Chase-Church Amendment.
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Moscow Olympic Games
The United States and 61 other countries decided to boycott the Olympics (France, Italy, and Sweden did not join the boycott).
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prime minister, Alexei Kosygin
Kosygin resigned as a result of poor health. He died eight weeks later.
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Ronald Wilson Reagan
He was the 40th president of the united states an dwas inaugurated on Jan 20. 1981 at the ago of 1969.
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Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
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Tear down these walls!
President Regan says, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" and five months later, the Berlin Wall is torn down thus uniting East and West Germany.
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The Malta Summit
The Malta Summit was considered to be the most important meeting between the USA and USSR since the 1945 Yalta Conference
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The Soviet Union Falls
In December of 1991, the Soviet Union disinegrates into fifteen seperate countries at the end of the Cold War.
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Fall of the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union falls and the world watches in amazement.
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Soviets test first fusion-based bomb, the Hydrogen Bomb.
Faber: Yeilding 400 kilotons, it was not as powerful as the American bomb, but it had one advantage: It was small enough to be droped from a plane.
