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This is the date that World War II came to an end.
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an international organization formed in 1945 to increase political and economic cooperation among member countries.
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The notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989.
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was an American foreign policy created to counter Soviet geopolitical hegemony during the Cold War.
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was an American initiative to aid Western Europe, in which the United States gave $13 billion
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This was a military action taken to transport food and other needed supplies into West Berlin after East Germany, had cut off the supple lines on the ground.
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This is an intergovenmental military alliance based on North Atlantic treaty
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This is the first Atomic Bomb ever tested
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Fought from 1927-1950, this was fought because of the difference in thinking between the Communist Chinese Party (CCP) and the Nationalist Kuomintang (KNT), there was a fight for legitimacy
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This was a war fought between North and South Korea in which the United Nations force led by the United States, fought for the south, and China fought for the North.
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A weapon deriving a large portion of its energy from the nuclear fusion of hydrogen isotopes.
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower was president from 1953-1961. He is the most famous Army General of WWII and the 34th president of the U.S.
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Leader of the Soviet Union. Died on this date
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This marks the end of the Korean war that started on June 25, 1950
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This was an international organization for collective defense in Southeast Asia created by the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty
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This was a collective defense treaty among Soviet Union and seven Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War.
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Also known as the second Indochina War. Fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. Fought from November 1st, 1955-April 30th, 1975
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This was a doctrine that promised military or economic aid to any Middle Eastern country needing help in resisting communist aggression.
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The first artificial Earth Sattelite. It was a 58 cm diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennae to broadcast radio pulses.
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the day that castro took over cuba
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Was an American pilot whose Central Intelligence Agency U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission in Soviet Union airspace, causing the 1960 U-2 incident.
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was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506
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The Berlin Wall was a barrier that completely cut off West Berlin from East Germany and Berlin.
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Lasted from October 14th, 1962-October 28th, 1962. Was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning Soviet ballistic missiles deployment in Cuba.
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Was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963.
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He was the 36th president of the United States.
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This was a doctrine of military strategy and national security policy in which a full-scale use of nuclear weapons by two or more opposing sides would cause the complete annihilation of both the attacker and the defender. The exact date of this plan is unknown
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3th president of the United States. Was, at the time, the only president to resign the office. Was president from January 20th, 1969 to August 9th, 1974
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Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstong were the first men to ever step foot on the moon.
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This was a strategy/ treaty claiming that we had to take control of the ABM race.
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Was the 38th president of the United States and was an American Politician. served as president from August 9th, 1974 to January 20, 1977.
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Served as the 39th president of the United States. Was awarded the Nobel Piece Prize. Was president from January 20th. 1977 to January 20, 1981.
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This is the day that the Soviet Union began to invade Afghanistan. This lasted until Febuary 15, 1989
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This was one of the many methods used to protest the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
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This was an American Hockey team that beat the Soviet Union Hockey team whp had six gold medals in the olympics for hockey.
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40th President of the United States.
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The intent of this program was to develop a sophisticated anti-ballistic missile system in order to prevent missile attacks from other countries, specifically the Soviet Union.
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MIkhail Gorbachev came to power 1985 and was in power until 1991. THe exact date that he came to power is unknown.
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The soviets began to leave Afghanistan and this lasted until February 2nd 1989
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41st president of the United States. Was president all the way up until
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The Tiananmen Square Massacre was about a bunch of protestors who got a little tooo aggresive and the military was forced to stop them and ended up killing alot of people.
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The day that the Berlin Wall fell.
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The first president of the Russian Federation.
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This marks the day that the Soviet Flag flew over the nation one last time.
