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The Russian Revolution
the Russian revolution was a revolution where the Bolsheviks overthrew the tsar and implemented communism to their government. causing America to be weary of their actions -
Potsdam Conference
At the end of the war, Joeseph Stalin, Winston Churchhill, and Harry Truman all met to discuss the terms for the end of the war and how to deal with the countries that were destroyed in the conflict. During this stalin showed agression twards the western world -
The Atomic Bombs
When America dropped the first atomic bombs it shocked the world especially Russia because it neutralized their strategy of more troops is better. -
Iron Curtain
The iron curtain was the line furthest to the west in Europe of satellite nations under their controll. -
The Molotov Plan
the molotov plan was a plan saying that soviet russia would give support in rebuilding to all countries with the same political alignment. -
The Marshal Plan
the marshal plan was a policy that America made saying that they would help any countries who needed help with stopping comunism from taking over -
Berlin Blockade
the Berlin blockade is the time when the U.S.S.R stoped all resources from getting into Berlin -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was a policy that Truman enacted to help any country that was being threatened by communism by offering American support. -
soviet bomb testing
the soviets started testing their own nuclear weapons and scared the crap out of every american. -
the Berlin airlift
the Berlin airlift was a series of supplies drops from american plains to east Germany to keep them alive and stop the Russians blockade. -
N.A.T.O
N.A.T.O the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was a non-aggression pact that all the allies but Russia signed at the end of the war -
Alger hiss case
the Alger hiss case was a case brought up through investigations of communist spy's in the government. in this case Alger hiss was convicted of being a spy -
the Korean war
The Korean war was a war between north and south Korea in which america helped south Korea and in the end the nation stayed divided. -
the Hollywood ten
the holly wood ten were a group of actors that refused to answer any questions about possible links to communism. -
Assassination of JFK
pretty self explanatory but our president john f. Kennedy was killed during a parade. -
the Rosenberg trials
in the Rosenberg trial mr. and mrs. Rosenberg were found to be smuggling secrets out of the us and to Russia. this caused a lot of turmoil in the government cause nobody knew who was a communist and who wasn't. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
the battle of Dien Bien Phu where the Vietnamese devastated the french military for their worst defeat ever. -
Geneva Conference
a meeting of world powers that were deciding what to do with Vietnam after the first indo china war. -
Army-McCarthy hearings
this was a series of hearings to determine who's accusations were correct between the army and senator McCarthy -
Warsaw Pact
the equivalent of NATO for the soviets and their satellite nations so yeah a treaty. -
Hungarian Revolution
the Hungarian people rose up and over through their communist leaders to free themselves. -
U2 Incident
an american spy plane was shot down in the USSR and it was taken as a sign of aggression -
Bay Of Pigs
The bay of pigs was an invasion attempt on Cuba by America where America failed. -
Berlin Wall
a wall preventing any Germans under Russian control to move into the eastern sectors controlled by other nations. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
the U.S.S.R started to put missiles in Cuba and military tensions between them and the U.S hit new records. -
Assassination Of Diem
Diem was assassinated by america after they found he was corrupt he died in 1963. this impacted south Vietnam greatly because it made them fear america killing off the any leader they didn't find suitable. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
The resolution to the tonkin gulf incident was when congress passed a bill to give president Johnson a blank check. this unlocked the resources for america to wage war. -
Operation Rolling thunder
operation rolling thunder was a mission of sustained bombing over Vietnam. this caused less use for soldiers in the war but still caused many deaths -
Assassination of MLK
martin Luther king the largest civil rights activist of the time was killed after being shot in Memphis Tennessee. -
Assassination of RFK
Robert Kennedy is assassinated by a young Palestinian via gun -
Election of Nixon
the nation elects a new president to lead them through the cold war with as little damage as possible. -
Riots of Democratic convention
a series of riots that occurred as backlash of martin Luther king's assassination. -
Tet Offensive
a series of sneak attacks on south Vietnam on a day that was usually a cease fire and did heavy damage but still lost the battles -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
the USSR decided to take the nation of Czechoslovakia for their own for resources. -
Kent State
a shooting occurred at Kent state where several students were shot due to a protest even if not involved -
Nixon visits China
Nixon went to china to improve relations and hopefully make a harmonious relationship. -
Ceasefire in Vietnam
during the pairs peace accords they signed a peace treaty in Vietnam. -
Fall of Saigon
Saigon fell to the north Vietnamese reuniting the split nation to make a whole again. -
Reagan elected
Reagan is elected president marking a start of new tactics in the cold war. -
SDI announced
strategic defense initiative Reagan said that we had lasers in space to shoot down nukes -
Geneva Conference with Gorbachev
during the first Geneva conference Gorbachev and america negotiated and ended up taking nuclear weapons out of Europe -
‘Tear down this wall’ speech
George W. bush delivered a speech in front of the Berlin wall telling Gorbachev to take the Berlin wall down to prove that he was willing to reform. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
a wall the USSR put up to stop people in the east side of Berlin from getting to the west side of Berlin and in 1991 it was taken down as an act of reform.
