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Formation of the United Nations
the spokesperson of the 26 nations at war with the Axis powers met in Washington to sign the Declaration of the United Nations endorsing the Atlantic Charter, pledging to use their full resources against the Axis and agreeing not to make a separate peace. -
Yalta Conference
was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United State, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, represented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Prime Minister Winston -
Potsdam Conference
a conference held in Potsdam in the summer, where Roosevelt and Stalin and Churchill drew up plans for the administration of Germany and Poland after WWII ended. -
Iron Curtain descends on Europe
is a ideological conflict and physical boundary dividing Europe into 2 separate areas from the end of WW II in1945 until the end of Cold War in 1991 -
The Truman Doctrine
was an internatioal relations policy set forth by the U,S. president Harry Truman in a speech, which stated that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent them from falling into the Soviet sphere. -
Marshall Plan
United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe and named after George Marshall -
Creation of Israel
was fought between the state of Israel and a military coalition of Arab states and Palestinian Arab forces. -
Berlin Blockade and Airlift
The Berlin Blockade was an attempt by the Soviet Union to block Allied access to the German city of Berlin. The blockade turned out to be total political failure for the Soviet Union, and the West managed to turn it into a major victory. The Berlin Airlift was an ambitious plan to supply all of the fuel, food, and shelter needs of West Berlin by plan. Planes will land in Berlin every three minutes and sometimes they dont. -
Creation of NATO
The United Nations Charter, 12 Nations established the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to coordinate the military defenses of memeber nations against possible Soviet aggression. Some nationas agreed to it like Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britian, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United States they all considered an amred attack against any one of them as an attack against all. -
Korean War
the invasion was first a military action of the Cold War, but by July the American troops had entered the war on South Korea's behalf. it was a war against the forces of international communsim itself. Finally the war ended in July 1953 in all 5 million soldiers and civilians lost their lives during the war. -
Joseph Stalin Death
He did die on March 5th but before dieing he did had a stroke on March 1st and from them he died. -
Warsaw Pact Formed
is an organization formed in Warsaw, Poland, comprising, Bulgaria, Czechoslovkia, east Germany, Hungary, Romania, and the U.S.S.R for collective defense under a joint military command -
Suez Crisis
Israeli armed forces pushed into Egypt toward the Suez Canal after Egyptian president Gamal Nasser nationalized the canal in July of that same year initiating the Suez Crisis. Israelis soon were jointed by the French and British forces. -
Sputnik 1
was the worlds 1st Earth-orbiting artificial satellite. it was launched into a low altitude elliptical orbit by the Soviet Union and was the 1st in a series of satellites collectively known as Sputnik Program. -
Sputnik 2
is the 2nd spacecraft launched into Earth orbit and the 1st to carry a living animal, which was a dog named laika. -
NASA if formed
NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. it an agency of the United States Government, it responsilbe for the nations civilian space program and aeronautics and aerospace research. It was passed on July 28th 1958 but didnt became operational on October 1 1958 -
Bay Of Pigs Invasion
around 1,200 exiles armed with american weapons and using american landing craft, arrived ashore at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba. There hope was that the exile force would serve as a rallying point for the Cuban citizen. The plan immediately fell apart because unexpectedly rapid counterattacks from Castro's military. it sanks almost all there exile supply ships and so the invasion never happend over 100 of the attacker were killed and 1,100 were captured. -
Berlin Wall Construction
the wall was built to separate East Berlin from West Berlin and East Germany. The wall was originally constructed out of barbed wire, more people were able to cross it freely but then was reconstructed using concrete blocks. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
was a major conflict between the US and the Soviet Union over the Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba. The US detected a ballistic missile on a launching site of Cuba. -
Jonh F Kennedy Assassination
Jonh F Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States, he was assassinated at 12:30pm on November 22 1963, in Dealey Plaza, Dallas Texas. Kennedy was shot by a sniper while traveling with his wife Jacqueline. It was a 10th month investigation from November 1963 to September 1964. -
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
NPT is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general disarmament. -
Nixon visits China
US president Richard Nixon's visit to the Peoples Republic of China was an important step to formilizing relations between the United States and The Peoples Republic of China. It marked the 1st time a US president had visit PRC. Before Richard Nixon was elected he talked about a better relations with the PRC. -
Paris Peace Accords
intended to establish peace in vietnam and to end the vietnam war, and end direct US military involvement and temporarily stop the fight between North and South Vietnam. -
Salt 1 and 2 agreement
salt 1 led to Ant-Ballistic Missile Treaty and an interim agreement between the two countries. And Salt 2 which resulted in an agreement in 1979 the US chose not to ratify the treaty in responsed to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan which later that year took place, the US eventually withdrew from SALT II in 1986 -
USSR invades Afghanistan
he Soviet Union sent thousands of troops into Afghanistan and immediately assumed complete military and political control large portions of the country. it began a brutal, decade-long attempt by Moscow to subdue the Afghan civil war and maintain a friendly and socialist government on its border. It was a watershed event of the Cold War, marking the only time the Soviet Union invaded a country outside the Eastern glob. -
Iran Hostage Crisis
is a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the US. 52 americans diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days after a group of iranian students -
U.S. & Soviet boycotts of the Olympics
The 1980 summer olympics boycott of the Moscow was part of a package of actions initiated by United States to protest against the Soviet invasion in Afghanistan. The 1980 olympics was carried out by the Soviet Union and other Communist-friendly countries. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
Chinese troops storm through in the center of Beijing killing and arresting thousands of pro-democracy protesters. -
Dissolving of the Soviet Union
the Soviet Union disintegrated into 15 separate countries, it collapse was hailed by the West as a victory for freedom. the fall of the Soviet Union transformed the entire political situation, leading to a complete feformulation of political, economics, and military alliances all over the world. -
U.S. invades Grenada
United States invasion of Grenada a caribbean island nation, north of Venezuela, which resulted in a U.S victory within a matter of weeks. Triggered by a bloody military coup which had ousted a four-year revolutionary government, the invasion resulted in a restoration of constitutional government.
