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*D-Day*
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Cold war
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United Nations
The United Nations replaces the League of Nations. The goal of the United Nations is to help keep world peace and prevent another world war. -
Yalta Conference
The conference that ends WWII. At the conference Germany is split into two, East and West Germany. After the conference two powers came together, the United States and the Soviet Union. -
*V-E day*
The day allied victory in Europr in World War II. -
World war II ends in Europe
More than 30 countries were involved in World war II. More than 50 million people in the military dead and sometimes an estimate of 85 million dead. -
Potsdam Conference
A meeting with all the leaders of the Allies in Europe.
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, Birtish prime minister Winston Churchill, and US President Harry Truman. -
*V-J day*
The day the Japenese surrendered th the United States in World war II. -
Iron curtain
A term Winston churchill used to describe Eastern Europe Isolation during the cold war. -
*Iron Curtain speech*
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's “Iron Curtain” speech marks beginning of the Cold War. -
Truman Doctrine
President Harry S. Truman promised miltary and econominc aid to nations threathened by communism. -
General Assembly
the first General Assembly of the United Nations met in London in January 1946, and created the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission. Part of their plan was to eliminate all weapons of mass destruction, including the atomic bomb. -
Marshall plan
- A United states program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Euope.
- Congress plan to spend lots of money to rebulid Europe and to reduce the treat of communist revoultion in Western Europe.
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Berlin air lift
Planes flew food, fuel, and other supplies to 2 million people in Berlin because of the wall that were bulit to keep people from getting in and getting out. Aircrews from all over the world flew over 200,000 flights in a year. The success of the Berlin air lift embarrassed the Soviet Union because they believed the air lift wasn't going to make a difference. -
Formation of NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization: An alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country
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Joseph McCarthy Speech
The speech made by McCarthy was made to address communists working for the state department. He stated that there were 205 members, but that was later questioned for being an inaccurate number. This affected the Cold War by stirring things with communism in the west. -
Korean war
At first the war was between North and South Korea but then other countries started to get involved. The war left Korea divided and brought the Cold war into Asia. -
Vietnam war
A war between North Vietnam and Southern allies (South Vietnam, US) The US withdrawed from the war in 1973. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans were killed because of the war. -
*Warsaw Pact*
The Warsaw Pact is formed by the Soviet Union and communist countries in eastern Europe as a military defense organization to counter NATO. -
Suez crisis
The attack followed the President of Egypt Gamel Adbel Nasser's desision to nationalize the Suez canal, after the withdrawal of an offer with Britain and the US. -
Sputnik I
The world's first satellite, which meant the Soviet Union had a missile powerful enough to reach the US. Although Sputnik was harmless, its orbiting scared the people of the US. -
Sputnik 2
Second satellite launched into Earth's orbit and first to hold a living animal. It was a dog named Laika. -
NASA
(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Located in Florida, Alabama, and 8 other states.
Employs 21,000 scienctists, techicians, and engineers. -
The U-2 incident
The 1960 incident occured during the cold war during the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower and during the leadership of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. A United States U-2 spy plane was shot down over the airspace of the Soviet Union. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
John F. Kennedy's plan to round up Cuban exiles to invade Cuba and overthrow Castro at the Bay of pigs. Castro quickly captured all th exiles and put invaders in jail. -
Berlin wall construction
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Cuban Missile Crisis
A dangerous conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. After the failed US attempt to overthrow the Castro in Cuba with the Bay of Pigs invasion. The Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in Cuba that were aimed that the United States. The United States had missiles in Turkey that were aimed at the Soviet Union. -
*China's first atomic bomb*
Chairman Mao Zedong called Chinese scientist to make a atomic within eight years. The bomb was made in four years. China successfully exploded their first atomic bomb. -
First Man on the Moon
The United States was the first country to have a man on the moon. The name of the ship was Apolll 11 and Neil Armstrong was the first man to actually step on the moon. -
USS Pueblo Incident
It was an American navy ship that was on the North Korean coast, but others disagree and say it was not in there territory.The North Koreans fired at it and the Ameicans burned all the information on it and then were captured and imprisoned. The USS Pueblo is Korea's Cold war prize, a symbol of how the country has stood up to the US. -
*Invasion of Czechoslovakia*
Czechoslovakian leader lauched a "Action program" which included freedom of pree, freedom of speech, and freedom of movement. -
*Richard Nixon visits China *
President Richard M. Nixon went to China. He was the first U.S. president to go. This made for a open trade between the U.S. and China. -
Paris Peace Accords
It was a signing with the U.S. and Vietnam. It was to end the war and bring back peace. It was signed in Paris. -
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
This was where the Soviets went into the Soviet war and basically took over. This affected the Cold War by making the Soviets more powerful and more of a threat. -
Tiananmen square massacre
Demonstrators peacfully came together to push for greater democracy in China. When demonstrators refused to back down the government sent in tanks and troops. -
Berlin wall destruction
The destruction of the Berlin wall changed so many people's life. It separated some familes for almost 20 years. After the wall was tore down anyone could travel back and forth from West and East Germany. -
Dissolving of Soviet Union
Protest on against repression increased concern about the limits of the Soviet Economic system. People were concerned if it could provide a strong military with modern technology. People began to question the governmnet.
