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Yalta Conference
Big Three meet to discuss the Allied war effort against Germany and Japan and to try and settle some nagging diplomatic issues. -
Arms Race
Major production of nuclear weapons in the U.S. and Russia occured causing more tension and danger around the world. -
Truman Doctrine
It stated that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent them from joining the Soviet sphere. -
Marshall Plan
U.S. gave economic support to help rebuild European economies in order to prevent the spread of soviet communism. -
Berlin Airlift
Allies supplied sectors of the city from the air. -
Berlin Blockade
Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railroad, road and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under allied control. -
The Fall of China
The Fall of China put more than a quarter of the world's population under communist control. -
Nuclear Deterrence
The credible threat of retaliation to forestall enemy attack. -
Korean War
War between the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. -
The Ichon Landing
It resulted in a decesive victory and strategic reversal in favor of the United Nations. -
U.S. Develops Hydrogen Bomb
The hydrogen bomb is 1000 more times more powerful than conventional nuclear devices. -
Joseph Stalin Dies
Led to a temporary thaw in cold war tensions. -
"New Look"
Reflected Eisenhower's concern for balancing the Cold War military commitments of the United States with the nations financial resources. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was a defense organization that put the soviets in command of the armed forces of the member states. -
The AFL-CIO
The AFL-CIO was made up of 57 national and international nations and represented more than 11 million workers. -
Space Race
It was a competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union for supermacy in spaceflight capability. Both nations tried to have more security than the other. -
The Suez Crisis
It was a diplomatic and military confrontation where Egypt, the U.S., Soviet Union, and the United Nations forced Britain, France and Isreal to withdrawl from the Suez Canal. -
Vietnam War
Nationalist forces attempting to unify the country Vietnam under a communist government. -
Eisenhower Doctrine
It allowed a Middle East country to request American economic assistance or aid from U.S. military forces if it was being threatened by armed aggresion from another state. -
Treaty of Rome
The Treaty of Rome introduced the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Commission. -
Nakita Khrushchev comes to power
Led the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War. -
U-2 Incident
U-2 spy plane shot down while conducting espionage over the Soviet Union. -
Bay Of Pigs Invasion
When a CIA-financed and trained group of cuban refugees lands in Cuba and attempts to topple the communist government of Fidel Castro. -
Berlin Wall
Cut off West Berlin from East Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
U.S. and Soviet leaders had a stand off over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba. -
Soviet Inavasion of Afghanistan
Fought against multi-national insurgent groups called Mujahideen. -
INF Treaty
Eliminated nuclear and conventional ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with intermediate ranges. -
Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power
His presidency was at the height of the Cold War and he believed that the war was the product of mistrust between the United States and the Soviet Union. -
German Reunification
East Germany and West Germany joined back together. -
U.S.S.R Breakup
Soviet Union seperated into 15 different countries.
