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Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Ayatollah Khomeini was a religoud leader. In 1979, he became the supreme religious leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. His name means "inspired by God", -
Apartheid
Apartheid was invented by South African strategists to cement their control of the economic and social system. The agitated power share between the South Africans and the English caused the Apartheid to be put together. -
Peace becomes Cold war
The United States did not return to isolationism is it had been before WWII. The balance of power in Asia and Europe and the ocean safety distances in the east and west made that isolationism go away. -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta conference was where the three superpowers (Truman, Stalin, and Churchill) discussed the fate of Nazi Germany, and what was to happen after. -
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany. Stalin, Truman, and Churchill were all at the conference, it is there, where they decided the fate of Nazi Germany. -
Rio Pact
This treaty was signed on the second of September, 1947. This treaty states that if one signatory nation is under attack or is shown an act of aggresion, then all members with that nation will also be considered an attack on them. This treaty also states that no member can use force, unless with the consent of other members. -
Brussels pact
The Brussels pact was started by five countries in western Europe, where military was weakened during the second world war. This pact served as an establishment that created a defense union similar to that of NATO. Except the United States and Canada were excluded. -
Marshall Plan
This plan was set up to help European countries recover from economical instababilites in which democratic institutions could survive. The United States feared that these countries could fall into communism to help them with their instababilities. -
Berlin Airlift
An allied plane landed every 30 seconds. About 300,000 flights were made into Berlin during the close to one year that the Berlin Airlift lasted. All planes carried a total of 2.3 million tons of supplies into West Berlin. The Berlin Airlift ended when the Soviets lifted the blockade after it had failed. -
The Berlin blockade
The Berlin airlift went along with the Berlin blockade. The Soviet Union closed all access to Berlin after the second world war, and divided into four sections. The United States and member nations flew in supplies and food to the people in Berlin, this airlift lasted for about a year. -
NATO
NATO, which stand for North Atlantic Treat Organization, was created to stop the spread of communism. This organization includes Belgium, Albania, Bulgaria, Denmark, Croatia, the Czech Rep, Canada, and many other countries. -
Domino Theory
The Domino Theory was the theory that if one country fell to communism, the countries around that country will fall into communism as well. Vietnam fell into communism. There were communist regimes in Laos and Cambodia, but it failed to take place in those countries. -
The Rosenberg trial
The Rosenberg trials was the trial that was held for Julius and Ethel Rosenburg. They were both arrested for allegedly passing atomic secrets to Russia. They were both executed two years after being in prison, by the electric chair. -
The Berlin tunnel
This tunnel gained its true fame when the Soviets discovered it. This tunnel was seperated into four sections, as it had been made like in Vienna. This project was one of the most valuable and daring by the CIA. -
The Baltic sea incident
This incident was the first casulty of the missions to probe the borders of the USSR. The plan for this mission was to spy on the Soviet naval activity which was along the Latvian coast. -
Korean War
This war was over conflicts from the Communist and Anti-Communist parties. North Korea supported by the Soviet Union invaded South Korea. This war lasted for 3 years. To this day (2013), Korea is divided into 2, North Korea and South Korea. -
Lodge Act
This act was passed in 1951, and it was passed so the military can block off a Soviet invasion of Europe. The Pentagon also used this law to train, and organize partisan resistance and sabotage the Soviet's supply lines. -
Vietnam War
This war was a costly conflicts which involved the communist and capatalist parties. There were reported over 3 million deaths in the Vietnam War. There were about 500,000 U.S Military officials involved with this war. This war also caused problems back home in America too. -
Sputnik
Sputnik was the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth, the Soviet Union launched the satellite. This satellitechanged everything, including the United States' eagerness to catch up to the Soviets. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs was an invasion Fidel Castro launched on the city of Havana and overthrew Fulgencio Batista, the General. The 2 years following that event, the United States C.I.A tried throwing Castro off his power. -
OPEC
Was founded in 1960. Stands for "Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries". This organization was founded to adapt the policies of the member countries. OPEC aims the effort to set the price on the world market, and prevent the fluctuations that might occur to countried purchasing and exporting the oil. -
Palestinian Terrorism
There was a lot of Palestinian terrorism during the Cold war. Four Palestinian terrorists hijacked an Italian cruise ship. The ship was easy to taker over, since there was no security force on board. -
U2 Incident
The U2 incident happened when the Soviets shot down an American U-2 Spy Plane in Soviet air space and captured it's pilot. The captured pilot was released when the United States offered to trade a captured Soviet spy plane pilot in exchange for the captured American spy plane pilot. -
Czechoslovakia
The Czechoslovakia revolt was a revolt in which the Czechoslovakia people rejected the Soviet Union's call for more military integration. -
The Liberty incident
The USS Liberty was around at the time when the Israeli's were chasing the retreating Egyptians. The USS Liberty was monitoring what was happening during the battle. Eight Israeli recon fighters attacked the USS Liberty and left it ablaze killing eight crewmembers, and injuring more than 100. -
Six day war
This was which was between the Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Syria lasted only six days. Israel started this short war by attacking Egypt. The Soviet Union took sides with the Arab nations, while the U.S sided with Israel. So basically, the Soviet Union lost to the United States. -
Tet Offensive
An attack launched by the Vietcong communist government on an American base in Khe Sanh. They later launched another attack on over 100 major citites of South Vietnam. They were unsuccessful in taking over any part of South Vietnam, as the Americans and South Vietnamese fought back. -
The Watergate Scandal
The Watergate scandale ended the Presidency of Richard Nixon. Several of Nixon's relection campaign members were caught wiretapping phones, and stealing secret documents from the DNC (Democratic National Convention) committee located inside the Watergate building in Washington, DC. When the news broke out about the Watergate scandal, Nixon resigned from office, fearing he may be impeached. -
1972 Olympics
The 1972 Olympics was a tragic event. A day before the event, multiple Plastenian terrorists killed 9 members of the Israel Olympic team. The ending of basketball game between the Soviet Union and the United Stated was controversial one. The United States was winning 50-49, but the clock was set back, which allowed the Soviets to get the win by one point/ -
Camp David Accords
The Camp David Accords was an agreement between Israel and Egypt. They both met a Camp David alongside U.S President Jimmy Carter, who was overseeing the agreement. This discussion lasted over 2 weeks. The 2 countries came into a peace agreement. -
Iran hostage situation
The Iran hostage situation is an event in which several Iranians took over the U.S Embassy in Tehran. They took hostage over 60 Americans. They were all released a few days after Ronald Reagan took office. -
Falklands War
The Falklands war was a short mt lasted for about a year and a half between Argentina and Britain. There were about 900 casulties during this war. -
Perestroika & Glasnost
Perestroika, meaning restructuring. And, Glasnot meaning openness. Were the words Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who wanted to reinvent the Soviet body politic and society. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
The Tiananmen Square Massacre occured in Beijing, China. About 2,600 people were killed during this massacre. Several students did a pro-democracy student demonstration at Tiananmen Square, but was violently crushed by the Military of China. This brutal masacre was viewed all over the world, as news stations from other countries were there to provide live broadcasts of the Soviet President Milkhail Gorbachev's visit to China. -
Reunification of Germany
Germany unified once more in 1994, when both the east and west sides of Germany wanted the reunification to happen. The economy improved, which led to Kohl winning the General election. Conservative parties who supported the reunification, won the elections. -
Fall of the Berlin wall
The fall of the Berlin wall came when the soldiers could no longer hold the crowds back. The people started to tear down the wall with their hands, they wanted to be reunited with their friends and family. -
The fall of the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union fell in 1991, and ended the cold war. There was no winner of this war. The Soviet Union broke down into 15 different countries, -
NAFTA
NAFTA, which means North American Free Trade Agreement, was created to oversee the trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This organization has created the world's largest free trade area, which is now producing more than 17 trillion for 450 million people. -
Sinking of the USS Hobson
The sinking of the USS Hobson was the most tragic event since world war one, and had the most casulties since that war. About 150 crewmembers went down with ship. The Captain was most likely confused in the darkness, and changed courses several times. This caused the ship to collide with another ship, the USS Wasp. -
Cuban missile crisis
The Cuban missile crisis was a 13-day standoff between the United States and the missiles the Soviets has in Cuba, who were aimed at multiple cities in the U.S and Mexico. Pres.Kennedy order the Navy to block the Havana to secure the safety of the countries. The Soviets backed down when an agreement was that if the U.S does not invade Havana, the Soviets will put down their missiles.
