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Ayatollah kaomeini
Leader of The Iranian revolution in 1979. One of the 20th centurys ruthless leaders. Died on June 3 1989. -
Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss was an amazing writer and almost everyone loved his books. He was more interested in creating a good story than a true story. He wanted to become a cartoon writer so he came to the U.S. Dr. Seuss died on September 24, 1991. -
Perestroika and glasnast
Perestroika means restructuring and Glasnost means openness Stalin occasionally had used them and other people that were like him. -
Yalta Conference
Took place in a Russian resort town in the Crimea. The allied leaders came to Yalta knowing they would win but the Pacific war would not be to an end. -
America Drops 'Fat Man'
One of the reasons they droped fat man was for revenge on the attack on Pearl Harbor. At the time the US believed in the idea of total war and its belief in total defeat. -
End of World War 2
It ended when armed forces of Japan surrendered to the forces of the Allied Powers. The surrender came just over three months after the surrender of the Axis forces in Europe. -
Iron Curtain
It was a symbol of the ideological conflict and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas. states on either side developed their own alliances. It was taked down in 1989. -
America's test Baker
They used a device anchored 90 feet underwater sealed in a steel caisson. For the test the assembled 90 vessels including old warships and captured ships. -
Truman Plan
International policy set by Harry Truman. Stated that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with aid to prevent them from falling to the soviets. -
Apartheid
Intoduced to South Africa in a climate against racial discrimination. There was initially not that much severe criticism of apartheid. It was not until later that the true nature of apartheid became known -
Marshall Plan
American aid to help Europe. The U.S. gave them economic support so that they would not fall to Soviet Communism. The U.S. goals were to rubild a war-devastated region, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, and make Europe prosperous again. -
Containment
United States policy to prevent the spread of communism abroad.It was a response to a series of moves by the Soviet Union. Remained in effect even after the cold was was over -
Berlin airlift
Airlift in 1948 that supplied supplies to West Berlin. The cause of it was the Russians closed off land access. It lasted for more than a year. -
Berlin Blockade
It was concidered the first seriouse crisis of the Cold War. It was an attempt by the soviet union to make it harder for the western to go to Berlin. The Soviet Union wanted to be allowed to supply Berlin with supplies and help. -
North Atlantic Treaty
It was the first peacetime alliance concluded by the U.S. The signing ceremony occurred in an auditorium near the White House. The Truman Library holds the papers. -
Soviet H-Bomb
The Cold War changes when the Soviet Union successfully tested its first H-bomb. It has allowed the Soviets to draw even in the arms race. The Americans detonated its first H-bomb the November before. -
Korean War
It was a war between South Korea and North Korea. The U,S. made most of the support to help South Korea. -
Truman fires MacArthur
The firing of MacArthur set off an uproar among the American public. Truman remained committed to keeping the conflict in Korea a limited war. -
Stalin Dies
He was the leader of the Soviet Union since 1924. He died of a massive heart attack. -
KGB established
Originally supposed to be designed to be state security. World's largest spy and state security orginization. Became divided up into different departments -
Domino Theory
It was promoted at times by the United States government. The U.S. thought that if one state in a region came under the influence of communism, that all the surrounding countries would also. It was used justify the need for American intervention around the world. -
USSR sent military aid to Afghanistan
Billions of economic and military aid was sent. -
Suez Crisis
Diplomatic and military confrontation in late 1956. A day after Israel invaded, Britain and France issued a joint to Egypt and Israel and to bomb Cairo -
Soviets launch first man made satellite
The satellite's name was Sputnik, and it was a little bit bigger than a basketball. Caused the new age of space exploration. Lead to the creation of a satellite that a person can be in. -
Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward planned to develop agriculture and industry. For that to happen, China was reformed into a series of communes. In 1959, things started to go wrong Political decisions took over commonsense and communes faced the doing things which they could not achieve -
Vietnam War
Struggle between forces that attempted to unify the country of Vietnam under a communist government. The American leaders lost the U.S. public support for the war. it ended on April 30, 1975. -
Mercury Project
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OPEC
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John F. Kennedy elected
Kennedy was elected with a victory of 303 to 219. Kennedy's campaigning skills decisively outmatched Nixon's. First election in which all of the current 50 states participated in. -
Bay of Pigs
Unsuccesful invasion of Cuba. The americans trained some cubans that ran away. surrendered less than 24 hours of fighting -
John F. Kennedy assassinated
Kennedy told everyone the importance of winning Texas and Florida, and he would visit them in the next 2 weeks. The weater was nice so the plastic top was off.When they shot the bullets struck the president's neck and head the governor was also hit in the chest. At 1.00 pm Kennedy was prounounced dead. -
U.S. Marines sent to Dominican republic
Began when the United States Marine Corps entered Santo Domingo in the Dominican Civil War. The fighting continued until 31 August 1965 when a truce was declared. -
Soviet Reds Crush Czechoslavakian revolts.
The Czechoslovakians were waiting to counter attack but were unaware of the numbers. A student lit himself on fire in reaction to the attack. Continued until August 21, when the soviets invaded the country to stop them. -
Tet offensive
Campaign by the military by Viet Cong and North Vietnam against America and South Vietnam. Campaign of surprising attacks. Tet offensive usually refers to the January, February 1968 offensive -
Publication of Pentagon papers
New York Times published sections of the Pentagon Papers. The papers showed that the Americans government was lying to people for a long time about the Vietnam War. A multi-volume was locked away in a pentagon for years, on June 13, 1971 the American republic read them in amazement. -
Yom Kippur War
The Egyptian and Syrian forces launched an attack on Yom Kippur to win lost territory. Israel’s victory came at the cost of heavy casualties, and blamed it on the government not being prepared. -
Watergate
It is a term used to describe political scandals. Several burglars were arrested in the office of the Democratic National Committee. The Watergate scandal changed American politics forever -
Nixon Resigns
After two years of public debate over the Watergate, President Nixon gave up to pressures from the public and leaders of his party to become the first President to resign. Vice President Ford praised the sacrifice for the country and he said it was one of the most saddest things he has seen. -
Camp David Accords
The camp david accords was agreements between Egypt and Israel. Lead to peace between the two countrys. Took place at a U.S. President retreat -
Soviet Troops withdrawl from Afghanistan
Under the leadership of Boris Gromov. Boris Gromov was the last to walk from Afghanistan back into Soviet territory. During the withdrawal over the border, convoys were coming under attack by Afghan fighters. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
Student held protest that were forcefuly surpressed. Troops with Calvary caused thousands of caualties. No students were killed in the square itself. -
Boris Yeltsin elected president of Russia
Boris Yeltsin was the first president for Russia. He had a reputation of alcohol abuse. Within two years he lost his leadership position
