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McCarthyism
U.S. campaign to root out communists in government and society during the late 1940s and 1950s led by Sen. Joseph McCarthy; accusations were often based on rumors and half-truths. -
Formation of the United Nations
Representatievs of 26 nations at war with the Axi powers met in Washinton to sign the Declaration of the United Nations endorsing the Atlantice 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 at the heads of governent of the US, the UK, and the soviet union represented bu Franklin D Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Secretary Joseph Stalin, for the purpose of discussing Europe's post-war reorganization. The conference convened in the Livadia Palace near Yalta. -
Containment
Containment prevents the spread of communism. This polocy was a response to a series of moves by the Soviet Union to enlarge communist influence in Eastern Europe, China, Korea, Africa and Vietnam. -
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Japan was conducted by the US during the final stages of World War II. A firebombing capaign destroyed manu Japanese cities, allies prepares for a costly invasion of Japan. The US used a massive atomic weapon against Japan. about 20,000 tons of TNT, flattened the city and killed tens of thousands of civilians. -
Japanese War
The soviet union declares war on japan more than 1 million soviet soldiers in japanese-occupued Manchuria, northeastern China, to take on the 700,00 strong Japanese army. -
Truman Plan
International relation policy by U.S president Harry truman during a speech. This stated that the U.S would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent them from falling into the Soviet Sphere. -
Iron curtain
A political, military, by the Soviet Union after World War II to seal off itself and its dependent eastern and central european allies form open contact with the West and other noncommunist areas. "Iron Curtain" has been used as a metaphor since the 19th century -
Marshall Plan
Was the American program to aid Europe. The US gave up economic support to help rebuild Europen economies after the end of WWII. -
Berlin blockade
One of the major crises of the Cold War. World War II Gerymany, and the soviet union blocked western allies railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under allies control. Thier aim was to force the western powers to allow the soviet zone to start supplying Berlin with food, fuel, and aid. -
Berlin Airlift
Aircraft logged the 100,000th flight of the Berlin Airlift. The airlift began after world war II when Germany was occupied territory and Berlin was surrounded by the soviet zone. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance based on the north atlantic treaty. the organization constitues a system of collective defense -
Comecon
Economic organization under the leadership of the Soviet Union that comprised the countries of the Eastern Block along with a number of socialist states in the world. -
Korean War
Conflict between Communist and non-communist forces in Korea. Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet and U.S. The Republic of Korea was proclaimed in the South and the people's democratic republic of Korea in the North. -
Domino Theory
Was promoted by the US government, and if one state in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effect. The domiino theory was used bu the US administrations during the Cold War to justify the need for American intervention around the world. -
Geneva Conference
a conference which took place in Geneva, Switzerland whose purpose was to attempt to find a way to unify Vietnam and discuss the possibility of restoring peace in Indochina. -
Baghdad Pact
Middle Eastern defense pact established in 1955 by Great Britain, Turkey and Iraq. would later include the United States, Iran and Pakistan. Main purpose is to prevent communist incursions and foster peace in the middle east. -
Warsaw Pact
A mutual defense treaty between eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War. The treaty was established under the initiative of the Soviet Union and was signed on May 14, 1955 in Warsaw. -
Vietnam War
Conflict that pitted the communist rgime of North Vietname and its southern alliess known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. -
Hungarian Revolution
Was a revolt against the government of the people's republic of Hungary and its Soviet-imposed policies. It was the first major threat to Soviet control -
Eisenhower Doctrine
A speech by President Dwight David Eisenhower within a special message to the congress on the situation in the middle east. under the Eisenhower Doctrine, a country could request Amerccan economic assistance and/or aid from US military forces -
Bay of Pigs
Known as Hispanic America as La Batalla de Giron. Was a unsuccessful military invasion of Cuba. A counter revolutionary military trained and funded by the US governments CIA. -
OPEC
Is the single largest factor that affects the cost of gasoline. (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Was a 13-day confrontation between the soviet union and cuba on one side and the US on the other. was one of the major confrontations of the cold war and is regarded as he moment in which the cold war came closest to turning into a nuclear conflict -
Checkpoint Charlie
Name was given by the Western Allies to the best known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War. Border site between East and West Berlin where U.S. and Soviet tanks faced each other in a tense standoff. -
Cultural Revolution
was a social political movement that took place in the peoples republic of china. set into motion by Mao Zedong, the revolution marked the return of Mao Zedong to a position of power afer the failed Great leap forward. -
Tet Offensive
Military campaign during the Vietnam war that was launched by the forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnam against South Vietnam, the US and their allies. -
Detente
Is the easing of strained relations, especially in a political situation. Used in reference to the general easing of geo-political tensions between the Soviet Union. -
Watergate
A political scandal that occurred in the US in the 1970's as a result of the break in at the Democratic National Committee. The scandal eventually led to the resignation of Richard Nixin. -
Olympics/Palestinian terrorist
Was officially known as the Games of the XX OLympiad. It was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany who were under attack. They were taken hostage and eventually killed, along with a german police officer bu the Palestinian group. -
Apartheid
Was a system of racial segregation enforced through legislation by the national party governments who were rulling the party. -
Apollo-Soyuz
Experimental flight, was the first joint US-soviet space flight and the last flight of an Apollo spacecraft. Its purpose was as a sympol of the policy of detente that the two superpowers were pursuing at the time and marked the end of the space race. -
Helsinki Accords
was the final act of the conference on security and co-operation in europe held in Helsinki, Finland. 33 states including USA, canada and most european states signed the declaration in an attempt to improve relations between the communist bloc and the west. -
Camp David Accords
Signed by Egyptian President following thriteen days of secret negotiations at Camp David. Agreements between Israel and Egypt that led into the following year to a peace treaty between those two countries. -
Iran hostage situstion
Crisis between Iran and the US. 52 americans were held hostage for 444 days. after a group of Islamist students and militants supporting the Iranian Revolution took over the American Embassy in Tehran. -
Russian Invasion of Afghanastan
The soviet union intervened in support of the Afghan communist government in its conflict with anticomminist muslim guerrillas during the Afghan War and remains in Afghanistan -
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
this declaration acknowledged the independence of the 12 republics of the Soviet Union that subsequently created the Commonwealth of Independent States. -
Perestroika and Glasnost
Were Mikhail Gorbachev's watchwords for the renovation of the Soviet body politic and society that he pursued as general secretary of the communist party -
Ayatollah Khomeini
His real name is Ruhollah Mostafavi Musavi Khomeini he was an iranian religious leader and politician and leader of the 1979 iranian revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran. -
Tianenmn Square Massacre
Was a response to a protest in the People's Republic of China in 1989. It occurred when several waves of protests across the course of a few months came to a head. -
FNLA
(National Front for the Liberation of Angola) was a militant organization that fought for Angolan independence form Porugal in the war of independence under the leadership of Holden Roberto. -
NaFta
North American Free Trade Agreement is what NaFta stands for. It is an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the US. It superseded the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement between the US and Canada. -
Great Leap Forward
People's republic of China was an economic and social campaign of the Communist Party of China relected in planning decisions
