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1989 BCE
Berlin Wall Torn Down
Government officials decided to open the wall to allow the two sides join together. The demolition process started a few years after. It was originally created to prevent socialism in East Europe. -
1985 BCE
Perestroika
"Restructuring" of the soviet economic and political system led by Mikhail Gorbachev. -
1980 BCE
Glasnost
Made popular by Mikhail Gorbachev, the word means public. This was the slogan for increased government transparency -
1979 BCE
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
USSR 10 year war against Afghan Rebels. -
1973 BCE
Detente
Détente means the lessening of tensions, the Soviet Union made reforms that got rid of socialism and then eventually the Soviet Union itself. -
1973 BCE
Vietnamization
The US policy of sending troops to South Vietnam in order for the government to change. -
1964 BCE
Leonid Brezhnev
Replaced Khrushchev as Soviet leader. -
1959 BCE
Cuban Revolution
Fulgencio Batista the Cuban dictator at the time was overthrown replaced by Fidel Castro. -
1956 BCE
Hungarian Revolution
Anti-Soviet demonstrations in Hungary. Khrushchev crushed the revolt though. -
1953 BCE
Eisenhower
The 34th President of the USA. He was heavily involved in the military and helped during World War 2 as Commander of Allied Forces in Europe. -
1950 BCE
Korean War
UN forces sent in to stop Communist aggression and expansion. The USSR provided war materials to North Korea. -
1949 BCE
Comecon
An organization under the leadership of the Soviet Union that consisted of the Eastern bloc and other communist states in the world. -
1947 BCE
George Kennan
Created the US policy of keeping communism within its existing boundaries and prevent further Soviet aggression. -
1946 BCE
Winston Churchill
"An iron curtain has descended across the continent." What he means by this is that communism is spreading across Europe. Prime minister of the United Kingdom -
1945 BCE
Potsdam Conference
Truman demanded free elections in Eastern Europe while Stalin wanted buffer of Communist states in eastern Europe. -
Krushchev
The most notable things that Khrushchev was responsible for were the de-Stalinization of The Soviet Union and supporting the early space program. -
John F Kennedy
The 35th president and served during the Cold War era. His job was mainly to manage relations with the Soviet Union. -
Fidel Castro
Through him, Cuba became a one-party socialist state and socialist reforms were implemented in society. -
Yalta Conference
Cited as the start of the Cold War. -
Truman Doctrine
American foreign policy to stop imperialism during the Cold War. -
Marshall Plan
The US gave $13 billion in economic support to help European counties flourish after World War 2 -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance between North American and European states. Their roles are to have mutual defense for each other if they are attacked by an external force -
Warsaw Pact
It was a defense treaty between the Soviet Union and seven other satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe during the cold war. It was believed to be created because of West Germany joining NATO. -
Sputnik
The Sputnik 1 was released into space by the Soviet Union and was the first artificial Earth satellite. This triggered the space race between the US and Soviet Union. -
U2
A US spy plane called U2 was shot down while in the Soviet Airspace premises. CIA Agent Francis Gary was the pilot but parachuted to safety. -
Yuri Gagarin
A Russian soviet pilot and cosmonaut. First man to travel into outer space. -
Bay of Pigs
Bay of Pigs was a failed attempt to take down Fidel Castro in Cuba that expanded over three days by the group Brigade 2506. -
Berlin Wall Built
The Berlin Wall was built by the German Democratic Republic and separated East Germany and East Berlin from West Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13 day confrontation between the US and Soviet Union about missile deployment in Turkey and Italy and consequently resulting in deployment by the Soviet in Cuba. The closest the Cold War came to turning into an all out nuclear war -
United Nations
International organization to settle world problems and avoid armed conflicts.
