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Yalta Conference
US, Russia, Britain, and France agreed on the splitting of Europe. -
Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill was basically saying that communism and the Soviet Union are the enemy of people who long for freedom and democracy. Western Powers tried to defeat communism. -
Truman Doctrine
The policy would allow communisim where it already existed, but would do anything in their power to stop it from expanding. It provided military and finanical aid to all nations that agreed to resist any attempt of Russia to take over. -
U.S.S.R. Breakup
The Allied Powers had divided Germany into four zones. -
Marshall Plan
This was the American initiative to aid Europe. The U.S. gave economic support to build Europe back up. -
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. -
Berlin Airlift
This event was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies railway, road, and canal access to berlin under allied control. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
This was an alliance between North America and Europe, to defend each other from communist Soviet Union to take over their nations. -
Arms Race
Both countries built their armies up with nuclear weapons, causing a threat to enemies. -
Federal Republic of Germany
It marked the effective end to any discussion of reuniting East and West Germany. -
Korean War
The Korean War was the first armed confrontation of the Cold War. It also sets standards for later fights in the war. -
Hydrogen Bomb
This bomb gave The United States an advantage against the Soviet Union in the Arms Race. -
Joseph Stalin Dies
He died from a cerebral hemorrhage. Stalin was a powerful influence on the spread of communism, and without him, China and Korea and they grew less confidenct of victory. -
Nakita Khrushchev comes to power
His election was a crucial step in his rise to the Soviet Union -
Warsaw Pact
This was a defense treaty among communist states of Europe.
"Union of peace and socialism." -
CENTO
Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Great Britain, and the USA prevent the soviet union from expanding to the south. -
Space Race
This was a competition for the first technology to be sent up into space, started by the Soviets. -
Hungarian Revolution
There was a revolt against the government of the Hungarian people, which was the first major threat to the Soviets. -
Vietnam War
Vietnam occured because Americans were scared for the spread of communism throughout South-East Asia. -
European Economic Community (EEC)
This was a free trade area that promoted free trade with no tariffs on each others goods. -
Sputnik
The Sputnik boosted the morale of the Soviets and scared the West. It also made The Russians a close contendor in the Space Race. -
U-2 Incident
A United States U-2 spy plane was shot down over the airspace of the Soviet Union. It set in motion a pattern of mistrust. -
Vostok 1
This reassured everyone that the Soviets were in the lead, not only in the Space Race, but also in the first artificial sattelite. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
It was a failed military invasion of Cuba. It set the stage for the Cuban Missile Crisis, the most dangerous confrontation in history. -
Berlin Wall ( start and completion)
The Berlin wall was a barrier constructed that completely cut off West Berlin from East Berlin. The end of the wall was constructed in 1989. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
13 day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba. This was the point in which the Cold War was the closest to turning into a nuclear conflict. -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
The Russian invasion of Afghanistan contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union. -
Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power
Mikhail announced that the Berlin Wall would be coming down. Gorbachev made several changes in the Soviet Union ended the Cold war so peacefully that no one really even noticed. -
German Reunification
It represented the end of the "home or birthplace" of communism.
