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Josef Stalin
He governed the Soviet Union for over 30 years and caused a reign of terror in Russia. -
Harry S. Truman
He served as Roosevelt's Vice President until his death and then became the 33rd president of the United States during WWII. -
Yalta Conference
This was the start of the Cold War. -
Truman Doctrine
This policy said USA would provide military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism. -
Marshall Plan
The U.S economic recovery plan for war-torn Europe. -
Division of Germany
Soviet Union controlled East Germany and Allies controlled West Germany. -
Berlin Air Lift
U.S and British airplanes fly supplies into West Berlin. -
COMECON
The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance: plan to facilitate and organize the economic development of eastern soviet countries. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization: a military alliance created between U.S and many European states. -
Korean War
North Korea invades South Korea. -
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet leader that took power after Stalin's death in 1953. He made the policy of de-Stalinization which would remove harsh policies of Stalin's government. -
Dwight Eisenhower
He was the 34th president of the United States and served from 1953-1961. He signed the armistice ending the Korean War, and helped strengthen NATO. -
Warsaw Pact
Unified military pact between Soviet Union and their satellite states. -
U2
Spy planes from the U.S that were sent over the USSR. -
Sputnik
The first satellite to be launched into space. The Soviet Union launched it into orbit on October 4th, 1957. -
Space Race
The competition between U.S.A and U.S.S.R for their own space flight capabilities. -
Fidel Castro
Former Prime Minister of Cuba who organized the Cuban revolution. -
John F. Kennedy
He was elected as the 35th president of the U.S in 1960. He was best known for his role in the Cuban Missile Crisis. -
Arms Race
The race to have the best weapons, bombs, and military strategies. -
Yuri Gagarin
The Soviet cosmonaut who became the first man to fly into outer space. -
Bay of Pigs Incident
Cuban Exiles from the U.S would invade Cuba and revolt against the communist leader Castro. This event was known as one of the biggest fails during the Cold War because the Cuban exiles were not soldiers. All of them were either captured or killed during the attempt. -
Berlin Wall Built
The Berlin Wall was built to keep East Germans from going into non-communist western states. It was a heavy guarded wall with a very small chance you would make it over alive. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The USSR placed nuclear missiles in Cuba by ship. President Kennedy of the U.S ordered Krhushchev to turn around the ships as he saw this as a sign of Nuclear war. -
President Richard Nixon
Served as the 37th president of the United States, he was the first president to resign from office. -
Vietnamization
A strategy made by President Nixon, tying to end U.S's involvement in Vietnam War. -
Detente
A period of improved relations between U.S.A and USSR. -
Glasnost
The soviet plan that allows open discussion of political and social issues. -
Perestroika
Political movement for reformation of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union. -
Berlin Wall Torn Down
The Eastern states announced their new relations with the Western states. This night, November 9th, 1989, the leaders announced everyone was allowed to cross the wall into the western states. -
Cold War Officially Ends
Gorbachev and Bush met declaring this was the end of the Cold War.
