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The Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution took place when the workers and peasants of Russia rebelled against the Zarr(King). During the Revolution, Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin were both considered the leaders of the time. When a leadership position was up for grabs, both candidates ran in a brutal race for till the end. The results were that Stalin had won, and Lenin fled the country, fearing what would happen to him. Lenin then fled to New Mexico, where he was assassinated by Stalins men with an Ice Pick. -
The Potsdam Conference
At the Potsdam Conference, President Harry S. Truman and Primeminister Winston Churchill were determined to secure political freedom in democratic post-war Europe. But the other partner in the Postdam Conference was Joseph Stalin, who had other plans to rule all of Europe and impose economism on it. -
Atomic Bomb - Hiroshima/Nagasaki
The Atomic Bomb was said to be the start of the cold war. As the bomb was being tested, it was hidden under the name "The Manhatten Project," and was successfully tested in 1945 in New Mexico. -
Iron Curtain
In 1946 Primminister Winston Churchill gave one of the most iconic speeches saying that the "Iron Curtain" represented the line between Central and Eastern Europe. But with tearony on the march, America, and England were not prepared for another war. Iron Curtain = Soviet Union. -
Molotov Plan
The Molotov Plan provided the aid to rebuild the countries in Eastern Europe that were politically and economically aligned to the Soviet Union. It also symbolized the refusal of the Marshall Plan. -
Hollywood 10
In U.S. history, 10 motion-picture producers, directors, and screenwriters who appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee. They refused to answer questions portraying their possible communist affiliations, all of the men had not answered the question and most were imprisoned. -
Long Telegram
George F. Kennen, an American diplomat stationed in Mosco, spent years observing the Soviet Union and their ways. In article X of "The Long Telegram," it explained that we take procedures that say we are ready to fight, the soviet union will back off. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine happened when President Truman went to congress to ask aid for Greece and Turkey. This Document represented a new change in the U.S. foren policy. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshal Plan provided massive economic assistance to post-war European countries. Marshall said that the plan "Is directed not against any country or doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos." $12,000,000 loan from the West. -
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade happened when the Soviet Union blocked of post-war Germany from western allies. The was America fixed this was by sending in airlifts to carry food and water to those people trapped in Germany. -
Berlin Airlift
In order to respond to the Berlin Blockade set up by Russia, The United States and Britain created the Berlin Airlift which resupplied East Germany with the necessary resources to survive. -
NATO
NATO, also known as The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, created an alliance between 29 North American and European countries. The berlin blockade event created an emphasis on developing NATO. -
First Soviet bomb test
The First Soviet bomb test was to test the nextly made atom bomb. -
Chinese Communist Revolution
Mao Zedong lead a decade long comunist civil war against the Chinese nationalist government. Nearly 500 million Chinese fell under communist rule. -
Alger Hiss case
Alger Hiss was a former U.S. State Department official. His case questioned whether or not he was inline with the Russian communist government, and questioned if he was spying for the communist government. -
Korean War
The Korean War was the fight between North and South Korea. As the battles went on, both sides played a game of back and forth. This resulted in a long was which ended in both sides ending where they had started, again at the 38th parallel. -
Rosenberg Trial
The Rosenburg trial is where Julius and Ethel Rosenberg who were American citizens, spied on behalf of the Soviet Union and were tried, convicted, and executed by the federal government of the United States. -
Army-McCarthy hearings
The Army–McCarthy hearings were a series of discussions held by the Senate's Subcommittee on Investigations to investigate accusations of communism. -
Warsaw Pact
Were the opposing nations of the Nato, created the Warsaw Pact to rebel against the United Nations. The nations in the pact were Albania
Bulgaria.
Czechoslovakia.
East Germany
Hungary.
Poland.
Romania.
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Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian Revolution took place between the Hungarian people and the Soviet Union. This was important because of the people wanting to have an uprising against the Soviets imposed politics. -
U2 Incident
The U-2 incident took place between the United States and the Soviet Union. That began when the Soviet Union shot down a U.S. U-2 reconnaissance plane over the Soviet Union. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
President JFK decided not to go with the all or nothing idea against third world countries. But instead JFK wanted options, this is where the Bay of Pigs came in. The Bay of Pigs was a group of Cuban exiles that were trained by the CIA. When the group reached Cuba, they were caught and the plan had failed. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was a compromise to the wealthy and provident West Germany and poor East Germany. West Germany was the epitome of what we call prosperity and democracy. While East Germany was starving and barely craping by. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
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Assassination of JFK
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Invasion of Czechoslovakia
In August 20th, 1968, the Soviet Union led their troops in an invasion of Czechoslovakia. This was said to crack down on reformist trends in Prague. The Soviet Union's plan had successfully worked. It had halted the pace of reform in Czechoslovakia, and it had unintended consequences for the unity of the communist blockade. -
Nixon visits China
In 1972, U.S. President Richard Nixon visited the People's Republic of China. This was a critical strategic overture that marked the culmination of the Nixon administration. But not only was it essential strategically, but Nixon's arrival in Beijing ended 25 years of no communication or diplomatic ties between the two countries. And was also the critical step in normalizing relations between the U.S. and China. -
Reagan elected
In the 1980 Presidential Election, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, and John B. Anderson were running for president. Regan ended up being elected with the highest numbers of Electoral vote,
States carried, and Popular vote. The popular vote seemed to be the easiest for Regan to win because of his movie/big screen background. -
SDI announced
The Strategic Defense Initiative or SDI was a proposed missile defense system. This system intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons. Reagan also was a vocal critic of the doctrine of mutual assured destruction (MAD), which he described as a "suicide pact". -
Geneva Conference with Gorbachev
Geneva Conference with Gorbachev also known as the Geneva summit, was a Cold War-era meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, where U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev (the two leaders) met for the first time to hold talks on international diplomatic relations and the arms race. -
‘Tear down this wall’ speech
"Tear down this wall", also known as the Berlin Wall Speech, was a speech given by United States President Ronald Reagan in West Berlin on Friday, June 12, 1987. Because he was telling Gorbachev to tear down the wall. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
On November 9, 1989, when the Cold War began to die down across Eastern Europe, the leader of the East Berlin's Communist Party announced a change in his city's relations with the West. Starting at midnight that day, he said, citizens of the GDR were free to cross the country's borders.
