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Yalta/Potsdam Conferences
These conferences were set in place to work out how to bring an end to World War 2. They were also to plan out the reorganisation of Europe, post-war. -
Bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima
The US used atomic bombs on Japan. This was to end WW2 and to make it known that the US had atomic bombs. -
Long Telegram
The long teleram was sent by George Kennan, to the Department of State. This was detailing his views on the Soviet Union and the U.S. policy towards the communist state. -
Novikov Telegram
The Novikov Telegram was the Soviet's response to the long telegram. The Soviet ambassador warned that the USA had emerged from World War 2 economically strong and bent on world domination. -
Berlin Blockade and Airlift
The Soviet Union tried to block Berlin off from the rest of the world. This lead to the US having to resort to flying numerous amounts of resources to Berlin. -
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Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was in response to the Soviet's blockade of land routes into West Berlin. The United States began a massive airlift of food, water, and medicine to the citizens of the beseiged city. -
North Korean Invasion
After five years of simmering tensions on the Korean peninsula, the Korean War began on June 25, 1950, when the Northern Korean People's Army invaded South Korea in a coordinated general attack at several strategic points along the 38th parallel, the line dividing communist North Korea from the non-communist Republic -
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Korean War
The Korean War started when North Korea invaded South Korea. The North wanted to rectify the South under their regimes. -
Space Race
The Space Race was a competition between the Soviet Union and the US. They both wanted to be the first to conquer space exploration. -
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The United States entered Vietnam to stop the spread of communism in the region. -
Viet Cong
The Viet Cong, officially the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, was an armed communist organization in South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. It fought under the direction of North Vietnam against the South Vietnamese and United States governments during the Vietnam War. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union planted missiles in Cuba. The US decided to take it into their own hands because the missiles were very close to the United States. -
Vietnamization
The simultaneous withdrawal of American troops and escalation of military involvement. Gradually withdraw American soldiers, replacing them with Vietnamese troops and supporting them with American air support and artillery. -
Paris Peace Accords
It included an immediate cease-fire, the withdrawal of all American military personnel, the release of all prisoners of war, and an international force to keep the peace. -
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Soviet-Afghan War
The Soviet–Afghan War was a protracted armed conflict fought in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989. It saw extensive fighting between the Soviet Union, the DRA and allied paramilitary groups against the Afghan mujahideen, foreign fighters, and smaller groups of anti-Soviet Maoists. -
Chernobyl
Chernobyl was a nuclear plant that exploded. 31 people died from this accident. -
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Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier that surrounded West Berlin and prevented access to it from East Berlin and adjacent areas of East Germany. Most people did not agree with the Berlin Wall.