-
berlin air ligt
After World War II, the Allies partitioned the defeated Germany into a Soviet -
Period: to
cold war
-
potsdam conference
Joseph Stalin and Harry Truman meeting at the Potsdam Conference on 18 July The Potsdam Conference -
marshall plan
The initiative was named after Secretary of State George Marshall. The plan had bipartisan support in Washington, where the Republicans controlled Congress and the Democrats controlled the White House -
stalin dies
-
warsaw pact formed
-
sputnik i sputnik ii
Engineering and biological data were transmitted using the Tral D telemetry system, which would transmit data to Earth for a 15 minute period during each orbit -
nasa is formed
On July 29, 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Act which allowed for the creation of NASA, was passed by Congress and then signed into law by President Eisenhower -
berlin wall constructed
The Berlin Wall Germa Berliner Mauer was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic East Germany starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off by land West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin -
cuban missile crisis
The Cuban missile crisis known as the October Crisis Spanish Crisis de octubre or The Missile Scare in Cuba and the Caribbean Crisis -
kennedy is assassinated
-
dissolving ofthe soviet union
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics formally ceased to exist on 26 December 1991 The increasing political unrest led the establishment of the Soviet military -
nixon visits china
U.S. President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China was an important step in formally normalizing relations between the United States ... -
paris peace accords
the Paris Peace Accords were signed by a delegation led by Secretary of State William Rogers and Ambassador to Vietnam Henry -
south vietham falls
The Fall of Saigon was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam -
formation of nato
nato Canadas Fall from Grace. It isn't easy being a neighbour in the shadow of one of today's most powerful actors -
ussr invades afghanistan
The Soviet war in Afghanistan lasted nine years from December 1979 to February 1989. Part of the Cold War, it was fought between Soviet -
iran hostage crisis
The crisis was described by the western media as an entanglement of vengeance and mutual incomprehension -
iron curtain desceds on europe
When did the iron curtain descend on Europe The 'iron curtain' was taken from a speech by Winston -
iran contra affair
-
us invades grenada
Commanding Officer was deathly afraid of flying in marine helicopters. He remarked they tend to crash a lot
