Cold War

By GabeE1124

  • Ho Chi Minh

    The president of North Vietnam who battled against the colonial system.
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  • Harry Truman

    The 33rd president of the U.S. He lead the country out of WW II and the beginning of the Cold War. He also was responsible for the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima.

  • Richard Nixon

    Elected as vice president

  • Joseph Satlin

    The leader of the USSR during most of the Cold War. He is responsible for the deaths of millions.

  • H-Bomb

    The hydrogen bomb was very different than the atomic bomb. The process of the H-bomb was known as nuclear fusion.

  • Dwight Eisenhower

    The 34th president in the U.S. Before being president, he was responsible for commanding the invasion of Normandy, also known as D-Day.

  • Dien Bien Phu Falls

    Viet Minh wins over the French in the battle of Dien Bien Phu. And bombs the city and its supplies. Ultimately destroying the city.

  • Vaccine

    The vaccine for polio was announced to the public. Made by Jonas Salk.

  • Alabama

    This is where the Rosa Parks' arrest happened after not giving up her seat to a white person. This triggered the Montgomery bus boycott.

  • Elvis Presley

    One of the greatest rock and roll artist during this time. He was named, "The king of rock and roll". Many young adults and teenagers loved his music, mainly young women.

  • Trouble in the Suez

    The Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel Nasser, nationalized the Suez canal and the French/British government was outraged because they were the ones who owned it.

  • Little Rock Nine

    Nine African-Americans were the first AA to enroll in Little Rock Central High School, which was an all white school.

  • Sputnik

    The Soviet Union launched its first satellites. Many Americans were surprised because they didn't know the Soviet Union was technologically advanced as the US.

  • Nikita Khrushchev

    Served as prime minister of the Soviet Union. Also made a letter to the U.S. president about how to stop the Cold War for both countries.

  • Castro

    Fidel Castro transformed Cuba into a communist state in the Western Hemisphere. He was the leader of Cuba.

  • Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy, or JFK, was the 35th president of the United States.

  • Berlin

    The Berlin Wall separated West Berlin, a democratic state allied with the West, from East Berlin, a communist state aligned with the Soviet Union.

  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    The CIA planned an invasion on Cuba right after Fidel Castro came to power. This invasion was a fail since their troops had nothing against Castro's troops.

  • John Glenn

    The first astronaut to orbit earth. He completed three orbits.

  • JFK Blown Away

    The US president JFK was assassinated in Dallas, Texas while riding in a car.

  • Malcom X

    The civil rights leader, Malcom X, was assassinated while delivering a speech in Harlem, New York.

  • Richard Nixon back again

    The 37th president of the U.S. Before his presidential terms, he serving as a representative and a senator for the U.S.

  • Moonshot

    The first human beings arrived on the Moon. Astronaut Neil Armstrong took the first step off the Apollo 11 spacecraft and onto the Moon’s surface.

  • Watergate

    Nixon's second term was ended by Watergate. Investigations into the burglary led to the discovery of multiple layers of presidential misconduct: Nixon had reportedly covered up White House involvement in the break-in.

  • Gerald Ford

    The 38th president of the United States. He pardoned Nixon's for his criminal doings.

  • Homeless vets

    After the events of the Vietnam War, veterans experiencing homelessness exposed the lack of quality health care, mental health care, and other resources available to veterans in the United States.

  • Foreign debts

    This marked the period of inflation because of the US growth of foreign debts.

  • Ronald Reagan

    The 40th president of the United States. He wanted to solve social problems, reduce restrictions on business, and implementing tax cuts. He created Reaganomics.

  • Aids

    The CDC reported that a few gay men had a rare infection in their lungs. Many people believed this only happened to homosexuals, but it happened to almost anybody.

  • Sally Ride

    She became the first American women in space.