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Berlin Blockade (Blackout)?
the berlin blockade was the first serious crisis of the cold war.western allies began moving toward consolidating their occupation zones in western Germany into a single independent German state. in may 1949, Stalin had no choice but to lift the blockade. -
Iron Curtain
the iron curtain was the political, military, and ideaological barrier erected by the soviet union after WWllto seal of itself. the iron curtainis used to describe teh boundary that separated the Warsaw Pact countires from the NATO countires. it was made popular by Winston CHurchill, who used it in a sppech he made in March. -
end of WWII
is also known as the second war. WWII killed many people, cost lots of money, damaged property. it was fought between the Aliies and Axis powers. -
Containment
containment was a U.S policy to prevent the spread of communism aboard. THis policy was a response to a serious of moves by the soviet union to enlarge communist influence. teh meaning of containment is the action of keeping something under control -
Marshall plan
the marshal planwas an american program to aid Europe, in which the U>S gave economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of WWll. this was made in order to prevent the spread of soviet communism, which was feared. -
Truman Doctrin
the truman doctrine was an international realtons policy set forth by the u.s presedetn harry Truman. historians often consider it as the start of the cold war. presedent Harry s. Tuman said theat the Doctrine was "to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outsied pressured". -
Apartheid
apartheid is a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race -
Berlin Airlift
the airlift supplied food and fuel to citezens of west Berlin when the russians closed off land to berlin. this arilift beagan after WWII when germany occupied territory and berlin was surrounded by the soviet zone. -
Comecon
is another word used to describe warsaw pact -
NATO
NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treay Orgin. NATO is a formal alliance between the territories of North America ans Europe. its main purpose was to defend each other from the posibility of a communist soviet union taking over their nation -
Korean war
the korean war started when some 75,000 soldiers from North Korean Peoples Army poured across the 38th parallel. it was a conflict between communist and non-communist forces in Korea. -
Dec Khomeini
He was an Iranian leader and politician who led the Iranian Revolution which overthrew Mohammad Rexa Pahlavi. Following the revolution, he became the Supreme Leader, a position made in the constituion as the highest ranking authority which he held until his death.in not sure about the year -
Color TV introduced
CBS broadcast was the very first commercial color TV program. Unfortunatly, nearly no one could watch it because they had balck and white televistions -
Stalins death
Stalin was the leader of the soviet union for nearly 30 years. he was responsible for many peoples death but many wept whne they heard the news that stalin was dead. he was 73 he had suffered from a cerebral hemorrhage and died at 9:30 -
Domino theory
the domino theory was used mostly during the 1950s throuth the 1980s -
vietnam War
the vietnam war was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies. the vietnam war last for 19 years ans a half. the north vietnamese army and their Viet COng allies won the war. -
great leap forward
the great leap Forward took place in 1958. the great leap forward was maos attempt to modernse Chinas economy so by 1988, china would would have an economy that rivalled America -
Bay of pigs
a young cuban nationalist named Fidel Castro drove his guerilla army into Havana and overthrew General Fulgencio batista , hte nations americans backed presidents. -
OPEC
opec is an organization of the Petroleum exporting coutries -
erection of the Berlin wall
the Berlin wall was a barrier constructed by the German democratic Republic. this cut off west berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. this barriar included guard towers plced along large concrete walls. -
Civil Rights movement
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his " I have a Dream" speech to 250,000 people. followin the March, teh Civil Rights movement continued on and grew increasingly radical as its member got tired of the violence -
Tet offensive
was a military campaign during the vietnam war that was launhed y forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnam against South Vietnam, The United States allies -
Martin Luthe king assisnatation
at 6:01 civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther king Jr was hit by a snipers bullet. King had been standing on a balcony in font of the room he was staying at called the Lorraine Motel in memphis, tennesse -
Man an the moon
in 1969 as a part of teh apollo 11 mission,Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. this accomplishment placed the U.S ahead of the soviet Union in the space race -
Watergate
watergate was a political scandal that occurred in the united states in the 1970s. -
Nixon visits China
Nixon's visit to China was an important step in normalizing the relationship between the United States and China. It was the first time the U.S. president had visited China -
Olympics (pslestinian terriorist)
the munich massacre was an attack that happened during the 1972 summer olympics in munich, west Germany. eihgt palestinian terrorists killed two members of the isreli olympic team ans took nine others hostage. this is also known as the 1972 Massacre. -
Camp David Accord
was an agreement between israel and Egypt that led in the flolowing year to a peace treaty between two countries. -
Iran Hostage situation
the Iran Hostage crisis was an angry mob of young Islamic revolutionaries that overran the U.S Embassy in tehran, taking more than 60 Americans hostage. -
John Lennon Assissinated
a month after Raegans election, a deranged fan shot John Lennon outside hos New York home. Lennons death spelled teh end of teh period culturally. -
First woman Apointed to the U.S supreme Court
President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O,Connor to be the first woman on the U.S supreme court. the U.S senate confirmed her in avote of 99 for and 0 against. -
Perestroika and Ganhost
this was a political movement for reformation wihtin the communist party of the soviet union -
Tinanmem Square massacre
was a response to a protest in the peoples Republic of China in 1989. this occured when several waves of protests across the course of a few months came to a head. -
Berlin wall comes down
jubilant eat and west berliners began tearing down the berlin wall which was a symbol of the iron curtain. the berlin wall stood since 1961 -
German unification
when all of the german stated united as one -
soviet union breaks up
the soviet union broke up into fifteen seperate countries. its colapse was hailed by the west as a victory for the west as a victory for freedom -
NAFTA
NAFTA is a North American Free trade agreemnent between the united States, Canada, and Mexico. NAFTA created the worlds largest free trade area -
Princess Dian Dies in car crash
Diana, princess of the Wales died after being involved in a car accident. she had been rding in a Mercedes-Benz wiht her boyfriend, bodyguard, and chauffer when the car crashed into apillar of a tunnel under the Pont de l'Alma bridge in Paris by trying to flee away from paperazzi -
world celebrates the turn of a new millennium
theyear of the 200 was the first year of the 200s decade. popular culture holds that this year was the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium. -
George bush election
the united statess presedential election of 2000 was the 54rth quadrennial presidential election.
