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Russian Revolution
A revolution in Russia which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the rise of the Soviet Union. -
Postdam Conference
A conference attended by Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and Harry S. Truman in which the administration of the defeat of Germany was to be decided upon. -
Atomic Bomb - Hiroshima/Nagasaki
The bomb raids which effectively ended the war in the pacific by dropping two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
The creation of the "Iron Curtain"
"Iron Curtain" is a term used to describe the boundary that separated the Warsaw Pact countries from the NATO countries from about 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991. The Iron Curtain was both a physical and an ideological division that represented the way Europe was viewed after World War II. To the east of the Iron Curtain were the countries that were connected to or influenced by the former Soviet Union. This included part of Germany Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania. -
The Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was an American foreign policy whose stated purpose was to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War. -
Molotov plan
The system created by the soviet union to provide aid to rebuild the countries that were politically aligned with the soviet union. This is important because it made the alliance with the soviet union and it countries stronger. -
Hollywood 10
The Hollywood 10 appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee and refused to answer all questions that was affiliated with communism. This is important because it showed how terrified the united states is about communism. -
Marshall Plan
The US gave Western European countries $12 billion to aid in the rebuilding of there countries. This is important because it shows America trying to help other countries. -
The Berlin Airlift
Soviets placed a blockade on the allied sector of Berlin to starve the population into Soviet alliance. The blockade was a soviet attempt to starve out the allies in Berlin in order to gain supremacy. the blockade was a high point in the cold war, and it led to the berlin airlift. The allied response was a unbelievably massive air supply- flying night and day to feed the city. -
Berlin Blockade
First major international crisis of the cold war, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies from getting supplies to West Germany. This is important because it was the first major act of aggression within the Soviet Union. -
Alger Hiss Case
Alger Hiss was an American Government worker who was convicted of being a Soviet Spy. This was important because the US was in a state of panic of Communism. -
NATO
This is a treaty that consists of 29 member states from North America and Europe. This is important because it was used to deter Russia. -
First Soviet Nuclear Test
This showed the world tat the Soviet Union had nuclear weapons. This was important because it was not expected, the US would think the Soviet Union was know where near a nuclear bomb. -
Korean War
North Korea invaded South Korea trying to unify it into a Communism regime, which forced the united states to get involved, and ended the war with North and South Korea being split. This is important because it shows the spread of communism. -
Rosenberg Trial
The couple was accused of selling nuclear secrets to the soviet union. This was important because it would help the Soviet Union get nukes faster and it showed that the US was to kill anyone that helped them. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
This was the first Indochina war, It was between the French and Vietnam which the Vietnam has won. This was the start of Vietnam becoming independent and a communist nation. -
Army-McCarthy hearings
Series of hearings held by the United States Senate's Subcommittee on investigations to investigate US Senator Joseph McCarthy. This was important because it showed the people that they will not tolerate communism. -
Geneva Conference
This was a conference that involved many nations and was intending to resolve the issues of the Korean and Indochina War. This conference was important because it showed how peace could be made and how our history was shaped. -
Warsaw Pact
Known as the treaty of friendship,cooperation and mutual assistance was a defense treaty that was signed. It was important to keep the peace between the world. -
Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian people had a nation wide uprising against the Communist regime. This boosted the capitalism goals of the united states. -
U2 Incident
A top secret plane was shot down by a Russian ground to air missile. Important because the Russians could prove that the United States was spying on them. -
Bay Of Pigs Invasion
1400 Cuban exiles tried to kill Fidel Castro but failed miserably. This is important because the United States did not help them when they should've causing the mission to fail. -
Berlin Wall
The wall divided West and East Germany that the Soviet Union put up because people from East Germany were escaping to go into West Germany. This is important because it shows the aggression of the Soviet Union. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union put nuclear weapons on Cuba. This was important because Cuba is very close to the US and it scared the people. -
Assassination of Diem
The CIA led a team to kill the South Vietnam president, he was a Catholic while everyone else was Buddhists, he was more of a dictator to the people. This is important because the US backed him up saying he was about democracy. -
Assassination of JFK
The President has been assassinated which has sturred up the US. This is important because it was the assassination of a US president. -
Tonkin Golf Resolution
The President is able to take any measures possible to help keep the peace and security in Southeast Asia. This was an important mistake for congress because it gives the president total control over military and funds for the operation. -
Tonkin Golf Resolution
This let the president take any measure to promote the international peace in Southeast Asia. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Gradual and substantial aerial bombing of the US on the North Vietnamese. The US wanted to put pressure on North Vietnam so they would compromise. -
Tet Offensive
Series of surprise attacks by the Vietcong, in many towns that was considered a turning point in the war. This was important because it changed the outcome of the war. -
Assassination of MLK
Martin Luther King Jr. was shot in Memphis and rushed to the hospital and died soon after. This was important because it showed the hatred that some people could have. -
Assassination of RFK
The presidential candidate has been shot which was a huge sturr for the country. This is important because a political symbol has been shot. -
Riots of Democratic convention
There was many riots and violence when the convention was held. This was important because it was shortly after MLK,s death which stirred up controversy. -
Election of Nixon
Former Vice President Richard Nixon defeated the democratic Nominee for president. This is important because a new president has emerged after the election. -
Kent State
There was a shooting from the Ohio National Guard of unarmed college students that killed 4 and injured 9. This was important because it horrified the nation and made the support for the war even less. -
Ceasefire in Vietnam
The Paris Peace Accords was a peace treaty to agree with ending the war in Vietnam. This is important because the people wanted out of the war and this was a solution. -
Fall of Saigon
The fall of Saigon was the North Vietnamese invaded and capturing Saigon. This is important because it showed that the US did not help in any way in the war.
