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Yalta Conference
Meeting of the head government of United States, Great Britain, and Soviet Union to discuss about Germany after WWII. -
Potsdam Conference
Stalin went back on his own word and decide not to let any of this country to be free. -
Iron Curtain
Describe the boundery hat seperated the Warsaw Pact country from the NATO from about 1945 unti the end of cold war in 1991. -
Turman Doctrine
Intrnational relation policy set fourth by the US president in a speech,which ststes the US would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent from join Soviet Sphere. -
Marshall Plan
Economic support to help rebuild European economic after the end of world war II inoder to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism. -
Berlin Airlift
Soviet guards halted all passenger trains and traffic on the autobhan to the Berlin. -
Berlin Blockade
One of the major international crises of the cold war until 12 May, 1949. -
Arms Race
Soviet Union and United States develop nuclear weapon. At this time both nation compete for better weapon. -
NATO
The prospecr of further Communist expansion prompted the United States and other 11 Western nation to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. -
Korean War
War between South Korea and North Korea.South Korea is supported by United States and North Korea supported by China and Soviet Union. 25 june,1950-27 july,1953. -
Joseph Stalin dies
Stalin dies after being gravely ill for long time. This ends his almost three decade regin of terror. Dispite terrible acts he had commited. The peple of the Soviet Union were still sad to hear of his death. -
KGB
Commited for the Soviet Secret Police Ivan Serov was the first chairman.(Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti). -
Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Unoin and Communist nation in Eastern Europe founded a rival alliance. -
Space Race
Competition between USA and USSR for supremacy in spaceflight capability. -
Vietnam War
Known as second Indochina War. War between North Vietnam and Govenment of South Vietnam. December,1956-30 April,1975. -
U-2 Incident
United States U-2 spy plane was shut down over the airspace of the Soviet Union, -
Bay of Pigs Invation
Failed military invation of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary. -
Berlin Wall
Barried construct by German democractic Republic. Known as "Death Strip".9 November ,1989 -
Cuban Missile Crisis
13 days crisis between Soviet union and Cuban in one side and United State in other side. -
U.S troops were sent to Vietnam
Their purpose was to keep the communist regim of North Vietnam from invading and gaining South Vietnam. -
Prague Spring
Period of political Liberalization in Czechoslovakia during the era of its domination by the Soviet Union after World War II. -
Tet Offensive
Military campaign during the Vietnam War. Regular and irregular force of the people's Army of Vietnam fought against the force of South Vietnam. -
Nakita Khrushchev comes to power
Politician who lead the Soviet Union during the part of cold war.Chairman of the Counsil of Minister, or premier, from 1958-1964. -
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Fought between Soviet led Afghanistan forces against the multinationalinsurgent group called the Mujahideen. -
Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power
Elected president of Soviet Union after the death of Leader Stalin. -
INF Treaty
Agreement between United States and USSR. -
German Renification
Unity of all German State. -
End of USSR
Increasing of democratization weakening of the central government of USSR. -
Reagan Doctrine
Strategy created by the United States under the Reagan Administration to oppose the global influence by the Soviet Union. -
U.S.S.R Breakup
End of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic. Soviet president Makhail Gorbachev resigned.
