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Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference is where the U.S, Soviet Union and the Untied Kingdom agreed to split Germany into 4 different zones after the war. -
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was a conference that took place in Potsdam in the Soviet Union occupation zone. They made the Potsdam Agreement which was plans to disarm and demilitarize Germany. -
Creation of the United Nations
The Creation of the United Nations was to maintain peace, security and achieve cooperation internationally. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman doctrine began by a speech given by President Truman. It establishes that the U.S. would provide military, political and economic assistance to all of the democratic nations under a threat from external or internal authoritarian forces. -
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was one of the first international crises in the world. It was a attempt by the Soviet Union to limit the ability of the U.S., Great Britain and France to travel in their respective sectors of the city in Berlin. -
Creation of NATO
The purpose of it is to secure peace in Europe and to promote cooperation among its members and guard their freedom. -
Cuban Revolution
The cuban revolution was a political and military effort to overthrow the government of cuba. Cuba's alliance with the Soviet Union was the main reason the United States viewed Castro as a security threat
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Space Race
The space race was a competition between the U.S and the Soviet Union to achieve the most superior space flight abilities. -
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis is when the Egyptian government got control of the Suez Canal from the British and French owned company that managed it. -
1960 U2 Incident
The 1960 U2 Incident is when a U.S spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Union while doing a photographic aerial search in Soviet Union territory. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs was a failed attempt by the CIA during Kennedy's administration to push Fidel Castro from power. -
Berlin Crisis of 1961
The Berlin Crisis of 1961 was when the Soviet Forces lifted a blockade to land access to Western Berlin. -
Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia
The Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia happened to crack down on reformist trends that were happening in Prague. -
Chernobyl Disaster
The Chernobyl Disaster was a nuclear accident at the #4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat in the north Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The fall of the berlin wall was a pivotal moment in history, not just the cold war. It brought political reform inside of the Soviet bloc and brought confusion over a East German directive to open the border.
