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Yalta Conference
Discussed Soviet Union's involement in the war, in the Pacific, with Japan -
Truman Doctrine
Support for the countries (Greece) that have the pressures from the Communist Party -
Marshall Plan
Generated resurgence of European industrialization and brought extensive investment into the region; Aid to Europe -
First real trip to space (person or otherwise)
Albert, is the first monkey that ever was launched into space, successfully -
Berlin Blockade
Soviets block the entrances to Berlin to cut off Allied supplies to West Berlin -
Berlin Airlift
Allied supply plane lands in Berlin, evry 30 seconds. 300,000 total flights -
Korean War
Began as a conflict between North and South Korea, but soon the UN stepped in to support South Korea -
Space Race
no specific date for space race; Competition between United States and Soviet Union for success on making it to space/the moon -
Joseph Stalin Dies
Joseph Stalin dies of a stroke -
Nikita Khrushchev comes to power
Became responsible for part of the de-Stalinization of the Soviet Union -
Vietnam War
Manifestation of the Cold War; started as a conflict dealing with communism in Vietnam -
First rocket launch
The Soviet Union was the first to launch Sputnik, in 1957 -
Launch of the first satellite in space
Sputnik 1, is the first satellite launched into space, by the soviet union -
First dog to go into space
Laika was the first dog to travel into space, with the lanch of Sputnik 2 -
The creation of NASA
NASA officially opens for business. The launch of Sputnik, being the driving force for the US to succeed in the Space Race -
U-2 Incident
American U-2 spy plane shot down, or "disasppeared" while flying over Russia -
Arms Race
no specific date for arms race; More of a nuclear weapons conflict -
First person to go into space
Yuri Gagarin takes his first solo flight to space, with the launch of Sputnik -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
1,400 Cubans launched a botched invasion on the Bay of Pigs, in south Cuba -
Berlin Wall
Start: aug.13, 1961 The Berlin Wall fell ion Nov.9th 1989 -
First orbit of the Earth
John Glenn becomes the first man to orbit the Earth, along with other members of the flight group "Mercury Seven" -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuba discovers hidden missiles and threaten to use them on the US -
The first American to land on the moon
Neil Armstrong , and Buzz Aldrin are the first men to land on the moon, landing in the Lunar Module -
The end of the Space Race
No specifice date The US and Soviet Union go through a period of advancing in space travel and technology, which officially ends (the fued), in 1975 -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Soviets invade Afghanistan; prompted by people's and banner factions -
First American woman to go to space
Sally Ride becomes the first American woman to travel to space -
Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power
He assumes power after the previous leader died, the day before -
INF Treaty
requires destruction of Parties' ground-launched missiles, etc. -
German Reunification
Reunification of both East and West Germany -
USSR Breakup
The Soviet Union breaks up into 15 separate countries
