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WWI
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, conflict spread rapidly causing other nations to take part (alliances) -
Russian Communist Revolution
A pair of revolutions in Russia that eventually let the fall of Tsarist autocracy and the rise of the Soviet Union. This directly correlates to the cold war because it's what creates the Soviet Union who was involved in the cold war and tensions with the United States. -
Treaty of Versailles
one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. -
League of Nations
Result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended WW1 -
WWII
Europe War: Began when Germany, under Chancellor Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland. Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany.
Pacific War: Began when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Ended when Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed by US atomic bombs. -
General Assembly
Unknown specific date, but created in 1945. The general assembly is the representative organ of the UN. This was meant to make decisions for the UN and try to keep world peace. This also related to the Cold War because it has discussions on how to relieve tensions and stop a nuclear war. -
Yalta Conference
Lasted from Febuary 4-11 1945. The Yalta Conference was a meeting between British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt and U.S.S.R leader Joseph Stalin. It was a meeting to discuss Europe's post was reorganization. This later leads to tension in the Cold War because of the separation of Berlin and the tensions with the Soviet Union. -
United Nations
Promote international co-operation. A replacement for the ineffective League of Nations, the organization was created following the Second World War to prevent another such conflict. -
Iron Curtain Speech
One of the most famous speeches of the cold war. The speech was by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. He condemned the Soviet Union policies in Europe and declared "From settin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, and Iron Curtain has descended across the continent". This is considered one of the opening valleys announcing the beginning of the cold war. -
Baruch Plan
Control use of atomic energy and weapons -
Trumin Doctrine
created to counter Soviets during cold war -
Marshal Plan
USA aids Western Europe with $13 billion in econ support and supplies -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, its a military alliance. -
Berlin Airlift
USA air dropped supplies such as clothes and food into Germany when the soviets blockaded anything from going in. -
Chinese Communist Revolution
Chinese Communist leader Mao Zadong declared the People's Republic of China. Started to show the United States that other countries will switch to communism and a reason why they felt they needed to stop communism during the cold war. -
Joseph McCarthy speech
Joseph McCarthy gave a speech warning of communism in the United States. He gave specific names of people working within the state department and stated their crimes. They lost their jobs even though there was no proof they did it. McCarthy's speech scared Americans into wanting to stop the spread of communism during the cold war. -
Korean War
began when the North Korean Communist army crossed the 38th Parallel and invaded non-Communist South Korea. As Kim Il-sung's North Korean army, armed with Soviet tanks, quickly overran South Korea, the United States came to South Korea's aid. -
Warsaw Pact
treaty between Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union -
Sputnuik
The first artificial satellite to be launched in space. its the Soviets -
Castro: Communist Cuba
Transformed his country into the first communist state in the Western Hemisphere -
Nuclear Deterrent
Lasted until the end of cold war. The U.S.S.R and the United States didn't want to attack each other because they knew it would be mutual assured destructions. -
MAD
Mutual assured destruction If one launched nuclear weapons the other would too and it would be mass destruction. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
April 17-19 1961. 1400 exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs in Southern Cuba. The invasion was meant to start a revolution again Castro to try and get him out of power. This relates to the cold war because the Russian supported Cuba and Castro. -
Building of Berlin Wall begins
Barbed wire wall to separate East and Western Berlin -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Lasted from October 14-28 1962. During the the Cuban Missile Crisis the U.S. and the U.S.S.R stood in a tense political and military standoff because of the threat of Nuclear misses in Cuba. The U.S.S.R agreed to remove their missiles from Cuba if the U.S. removed their misses from Turkey. This was a very tense moment in during the cold war. -
U.S. sends troops to Vietnam
In 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson began sending U.S. troops to Vietnam to help defend South Vietnam. At first the troops only played a defensive role but that soon changed. North Vietnam was communist backed and South Vietnam was Democracy backed. Neither side won and the U.S. pulled out in 1975 after 58,307 U.S. soldiers were killed. -
Apollo 11
launched by america and was the first ship to land humans on the moon. -
Kent State Shootings
The Kent State shootings happened when the national guard opened fire on a large group of protester at Kent State campus in ohio killing 4 people. The students were protesting the Cambodian Campaign. This relates to the cold war because the United States was trying to stop communistic North Vietnam. -
SALT 1
Restrain the arms race -
SALT 2
restrain the arms race -
Fall of Saigon
fall of the capital in south korea -
Pope John Paul II
Had stong convictions against communism. Tried to stop communism and helped make people free by trying for change in communist ruled countries. Relates to the cold war because he worked close with the U.S. president Ronald Regan against communism. -
Non-Proliferation Agreement
This was a treaty with the U.S. and the U.S.S.R to stop the spread of Nuclear weapons and to make the tension of Nuclear was a little less tense during the cold war. -
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
The Soviet Union began trying to build its influence in Afghanistan to counter the American alliance with Pakistan beginning in 1954. Soviet support for Afghan communists eventually led to the war in Afghanistan. -
Deng Xiaopeng
Chinese revolutionary and statesman, paramount leader of China from 1978 until his retirement in 1989. After Mao Zedong's death, Deng led his country through far-reaching market-economy reforms. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
the Berlin wall finally comes down because the soviets are no longer in control. -
Lech Walesa
President of Poland. Changed Poland from a communist ruled country to a free market community and helped out laborers later winning a noble peace price. Connects to the cold war because the Soviet Union lost an iron curtain country that changed to a free market. -
START I
Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) on the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms. -
START II
Treaty between the United States of America and Russia on the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms.
