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Russian Revolution
The Soviet Union before the revolution they were a capitalist country then they had a revolution. When Vladimir Lennen took over the Soviet Union became a communist country and the US opposed that idea. -
Potsdam Conference
This conference was about the control of Germany, post war boundaries, winning the war with Japan, Keeping peace with Europe, and the future of Europe -
Atomic Bombs
The Atomic bombs that were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were dropped because of Japan not surrendering after these were dropped Japan later Surrendered to the US -
Iron Curtain
The iron curtain was a line separating communist Europe from allied control Europe -
Molotov Plan
This plan was created by the Soviet Union to provide aid to rebuild the countries in Eastern Europe that were politically and economically aligned to the Soviet Union -
Hollywood 10
The Hollywood 10 refused to answer questions regarding their communist affiliation, after serving prison time for contempt of court most were blacklisted from hollywood studios -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman doctrine helps support countries being taken over by communism by supplying them with everything they need to survive including 12 billion dollars to rebuild Europe. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan helped support Western Europe. The US gave about 12 billion dollars in economic aid to Western Europe -
Alger Hiss case
Alger Hiss was convicted of perjury in 1948 for being a Soviet spy during WW2 and served 4 years in jail -
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was Germany/Soviet Union blocking western allies blocking railroads, roads, and canals to access to Berlin -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin AIrlift were allied planes bringing supplies to West Berlin (Over 300,000 planes in total) -
NATO
NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization and its a treaty between 29 states from North America and Europe -
Korean War
The Korean war all started by North Korea invading South Korea North Korea was backed up by China and the Soviet Union while South Korea was backed up by The United Nations -
Rosenberg Trial
Some of the scientist who worked on the Manhattan Project were spies for the Soviet Union and passed on secret information to the Soviets. They were later executed for their actions -
Army-Mccarthy Hearing
The Army McCarthy hearing was a series of hearings held by the senate. The hearing was about McCarthy and the US army. McCarthy declined in popularity. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
This was a confrontation of the first Indochina war between the french and Viet Minh. This was to draw out Vietnamese and destroy them, The French were defeated. -
Geneva Conference
This conference was among the several nations of Geneva. The purpose was to settle issues resulting from the Korean War. This ended with no declarations or proposals. The French Empire and South East Asia created the eventual state of Democratic North Vietnam and Republic South Vietnam. Splitting it into 2 nations -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw pact was signed in Poland among the Soviet Union and seven other Eastern Europe states. It was created in reaction to NATO which the allies created. It was movivated by the soviet Union trying to control their military forces in Eastern Europe. -
Hungarian Revolution
This revolution was a revolt against the the communist Hungarian Republic and Soviet policies. It was the first major threat to the Soviet Union since WW2 -
Soviet Bomb Test
The Soviet Bomb test was authorized by Joseph Stalin to develop nuclear weapons during WW2 to compete with the US -
U2 Incident
A US plane was shot down by Soviet defense forces while in Soviet territory Gary Powers (The pilot) was captured by Soviet Forces. The US had to admit to the missions purpose. -
Bay of pigs invasion
This was a failed invasion of Cuba by the CIA. They were sent to over throw the communist government ran by Fidel Castro. The CIA was defeated by Cuban forces. -
Berlin Wall
This wall divided Western and Eastern Berlin. It was constructed by Democratic Germany. The barrier had guard towers that had anti vehicle trenches. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
This was a 13 day confrontation between the US and Soviet Union. It was started by a ballistic missile deployed in Italy and Turkey. The Soviet Union also had a missile deployment in Cuba -
Assasination of Diem
The South Vietnamese President was captured and assassinated. The Diem Regime had been low. It exploded with Buddhist protest against long standing religious discrimination after government shooting of protesters -
Assasination of JFK
John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the united states, was assasinated while in a presidential parade through deasly palace in Dallas, Texas. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
It was the resolution that was created to prevent incidents similar to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. It was significant because it gave Johnson the ability to have war without a proper declaration -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was the largest bombing in history with continued bombing from march to November. It was significant because the bombing was unsuccessful -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a series of surprise attacks by the Vietcong. It was the largest military campaign launched by Vietcong. It was significant because the attacks where unexpected and the media saw it as a military loss -
Assasination of MLK
Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. King was the leader of the non violent group of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). This shocked the nation as people viewed King as a public figure -
Assassination of RFK
The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy happened past midnight after he had been selected to be the representing candidate for presidency. It was significant because it lowered troop moral in Vietnam -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Invasion of Czechoslovakia was a joint invasion of the Warsaw Pact general invasion of the Soviet Union, Poland, Bulgaria, East Germany and Hungary. It was significant because it was more territory lost to communism -
Election of Nixon
Former Vice President Richard Nixon was the 46th president of the United States. He defeated the democratic nominee Hubert Humphrey -
Kent State
The Kent State shooting was a shooting upon unarmed students who were protesting against war. It was significant because people were losing support for the Vietnam war -
Kent State
The Kent State shooting was a shooting where the Coast Guard open fired on a crowd of students protesting the Vietnam war. Four students were killed and nine were injured -
Nixon Visits China
Nixon travels to China to try to find peace with the communist People’s Republic of China (PRC) for a week of talks. Nixon’s historic visit began the slow process of the re-establishing diplomatic relations between the United States and communist China -
Ceasefire in Vietnam
The ceasefire in Vietnam was a removal of all aerial attacks upon Vietcong. It marked the coming end to the Vietnam war. -
Fall of Saigon
On April 30, 1975, Communist North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces captured the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon, forcing South Vietnam to surrender and bringing about an end to the Vietnam War -
Reagan elected
President Ronald Reagan was elected after Nixon ended his term. It was significant because Reagan would bring the cold war to a end. -
Tear down this wall speach
This was the first time Reagan addressed the Berlin Wall. He asked the Soviets why the wall was there and asked the people responsible for the wall to remove. -
SDI announced
SDI also known as star wars was a defense mechanism that would shoot nuclear bombs out of the air. This was not scientifically possible at the time but put fear into the Soviets -
Geneva Conference with Gorbachev
The conference with Reagan and Gorbachev was held at the Geneva summit. It was the first time The U.S. and Soviet leaders had met in 8 years. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin wall was the end of the cold war were east and west Germany could join together for the first time since they split
