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End of WW2
The Axis powers eventually surrendured. This happened May 8th 1945. Allies decided to accept the surrender of Germany. After this all took place, Hitler commited sucicide. VE (Victory in Europe day) was the day that everyone celebrated the end of the World War. -
Communist coup in Czechoslovakia
This event took place February 21-25. On this day Communists took power in Czechoslovakia. They took control of the government. -
Civil Rights Movement
People wanted Civil Rights durring the Cold War. This occured in 1950. African Amerian peole wanted equal rights. -
West Germany joins NATO
This was a group for Soviet expansion in Europe. This was the Final step in integrating that nation into the defense system of Western Europe. -
The Soviet Union Launches Sputnik
This event happened on October 4, 1957. It was one of the worlds first satelites. This satelite orbited the Earth. The Soviet Union won this race. -
Einshowever, The Lebanon Crisis
The Lebanon Crisis. July 15, 1958 – October 25, 1958. This was caused by religious and political tensions. This soon had to include the US military. -
Cuban Revolution & Batista falls from power
Fulgencio Batista flees the nation. Soon Castros revolution started happening. The United States supported it. -
U2 INCIDENT
This event occured on the first of May 1960. During the presidency of Eisenhower. This eneded up being a spy incident. The plane was American, and the Soviet Union shot it down. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Basically it was a political and military stand off. This event lasted 13 days. The Soviet Union was comming close to the United States with missiles. -
Washington-Moscow Hot Line established
This hotline as established because it would let the president communicate to the prime minister of the Soviet Union. -
“Six-Day War” in Middle East
This event occured on June 5, 1967 – June 10, 1967. This war could have been also known as the June war. It was between the Arab and Isreal. They were fighting over terrirory. -
Détente
Détente was a treat and Arms Control.This was signed in Europe. It basically said that the two countries would be in peace with one another. -
The Fall of the Saigon
This was the end of the Vietnam started a transition period leading to the formal reunification of Vietnam under communist rule.war.This happened on April 30th 1975. -
Death of Mao;
Chinese Communist revolutionary and the founding father of the People's Republic of China. He died September 9, 1976, in Beijing, China -
Carter administration
This was when Carter became president. Carter substantial changes in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy -
U.S. troops sent to Lebanon
14,000 American soldiers were sent to Lebanon to fight, by Eisenhower.The US foreign policy was in perspective. -
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union, and continues to do all of the things the Soviet Union was doing before. -
North Atlantic Peace Treaty
the United States and Russia both signed this peace treaty so they would not go in to war with one another they wanted to remain neutral. -
End of Cold War
the Iron curtain was soon lifted and then the nations came to a truce, and everything was fine. -
Fall of the Soviet Union
h event happened in December of 1991.This happened because of totalitarinism and disagreeement within the nation. It was soon to be seperated into 15 parts. -
Communist leaders elected in Poland and Hungary
This resulted in the end of communist rule in the Communist states of Central and Eastern Europe -
Poland and Hungary apply for membership in European Union
This caused an enlargement in the European nation, and caused all of the nations to become one.
