-
Yalta Conference 1
What happened during the Yalta Conference was that before the conference, the Allies wanted to basically ban the German military industry. Another reason for the Yalta conference was the Allies wanting the discuss how they would deal with the defeated and liberated countries of Eastern Europe. Because of this, the Allies wanted to help Poland back onto its feet, which proved difficult to do. -
Yalta Conference 3
They also wanted to discuss how they would abolish the German military industry. The Allies were most likely paranoid that Germany would try another attack so they took their military industry to prevent them from making weapons or recruiting people to attack nearby countries. Yalta Conference." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 26 May. 2016. -
Yalta Conference 2
The US and UK assumed that they would need help from the SU to defeat the Japanese which was a bad choice to do. Stalin’s promise to have free elections in European parts occupied by the SU failed and caused all of those countries to become communist countries. Yalta Conference." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 26 May. 2016. The Yalta conference was held because they wanted to talk about how they would deal with the defeated countries in Eastern Europe. -
Yalta Conference 4
The effects of the Yalta conference were the Soviet Union didn’t cooperate which proved to be a bad ally in reconstructing Eastern Europe, Eastern European countries became communist, the Western democracies couldn’t do much to enforce the promises made by Stalin during Yalta because the SU was the military occupier of Eastern Europe so they had a much larger military than the US. Yalta Conference." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 26 May. 2016. -
Potsdam Conference 3
They needed a peace plan so they wouldn’t have another war like this ever again. This also was the last conference in which everyone was able to work together, so communication was important so none of this would happen again and France not being there was worse since this was the last conference with everyone. "Potsdam Conference." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 26 May. 2016. . -
Potsdam Conference 1
What happened in the Potsdam Conference was that most of the Allies came to Potsdam, Berlin and they all talked about peace settlements with no treaty. They discussed the main issue which was the control of Germany and the battle against Japan. The US also told the Soviet Union about the atomic that they were building. France wasn’t at the conference which was crucial since they were one of the Allies and needed to know what would happen to Germany since they felt threatened back in WWI. -
Potsdam Conference 2
Churchill, the prime minister of Britain, was replaced by Attlee during the conference which was also crucial since Churchill did also help in WWI and II and this new minister wouldn’t know about what the Allies communicated about during WWII. "Potsdam Conference." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 26 May. 2016. .
The reason why the Potsdam Conference was held was because the war was ending and the Allies needed a plan on how to control Germany and battle against Japan. -
Potsdam Conference 4
The effects of the event were that Germany was to be split in four parts for four countries, Britain, U.S., France, or Soviet Union. Poland was also given a part of Germany later on. The importance of Germany being split up was that the country could take reparations from the part they occupied since Germany was to take the blame again and everyone felt like their punishment should be to pay reparations. "Potsdam Conference." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 26 May. 2016. . -
Berlin Airlift 5
The Soviet Union showed that they wanted everyone to have their own zone, not have one big zone for different countries. "Berlin Airlift" Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations. Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs. Web. 26 May 2016. -
Berlin Airlift 1
What happened in the Berlin Airlift was near the end of WWII, the US, Britain, and the Soviet Union divided and occupied parts of Germany. On January 1, 1947, the US and UK unified their zones in Germany to form Bizonia which caused tensions between the East and West to rise. Near early 1948, western Allies wanted to a new German state of Western Allies but the Soviet Union saw the plans. The Soviet Union then cut off Berlin from the rest of Germany by building a wall. -
Berlin Airlift 2
The western Allies (US and UK) brought supplies to Berlin through airlift and the Soviet Union then stopped. "Berlin Airlift" Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations. Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs. Web. 26 May 2016. The Berlin Airlift happened because of a result of competing occupation policies and rising tensions between western powers and the Soviet Union. -
Berlin Airlift 3
The Soviet Union was mad that the western Allies were going to make a new state in Germany when they all should’ve had their own occupation zone so they built a wall. "Berlin Airlift" Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations. Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs. Web. 26 May 2016. -
Berlin Airlift 4
The effects of the Berlin Airlift were the tensions between the Soviet Union and western Allies grew, the Soviet Union and United States military forces actually stood face-to-face at the peak of the crisis, and the UK and US discovered that they can successfully and indefinitely sustain the airlift operation. -
NATO 1
What happened with NATO was that it was a political and military alliance between the United States, Canada, and various European countries. Its purpose was that if one country in the alliance was attacked, all of them were attacked and that pretty much meant the destruction of the attacker. In 1955, West Germany was admitted to NATO. France and Britain unsuccessfully attempted to take the Suez Canal from Egypt in 1956. -
NATO 2
The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979 which caused many NATO leaders to think that the Soviets were trying to expand. In 1990, all of Germany joined NATO after the Cold War had ended. "North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)." Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 26 May. 2016. -
NATO 3
Why it happened was because of all of the different attacks on the Allies and other helpful countries and so a treaty which would pull all of the Allies in if one were to be attacked would help since the Allies would be able to conquer the attacker and help their ally out. It would prevent the falling of a weaker ally and help everyone in the long run. "North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)." Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 26 May. 2016. -
NATO 4
The effects of the NATO were the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the Soviet Union began to unravel and fall apart in the late 1980s, the U.S. began researching the SDI in the 1980s, and the Warsaw Pact dissolved in 1991. -
NATO 5
The Soviet Union had the biggest impact in this because of the Berlin Wall falling and how the Soviet Union itself began to fall so everything went downhill for them a while after NATO was organized. "North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)." Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 26 May. 2016. -
Korean War 1
What had happened during the Korean War was that Korea was divided in 1948 after Japan lost the North part of Korea so the Soviets took over the North while the United States took over the South. After this, the United Nations wanted to bring the two sides together to have just Korea but the Soviets refused and in 1948, Korea was officially divided. -
Korean War 2
On June 25, 1950, North Korea, with the Soviets, attacked South Korea to take over South Korea. After hearing about the attack, the U.S. and 15 other countries helped South Korea but China heard about North Korea’s attack so they helped the North. After the new troops arrived for the South, they pushed and weakened North Korea’s attack back. -
Korean War 3
On July 27, 1953, representatives of both sides signed an agreement which extended the boundary between the two countries from just south of the 38th parallel to just north of the parallel on the east. "Korean War." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 31 May. 2016.
The Korean War happened because North Korea and the Soviet Union wanted to take over South Korea for more territory. -
Korean War 4
The Soviets and North Korea were mad that they were split up so they tried to take over South Korea to have Korea again as a whole. China also wanted to help North Korea so they would prove to be a helpful ally. "Korean War."Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.2016.Web. 31 May.2016
The effects of the Korean War were that Korea was divided. Korea is still divided to this day because of the war. It showed that the Soviets and China favored North Korea and would take their side in battling South Korea. -
Korean War 5
The effects of the Korean War were that Korea was divided. Korea is still divided to this day because of the war. It showed that the Soviets and China favored North Korea and would take their side in battling South Korea. North Korea is in a bad state right now because it’s divided and it could use help from its entire country if it wasn’t divided. "Korean War." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 31 May. 2016 -
Warsaw Pact 1
What happened during the Warsaw Pact was that a lot of the powers met (Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania) and signed a treaty which basically let the Soviet Union establish a strong defense alliance against any potential military or economic threats from the West. Another purpose was to strengthen the hold of the Soviet Union over its Eastern European satellites. -
Warsaw Pact 2
After the signing of the treaty, there was a revival of nationalism and signs of the hostility towards the Soviet Union from several countries and an uprising in Hungary that was put down quickly by the Soviets. "Warsaw Pact." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 26 May. 2016. -
Warsaw Pact 3
The reason why the Warsaw Pact was signed was because to give benefits to the Soviets by allowing them to build a stronghold against practically anything from the West and also give the Soviet Union the opportunity to build a stronghold to protect its Eastern European satellites. "Warsaw Pact." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 26 May. 2016. -
Warsaw Pact 4
The effect of the Warsaw Pact was that the reform policies of Mikhail led to a complete falling away from communism in the Soviet Union and the Warsaw and NATO leaders declared that they were no longer adversaries in November 1990. "Warsaw Pact." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 26 May. 2016. -
Suez Crisis 1
What happened during the Suez Crisis was that the U.S. and Britain didn’t want to finance Egypt’s construction of the Aswan High Dam so the leader of the Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser, declared martial law in the canal zone and seized control of the Suez Canal company. After hearing this, Britain and France were scared of what Nasser did so they got Israel to attack Egypt. After trying to take control of the Suez Canal, Egypt pushed Israel back and they withdrew. -
Suez Crisis 2
Britain and France occupied the zone, but they withdrew too and Nasser was declared the victor. "Suez Crisis."Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.2016.Web. 26 May.2016.
The Suez Crisis happened because Egypt was mad that the U.S. and Britain decided not to fund Egypt’s construction of the Aswan High Dam so Egypt got mad, took control of the Suez Canal, and scared Israel, Britain, and France from trying to take control of the Suez Canal."Suez Crisis" Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.2016.Web.26 May.2016 -
Suez Crisis 3
The Suez Crisis happened because Egypt was mad that the U.S. and Britain decided not to fund Egypt’s construction of the Aswan High Dam so Egypt got mad, took control of the Suez Canal, and scared Israel, Britain, and France from trying to take control of the Suez Canal. "Suez Crisis." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 26 May. 2016.
The effect of this is that Israel, Britain, and France attacked Egypt because Egypt thought that they weren’t getting what they wanted. -
Suez Crisis 4
Egypt became a country that anyone felt like they could attack if 3 countries thought that attacking Egypt wouldn’t be that big of a deal and they could regain control of the Suez Canal. "Suez Crisis." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 26 May. 2016. -
Space Race 1
What happened during the Space Race was that the Soviet Union launched the earth’s first satellite into space which triggered the Space Race. The U.S. followed the launch of Sputnik with their own satellite launch of Vanguard in December of 1957, but it exploded on launch. The U.S. then launched Explorer later in January of 1958 which succeeded and launched farther into space than Sputnik. -
Space Race 2
The Soviets responded with another satellite launch and further extended the Cold War and arms race.
"Sputnik" Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations. Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs. Web. 26 May 2016. -
Space Race 4
The effect of the Space Race was that the Space and arms race accelerated because of the launch of Sputnik. This also majorly impacted the Cold War because of the U.S. thinking that the Soviets wanted to spy on them so this accelerated the Cold War with the U.S. also making more weapons in preparation for a war. -
Space Race 5
The U.S. spent lots of money on space technology just to beat the Soviets and they didn’t even beat the Soviets and ended setting back the U.S. government in December of 1957 with how much money they spent. "Sputnik" Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations. Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs. Web. 26 May 2016. -
Space Race 3
The Space Race happened because the Soviets launched Sputnik into space because they were interested and the U.S. thought that the Soviets were trying to spy on the U.S. so the U.S. launched their own satellite and the Soviets thought that the U.S. was trying to beat them in the space race so they launched another satellite and satellites kept coming from both groups. "Sputnik" Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations.Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs.Web.26 May2016. -
Vietnam War 2
North Vietnam won though in 1961 by invading South Vietnam’s capital and the U.S. cut back on the amount of troops they were sending. "Vietnam War." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 31 May. 2016. -
Vietnam War 1
What happened during the Vietnam War was that Vietnam was divided by the United States, Soviet Union, and several other countries. Vietnam fought France in the French Indochina war. In 1957, Viet Cong. attacked Ngo Dinh Diem. South Vietnam was attacked by North Vietnam in 1960 which is what started the Vietnam War because shortly after, the U.S. started bombing North Vietnam and brought troops over to South Vietnam to help against the attack from North Vietnam. -
Vietnam War 4
The effect of this is that the U.S. and South Vietnam lost. South Vietnam was taken over by North Vietnam and became one country again. Innocent lives were lost from North Vietnam because of the bombings. Since Vietnam became one country again, they gained more power and could’ve been a bigger threat than normal now that they got half of their country back. "Vietnam War." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 31 May. 2016. -
Vietnam War 3
The Vietnam War happened because like North Korea, North Vietnam was mad that they were divided and wanted to be one country again so they get more support. They attacked South Vietnam so they could take it over and regain territory. The U.S. once again helped the south side of this country but this time they lost and Vietnam reunited and became one country again. "Vietnam War." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 31 May. 2016. -
Cuban Missile Crisis 1
What happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis was that the U.S. saw a nuclear missile being constructed in Cuba and JFK alerted the U.S. of what he saw. JFK built naval barricades to stop Soviet ships from bringing parts for missiles which did help the U.S. but didn’t help the Soviets and/or Cuba because it could’ve been ships that weren’t carrying nuclear missile parts. Nikita planned on using the missiles on the U.S. which shows that the naval barricades did help the U.S. -
Cuban Missile Crisis 2
Khrushchev and JFK agreed to stop and remove everything after Khrushchev and JFK exchanged letters talking about ending it and on October 28, 1962, the Soviets removed their missiles and in return, the U.S. promised they wouldn’t invade Cuba. History.com Staff. "Cuban Missile Crisis." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 01 Jan. 2010. Web. 31 May 2016. -
Cuban Missile Crisis 3
The Cuban Missile Crisis happened because Khrushchev wanted to attack the U.S. because he thought that they were going to invade Cuba so he brought missiles to scare of ships and planes. The U.S. thought that the Soviets were going to attack them so they protected themselves and Cuba from Soviet ships. History.com Staff. "Cuban Missile Crisis." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 01 Jan. 2010. Web. 31 May 2016. -
Cuban Missile Crisis 4
The effect of the Cuban Missiles Crisis was that the U.S. became suspicious of Cuba and the Soviet Union during this. The U.S. once again prepared for war and spent more money making weapons and SDI (machine to shoot down missiles). They were ready to attack Cuba and the Soviets but the crisis stopped. -
Six-Day War 1
What happened during the Six-Day War was in November 1966, an Israeli strike on the village of Al-Samu left 18 dead which showed that Israel was planning on attacking Egypt more. The Soviets, working with Egypt, provided false intelligence reports in May that showed that Israel was planning a campaign against Syria. -
Six-Day War 2
After hearing this, Gamal Nasser, the president of Egypt, attacked and took over territory of Israel and crippled their communication with the outside world. On May 30, King Hussein of Jordan arrived in Cairo to sign a mutual defense pact w/ Egypt. On June 5, Israel staged a sudden air assault that destroyed more than 90 percent of Egypt’s air force. With no cover, Israel captured Gaza Strip and all of the Sinai Peninsula up to the east bank of the Suez Canal. -
Six-Day War 3
The UN Security Council heard of the attacks from Israel so they called for a ceasefire which Israel and Jordan accepted immediately. Egypt accepted a day later and Syria accepted two days later after trying to hold out but was put down by Israel. "Six-Day War." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 27 May. 2016. -
Six-Day War 4
The Six-Day War happened because Israel made itself look bad for the Egyptians quite a few times. Egypt attacked Israel after they got the false intelligence from Syria and they wanted to support Syria. Israel followed the attack from Egypt with their own counterattack which was successful. Israel wanted to remain neutral with Egypt but Egypt didn’t like Israel since they attacked them quite a few times. "Six-Day War." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 27 May. 2016. -
Six-Day War 5
The effects of the Six-Day War were that the Arab armies suffered crippling losses of weaponry and equipment, the confusing defeat of Israel demoralized the Arab public and political elite, the war marked a start of a new phase in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, and the conflict created thousands of refugees and brought more than one million Palestinians in the territories under Israeli rule. "Six-Day War." Encyclopædia Britannica,Inc.2016.Web.27 May.2016. -
Glasnost 1
What happened during glasnost was that Mikhail Gorbachev, launched glasnost which was the democratization of the Soviet Union. He launched glasnost to help restructure Soviet economic and political policy. Gorbachev launched glasnost because he wanted to overcome the tendency to do nothing in the Soviet political and bureaucratic structure within the government, which had a big interest in maintaining the present state of affairs. "glasnost."Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.2016.Web.31 May.2016. -
Glasnost 2
The launch of glasnost happened because Gorbachev wanted to reconstruct the Soviet economic and political policy. It was falling apart after the Cold War and many other crises. Gorbachev was worried that he wouldn’t be able to hold the Soviet Union after WWII because the economy was falling apart and he needed to do something. His main focus for launching glasnost was to recover the economy of the Soviet Union. "glasnost." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 31 May. 2016. -
Glasnost 3
The effect of the launch of glasnost was that it changed the Soviet economy for the better. Nothing too bad happened with the launch of glasnost because it was only meant to benefit the Soviet economy. It dramatically enlarged individual freedom, gave the media more freedom to publish, and editorials complained of depressed conditions and of the Soviet’s government’s inability to correct them began to appear. "glasnost." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 31 May. 2016. -
Perestroika 1
What happened during perestroika was that Mikhail launched another program called perestroika before glasnost. The Soviet economic bureaucracy rejected this idea, however. Along with the program, Gorbachev wanted to reduce the involvement of the Communist Party leadership in the country’s governance which was also rejected. -
Perestroika 2
In 1988, a parliament called the Congress of People’s Deputies was created. With other congresses forming at the same time the Congress of People’s Deputies was created, this new system allowed voters to choose candidates that were non-communists. "perestroika." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 31 May. 2016. -
Perestroika 3
The launch of perestroika happened because Gorbachev wanted to restructure the Soviet economic and political policy. Glasnost was formed after perestroika. The same reason for wanting to restructure the Soviet economic and political policy is shown here, the Soviet Union was falling apart after WWII and Gorbachev, being the new leader of the Soviet Union, wanted to restructure the Soviet government. "perestroika." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 31 May. 2016. -
Perestroika 4
The effect of the launch of perestroika was that the different congresses were formed including the Congress of People’s Deputies. The Soviet government didn’t like the idea of perestroika though so it was rejected. Gorbachev was shown to be a great leader as he did worry about his country and wanted to restructure it after WWII. "perestroika." . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 31 May. 2016.
