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There were fighting on the western border of Germany. It was a meeting of three World War II allies.
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This was held at Potsdam in the Soviet occupation zone. Potsdam meeting lasted from July 17 to August 2, 1945.
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Fifty nations gathered in California and San Francisco created the United Nations. Started four months after San Francisco Conference ended.
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The goal was primary of countering the growth of the Soviet bloc. President Truman asked for $400 million in miliary and economic assistance for Greece and Turkey and established a doctrine.
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It was signed by Belgium. Treaty of Brussels was a mutual defense treaty against the Soviet.
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International crisis arose that attempt by the Soviet Union. Force Western Allied powers abandon their post-World War II.
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This period was marked by the rise of Senator Joseph McCarthy. Second Red Scare refers to the anticommunist fervor that permeated American politics.
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Fight between South and North Korean. North Korean invaded South Korean.
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Conflicts in Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Major conflict in the Cold War.
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International crisis in the Middle East. The Egyptian president was Gamal Abdel Nasser.
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20th century competition between two Cold War. The Space Race involved United States and Soviet Union.
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It was located southwestern coast of Cuba. Bay of Pigs invasion was an abortive invasion of Cuba.
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A protracted armed conflict fought in the Soviet-controlled Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. Lasted over nine years.
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Stood until November 9, 1989. Marked the destruction of the Berlin Wall.
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Declaration of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. Dissolved in December 26.