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The Yalta Conference
source.The Yalta Conference was a series of meetings between the "Big Three". They were the prime minister of Britain, Winston Churchill, Soviet Premier, Joseph Stalin, and American president, Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Yalta Conference lasted from February 4, 1945 to February 11, 1945. During the conference, the "Big Three" discussed the aftermath of the war and agreed to demand Germany's surrender. -
The Berlin Declaration
sourceThe Berlin Declaration was on June 5, 1945. It was a day where the Western powers decided what to do with Germany and to make sure that their surrender was permanent. Berlin was split up into four different sectors and it was called the Allied Kommandatura. Eventually, however, the tensions between the Allies grew and mistrust created problems. Instead of deciding together, decisions were made separately. -
The Potsdam Conference
source The Potsdam Conference was a meeting where Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Harry Truman discussed the aftermath of World Warll; it was a continuation of the Yalta Conference. This meeting went on from July 17, 1945 to August 2, 1945.This conference was also to discuss how to make Japan surrender. When the Allies told the Japanese to surrender, they refused. This resulted in the dropping of the atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
North Vietnam
source On September 2, 1945 Vietnam declared its independence from France. This happened because of the exhaustion of being ruled by another country. Also, when the French bombardedthe Vitnamese city of Haiphong, it killed thousands of innocent people. This led to anger and the determination to have independence. The effects of this are half of Vietnam being divided. In the end of all of this, North and South Vietnam reunited and became a communist country. -
Iron Curtain Speech
sourceOn March 5, 1945 Winston Churchill gave a speech in Fulton, Missouri. This speech was about wanting to get a closer relationship with the United States. At this time President Harry S. Truman was present. Because this speech was delivered the effects were the United States not wanting to use the British as pawns and the Soviet Union saying that Churchill's speech was an example of "imperialist racism". -
Indochina War
sourceIn the 1940's France ruled over many asian countries. This was called Indochina. One of those countries was named Vietnam. In the end Vietnam became finally free of France's tyrranical rule and the country was at peace. -
The Marshall Plan
sourceThe Marshall Plan, named after George C. Marshall, was created to help Europe recover economically. The U.S. wanted to help Europe, however the Soviet Union diagreed with the views and wants of the United States. The Soviet Union thought of it as interfering with internal affairs of other states and they didn't like it. The result was that the Soviet Union prevented Czechoslovakia and Poland from helping out Europe. -
The Conatinment Policy
sourceIn JUne of 1947, the idea of containment was introduced by Senator of State George C. Marshall.The reason for this poicy was tp prevent the spread of communism. Some believed that if communism was contained long enough, then the social system in Russia would crash. In time, the containment policy would take two approaches: military and economic. -
The Berlin Blockade
sourceIn June of 1948, there was a huge wall made up of Soviet troops with their weapons. The Soviet Union did their best to divide their half of Berlin from France, Britain, and the United States. For the same reasons why the U.S. created the containment policy, the Soviet Union created the blockade: to keep the opposing governmental view out. This resulted in not only lots of distrust among both sides, but also it created angry Berliners. -
The Berlin Airlift
sourceWhen the Soviet Union cut off all supplies from Berliners and created borders, they thought that it would drive the U.S., France, and Britain out of Berlin. However, this plan or theory backfired on them. Instead of having the intended affect, the U.S. sent out aircraft to supply the Berliners with suficient and necessary supplies. Due to this Berlin Airlift situation, the blockade was taken down and ended. -
NATO
sourceOn April 4, 1949 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO) was signed. In this treaty the United States, Canada, Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United Kingdom agreed to back eachother up during war. It was basically an alliance. The Soviet Union created, in response, its own military alliance as well. -
The Soviet Union Tests the A-Bomb
source" First Lightning" was a very big and important project for the Soviet Union. This was the code name for none other than the atomic bomb created by Russia. Compared to " Trinity" the a-bomb created by the U.S., " First Lightning" weighed about 20 killotons. In response to this event, the U.S. created the hydrogen bomb and then the Soviets did the same. " Both superpowers were now in possession of the so-called “superbomb,” and the world lived under the threat of thermonuclear war for the first. -
Korean War- American Involvement
sourceFor the first month of the Korean war, the Korean military fought alone. Then during the second month, the U.S. joined the war on behalf of South Korea. Korea at this time was split into two parts: communist and democratic. The Americans fought for South Korea due to their democratic views on government and the Soviet Union was on the side of North Korea due to their communist views. While the U.S. tried to compromise with North Korea, they feared the starting of a WWIII. In the June of 1953, -
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
sourceJulius and Ethel Rosenberg were an American couple who were very notorious for committing espionage. These two were convicted of being spies and trying to send information to the Soviet Union about the atomic bomb. Being found guilty at their trial, which took place in March of 1951, they were executed. Their form of punishment was death in the electric chair on June 19, 1953. -
Eisenhower Presidency
source Dwight D. Eisenhower was president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. in his early years, he served in the military and worked his way up through the ranks. During his time in office, he was a very important person. Eisenhower created and improved many organizations during his time as president. Some of which were: Social Security and the Interstate Highway System. -
Nikita Khrushchev
sourceNikita Khrushchev was the man who took Stalin's place as ruler of the Soviet Union. During Khrushchev's rule (1958-1964), he made society less represive. Many things that Stalin created for his people, Khrushchev let loose. Although for a while Nikita Khrushchev was doing great in his term of power, it eventually came to an end. This was due to lack of efficiency and economic troubles. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was created by the Soviet Union to help control binding countries. The countries involved in the Warsaw Pact were the Soviet Union, Albania, Poland, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Bulgaria. These countries agreed to back eachother up during times of war. Unfortunately, the pact was discontinued in 1991 due to mistrust betwwen the Soviet Union and Albania. -
Hungarian Revolution
sourceIn 1956 Hungary was under the rule of the Soviet Union anfd they were bot so happy with the way things were going during the Cold War. The economy was bad, there were food shortages and so much mre. Due to these factors, the people of Hungary all agreed on revolution. In the end many people were killed. -
Sputnik
sourceSputnik was the Soviet Union's first satellite. The Russian spacecraft had a diameter of 22 inches and weighed 184 pounds. From Moscow at exactly 10:29 p.m., on October 4, 1957 Sputnik was launched into space successfully. The U.S. could do noting but stand in awe at the Soviet Union's accomplishment. In response, a year later, the U.S. launched their first spacecraft Explorer on January 31, 1968. -
Cuban Revolution
sourceIn 1959, Fidel Castro took power in Cuba and created a socialist state. When the U.S. cut off their trade connection with Cuba, Cuba leaned on the Soviet Union. As the Soviet Union started to help Cuba The communistic beliefs rubbed off on Castro and soon Cuba was headed for communism. The U.S. was very upset about this and in response to it tried to prevent it, however it was no use.Cuba was now a communistic country. -
Kennedy Presidency
sourcePresident John F. Kennedy served during 1960 to 1963. In his early life, he served in the Navy. His original ambition was to become a journalist and it turned out that the calling of presidency and politics changed his mind. During Kennedy's term he solved problems winvolving Cuba and Vietnam. He talked with Fidel Castro and Nikita Khrushchev about problems and came to certain conclusions. Unfortunately, Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963. -
U2 Incident
sourceIn 1960, the Soviet Union shot down a U2 plane and took the pilot as a captive. The captain was a spy for the U.S. President Eisenhower admitted that spies were flying for a while watching the Soviet Union. The pilot was help in prison for seven years in Russia, however after only two years he was taken by the U.S. for a trade of a Soviet captive. This marked the first U.S.-USSR “spy swap.” -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
sourceWhen Fidel Castro took power in Cuba, some natives fled the country to America. These people were trained to fight. At the right time, these soldiers would be sent to fight Castro. When the time came, however, the invasion did not go so well. This specific invasion was named the Bay of Pigs Invasion. When the soldiers got there they were immeadiately surrounded by Castro's men and were forced to surrender. -
Berlin Wall
sourceThe wall was made of barbed wire and concrete between West and East Berlin.The purpose of this wall was to keep Communism from coming to West Berlin and to keep Democracy from spreading to East Berlin. Like when the Berlin Blockade was put up, the Berliners were disatisfied with the wall. Lucky for them, on November 9, 1989 the wall was no more. -
Checkpoint Charlie
sourceThe historical cite of Checkpoint Charlie served a very important part during the Cold War. This place is where the crossing border line between East and West Berlin stood. This cite was the symbol of freedom and confinement during the Cold War and even today it reminds people of the events that took place. Today this cite serves as an entry way in Berlin. -
JFK Assassination
sourceOn the tragic day of November 22, 1963, the president of the united states, President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. It was a most shocking and horrible event that the counr¿try suffered from. Kennedy was riding in a convertible with his wife and they were on a 10 mile drive where tcrowds of people waited to see their beloved president pass by. After, Kennedy was pronounced dead, the task and responsibility of being president fell on Lyndon B. johnson. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
sourceOn August 4, 1964,approval for expansion of the Vietnam War was granted in the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Although the expansion was granted, it was also feared. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his advisors greatly feared the result of the expansion of the Vietnam War. Johnson wqanted to stop the war ; he didn't think that it was a great idea. He wanted to keep the peace and stop aggression. -
Vietnam War- American Involvement
sourceDuring the Vietnam War, South Vietnam asked the United States for help. NAturally, the Americans sent troops and weapons to help South Vietnam.Due to the U.S. 's help South Vietnam was doing a bit better. Their help was much neede and effective. However, the help of the United States for South Vietnam was not enough. In the end, North Vietnam won and it became a united country once more. -
SALT I
sourceSALT also known as Strategic Arms Limited Talks was something between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. This agreement was a negotiation on nuclear weapons. This was used to stop the arms weapons race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. This negotiation between the two superpowers caused lots of tension between them. -
Prague Spring
sourceThe Prague Spring was when the leader of Czechoslovakia wanted to democratise his country. The Soviet Union, being communist and in rule over the counrtry, strongly disagreed. Their response was to invade Czechoslovakia, crushing all desires of becoming a country of democracy. -
Nixon Presidency
sourceOn January 20, 1969 President Richard M. Nixon served for the United States. In his early life, he joined the U.S. Navy and got married. Originally he was an attorney but he became president. During his presidency, he did not keep a great record. He did not make the best decisions as a president. Instead of being impeached, he chose to opt out of his presidency in 1974. -
Apollo 11
sourceOn July 20, 1969 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were sent in a shuttle that was sent into space. These would be the first two men to land on the moon. This project was manned by the government, but also NASA. Tjhis day was a very spectacular day. The moment in history where America was the first country to send people to the moon. -
Nixon visits China
sourceIn 1972, President Nixon went to China to discuss matters. This action startled the people of America. It also shocked them greatly. Nixon went to China to talk about signing a peace treaty with Japan. -
Dentente
sourceIn the May odf 1972, there was a period of dentente between the Soviet Union and the U.S. A dentente is a period of relaxed tension between two things. Unfortunately this period of peace was destroyed whn the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. -
Fall of Saigon
sourceIn vietnam, Siagon was a city that was surrendered to the emporer. In the beginning America helped but later on it was left defenseless. Vietnam was noew on their own. -
Iranian Revolution
sourceIn Iran poverty filled the streets anf social classes had the hugest gaps ever. The people were tired of starving and feeling trapped so a revolution was began by Komeini. The U.S. was in help with them as well. -
SALT II
sourceOn June 18, 1979 SALT II was put into action. President Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev signed it. This treaty was an agreement dealing with limitations and guidelines for nuclear weapons. This was counted as one of the most controversial treaties sighned by the U.S. and the Soviet Union. In the end the Soviet Union violated this treaty. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
sourceStudents vs. Chinese Government. This was the situation on June4, 1989. Students were protesting against communism and pro- democracy. The government, of course, was not in agreement with this. As a result of this situation, they brought out troops and security who fired at the protesters killing many. In the end, about 10,000 were arrested. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
sourceIn 1961 the Berlin Wall was satrting to be built. After 28 years, the wall finall came down. This was because the head of the East German Communist Party announced that citizens of the GDR could cross the border whenever they'd like to. Once this was announced the Berliners were thrilled that the wall was now no more. -
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
sourceWhen the countries of Ukraine, the Russian Federation, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan decidd that they wanted to be indeppendent the Soviet Union finally came to an end. The only republic that remained loyal to the Soviet Union was Georgia. Due to the abandonment of the Soviet Union the president stepped down and Russia was at peace once more.
