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1945-1948 WW2 ends and the US & USSR alliance ends
Soviet demands that the United States recognize the changed borders of the Soviet Union after the Soviet seizure of territory. August 1940, but the U.S. Government did lift the embargo in January 1941. In March of 1941, Welles warned Umansky of a future Nazi attack against the Soviet Union. Finally, during the Congressional debate concerning the passage of the Lend-Lease bill in early 1941, Roosevelt blocked attempts to exclude the Soviet Union from receiving U.S. assistance. -
Animal Farm Was Created
George Orwell wrote Animal which is about WW2 but on a farm with different characters who represented political figures. -
1947 The Red Scare
Truman's last years in office (presidency), his administration that at the time, lacked or condoned about the supervision of the disloyal "Reds"/communists inside of the country [US]. The Red Scare commonly were accused to infiltrate the government with the U.S. citizens of that time created the "Ant-Communist" foreign policy program in 1947. -
1949 The Formation of the N.A.T.O.
A military alliance formed by the North Atlantic Treaty or the Washington Treaty of April 4th, 1949. The NATO was to counter-weight the Soviet Army's reign on Eastern Europe and Central Europe after WW2. -
Geneva Accords
This set of documents ended the French war with the Vietminh and divided Vietnam into North and South states. The communist leader of North Vietnam was Ho Chi Minh while the US friendly south was led by Ngo Dinh Diem. -
The Warsaw Pact May 14, 1955–July 1, 1991 (Warsaw Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance)
The treaty established a mutual defense organization composed of the Soviet Union's "layers". Unified military force over Russia and was maintained by the Soviet Union's military units. The agreement among the Western powers admitting West Germany to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The Warsaw Pact was the first step in a more systematic plan to strengthen the Soviet leaders Nikita Khrushchev and Nikolay Bulganin after their assumption of power early in 1955. -
Suez Crisis
Following military bombardment by Israeli forces, a joint British and French force invaded Egypt to regain control of the Suez Canal which had been nationalized by the Egyptian leader Nasser. The attack was heavily criticized by World leaders, especially America because Russia had offered support to Egypt. The British and French were forced to withdraw and a UN peace keeping force was sent to establish order. -
Hungarian Revolution
Hungarian protest against Communist rule in Budapest. The tanks withdrew on 28th October and a new government was formed which quickly moved to introduce democracy, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion. The Soviet tanks returned on 4th November encircling Budapest. The Prime Minister Imre Nagy made a World broadcast that Hungary was under attack from the Soviet Union and calling for aid. Hungary fell to Russia on 10th November 1956. -
1961 Bay Of Pigs
The Bay Of Pigs invasion refers to the CIA sponsored American attack of the Cuban government in order to overthrow Fidel Castro. It was a tricky plan to execute as US was not in war with Cuba then. Though the US planned to appear “not being involved” in this attack and declared about their non-intention to intervene in Cuban affairs, Cuba had already approached the UN with the facts about the US training mercenaries for this planned invasion. -
1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. The United States armed forces were at their highest state of readiness ever and Soviet field commanders in Cuba were prepared to use battlefield nuclear weapons to defend the island if it was invaded. Luckily, thanks to the bravery of two men, President John F. Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev, war was averted. -
JFK Assassination
JF Kennedy was assassinated while on a visit to Dallas. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the murder but there has always been speculation that he was not a lone killer and that there may have been communist or CIA complicity. -
USSR Office removal
Nikita Krushchev removed from office. He was replaced by Leonid Brezhnev. -
Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia
Warsaw Pact forces entered Czechoslovakia in a bid to stop the reforms known as ‘Prague Spring’ instigated by Alexander Dubcek. When he refused to halt his program of reforms Dubcek was arrested. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination 1929-1968
Baptist minister and social activist who led the civil rights movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968. His leadership was fundamental to that movement’s success in ending the legal segregation of African Americans in the South and other parts of the United States. King rose to national prominence as head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which promoted nonviolent tactics, to achieve civil rights. -
The Space race December 21st 1968-20th July 1969
US launched Apollo 8 – first manned orbit of the Moon. US Apollo 11 landed on the Moon and Neil Armstrong became the first man on the Moon. -
SALT
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty signed between the US and USSR. -
Vietnam War 1965-1975
150,000 US troops sent to Vietnam. The Paris Peace Accords ended American involvement in Vietnam. North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam. The capture of Saigon by the North Vietnamese led to the whole country becoming Communist -
Cambodia Killing fields
The Khmer Rouge attacked and took control of Cambodia. Any supporters of the former regime, anyone with links or supposed links to foreign governments as well as many intellectuals and professionals were executed in a genocide that became known as the ‘killing fields’. -
Iranian hostage crisis 1979-1981
A group of Iranian students and militants stormed the American embassy and took 53 Americans hostage to show their support for the Iranian Revolution. The Iranian hostage crisis ended 444 days after it began. -
Olympic Boycott by USA
A number of countries including the USA boycotted the summer Olympics held in Moscow in protest at the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Other countries including Great Britain participated under the Olympic flag rather than their national flag -
Chernobyl Disaster
An explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine remains the worst nuclear disaster in history -
Glasnost and Perestroika
Mikhail Gorbachev announced his intention to follow a policy of glasnost – openness, transparency and freedom of speech; and perestroika – restructuring of government and economy. He also advocated free elections and ending the arms race. -
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution, also known as the Gentle Revolution, was a series of peaceful protests in Czechoslovakia that led to the overthrow of the Communist government. -
Romanian Revolution
Riots broke out which culminated in the overthrow and execution of the leader Ceauşescu and his wife. -
German reunification
East and West Germany were reunited as one country. (After the fall of the Berlin Wall) -
Gorbachev resigned
Mikhail Gorbachev resigned. The hammer and sickle flag on the Kremlin was lowered -
End of the Soviet Union
Russia formally recognized the end of the Soviet Union.
