-
Yalta Conference
Joseph Stalin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill met to discuss allied war against Japan Germany. -
Potsdam Conference
Truman demanded free elections in Eastern Europe, while Stalin wanted a buffer of Communist states in Eastern Europe. -
Truman Doctrine
He agreed to provide military, political, and economic assistance from Democratic nations that were under threat. -
Marshall Plan
George Marshall came up with this plan to aid countries in rebuilding war devastated regions. This plan helped 18 European countries rebuild their nation after World War 2. -
Berlin Blockade
This event was the first international crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the areas of Berlin under Western control. The Western Allies answered back with the Berlin Airlift. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was the Western Allies response to the Berlin Blockade. The Allies flew in supplies to the people of West Berlin, and flew over 200,000 flights in one year. The USSR lifted the blockade in May 1949. -
Council For Mutual Assisstance
COMECON was a Soviet plan to aid in rebuilding Soviet block nations. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO was created in April 1949, and it provided an alliance between the USA, Britain, France, Canada, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, and Norway, so that if any country is attacked there would be mutual help. -
Arms Race
The USSR and USA were competing against each other as to who could have the best nuclear weapons. This was one of the main causes for the Cold War. -
Korean War
The Korean War was fought between Northern Korea and Southern Korea due to the Cold War between USSR and USA. Korea split into 2 regions with separate governments. Both governments thought they had the right to rule the whole country and ignored the border that was created. In 1953, they signed an armistice and the Korean Demilitarized Zone was created between the countries. No peace treaty was signed, so the nations are still technically at war. -
Joseph Stalin Dies
At the Yalta Conference in 1945, Stalin promised free elections in Eastern Europe. Although, when Germany surrendered, he continued to occupy and dominate much of Eastern Europe. However, he did save the USSR from Nazi domination during his reign. -
Nikita Khrushchev Comes to Power
Khrushchev was one of 5 chosen to be welcomed in to the new office of secretarial. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower was president from 1953-1961. He managed tensions with the Soviet Union under the threat of nuclear weapons and he ended the war in Korea in 1953. -
Warsaw Pact
This pact was a military alliance of Communist Block nations such as the USSR, East Germany, Albania, Czech, Poland, Hungary, and Romania, and provided collective security. -
Space Race
The Space Race was a competition between the USA and the USSR to develop technology to send to the moon. The USA achieved this goal in July 1969. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. North Vietnam was supported by China and other communist states, and South Vietnam was supported by the USA and anti-communist states. Once Saigon was seized by communist forces, the war ended. A year later the country was unified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. -
Hungarian Revolution
The citizens of Hungary had anti-Soviet revolts. Khrushchev stopped the rebellion, sending tanks into Budapest. -
Cuban Revolution
Fulgencio Bastista was the Cuban Dictator when Fidel Castro overthrew the government. Castro set up a communist government. -
U-2 Incident
The USSR shot down an American spy plane and captured pilot Francis Gary Powers. -
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy was president from 1960-1963 and confronted mounting tensions in Cuba, Vietnam, and elsewhere. -
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin was a Russian Cosmonaut and the first man to travel in space. He traveled on the Vostok 1 and orbited for 1 hour and 48 minutes. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban mercenaries were trained and sent to the Bay of Pigs and was an unsuccessful mission. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
This crisis was a 13 day conformation between the USA and the Soviet Union. -
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon was president from 1969-1974. During his presidency he forged diplomatic ties with China and the Soviet Union, and withdrew troops from the Vietnam War. -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
This was the start of a 9 year war between Soviet-Afghan. -
Mikhail Gorbacher Comes to Power
Gorbacher was the new leader of the Soviet Union and succeeded Chernenko. -
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
The INF Treaty is an agreement between the USA and USSR to eliminate nuclear and conventional missiles with ranges between 310 miles to 3,420 miles. This treaty was signed by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, and it helped to begin the end of the Cold War. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 by the German Democratic Republic and cut off West Berlin from East Berlin by land. When the wall finally came down, it paved the way for the German reunification. -
German Re-unification
When a hole in the Iron Curtain was made, many East Germans fled to West Germany. This led to a free election and for Germany to become a united nation once again. -
USSR Breakup
The USSR becomes Russia and had a peaceful transition in becoming separate nations.
