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Yalta Conference
The Yalta conference was a meeting of important people such as Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, President Roosevelt, and other important people. They all met to make sure that Germany surrendered. This was important because it showed the force of the Allied powers. -
End of WWII
The end of WWII was on September 2nd. The war ended when the Axis powers surrendered. This event was important because the end of WWII lead to the Cold War. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was an American Initiative to aid Western Europe. It holds importance because it helped to rebuild Western Europe. -
NATO Formed
NATO was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It was important because it founded the Warsaw pact. Also it aided Military Standoffs throughout the Cold War. -
Berlin Blockaid and Belgium Airlift
The Berlin blockaid and airlift was the Soviet Union's attempt to force the Allied powers to abandon their places in WWII. It was important because it showed the Soviet Unions will to stop the Allied powers. -
Korean War
The Korean war started when North Korea invaded South Korea. This sparked tension between them. The United States came to aid South Korea while China and the Soviet Union came to aid North Korea. This event was important because there was air-to-air combat in the first time in history. -
Hungry Rebellion
The Hungry Rebellion was a country-wide revolt against the government. It started in October 23rd 1955 and it went till November 1955. It is important because it caused the collapse of the Hungry government. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was the Vietnamese resistance against America. It started in 1955 and it went till 1975. It is important to the Cold War history because it set the record for amount of bombs used in all of history. -
U-2 Spy Plane Incident
The U-2 spy plane incident was when a United States spy-plane was shot down by the Soviet Union. The plane was taking photographical pictures when it was shot down. It is important to this History because it lead to the West-summit in Paris. -
Dwight Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower was America's 34th president. He was president from 1953 to 1961. He was important to the Cold War because he was a supporter of nuclear war with the Soviet Union. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban missile crisis was a confrontation between America and the Soviet Union. It went from October 14th to October 28th 1962. It is important because it terrified Americans of the chance that America might be attacked. -
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was America's 35th president. He was president from 1961 to his assassination in 1963. He was important to the Cold War because he was one of the leading forces in the Vietnam War. -
Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon Johnson was America's 36th president. He was president from 1963 to 1969. He was important because he was one of the firsts to use military force in Southeast Asia in the Vietnam war. -
Nixon "Opens" China
This was when Richard Nixon came to visit China. He went in July 25th 1972. It is important because it opened communication between the U.S. and China. -
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong was the chairman for the Chinese Communist party. He was in office from 1893 to 1976. He was important because he started the "Red Party" and he established the Chinese Communist party. -
Soviet-Afghan War
The Soviet-Afghan war was a war between the Soviet Union and Afghanistan. It was from 1979 to 1989. It is important because it "quieted down" the fighting after the war between the Soviet Union and Afghanistan. -
Leonid Brezhnev
Leonid Brezhnev was the Soviet Union's Communist party leader. He was in office from 1964 to 1982. He was important because he lead the communist party during the Cold War. -
Chernobyl Disaster
The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident in the Soviet Union. It happened in April 26th 1986. It is important because it spread all throughout Western Europe and caused panic. -
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev was the Soviet Union's General Secretary. He was in office from 1985 to 1991. He was important to this specific part of history because he was very active in Russia's Communist Party, and he helped to establish his political party. -
START Treaties
The START treaties (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) were treaties between America and the soviet Union. It happen on December 5th 1994. It is important because it resolved the problems between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
