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#1 Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was held on February 4-11, 1945 (Yalta Conference). The people who were involved in this conference were President D. Franklin Roosevelt of the United States, Prime minister Winston Churchill of the United Kingdom, and Premier Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union (Yalta Conference). The many things that have happened was the divided occupied zones of Germany and the defeated liberation of countries. -
#2 The Yalta Conference
Many people may ask why did this conference happen? Well, the leaders of the Allied Countries wanted to finally defeat and division The Nazi Germany(Yalta Conference). The one of many impacts that have happened because of this conference was how Stalin failed to keep his promise that free elections would be held in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria. -
#2 Potsdam Conference
New weapons were being made, the military campaign was going against japan, and many other events had happened that caused many impacts such as Germany being divided into four zones, and how The Allied countries had the ability to take reparations from it’s own occupation zones (Potsdam Conference).The Potsdam Conference was the last conference were the Allies all worked together (Potsdam Conference). -
#1 Potsdam Conference
In the months of July-August of 1945 a peace settlement was being discussed after the war had ended (Potsdam Conference). Known people who were involved in the Potsdam Conference were Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin (Potsdam Conference). -
#1 The United Nations
In 1941, before the United States entered World War II, United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill signed the Atlantic Charter, which outlined their vision for global peace and security (United Nations). Many things that happened were how The U.S. threatened to have the non-paying countries ejected, and how the Soviet Union also vetoed attempts to investigate the Greek civil war. -
#2 The United Nations
The many effects or impacts that were caused during the United Nations were Cold war tensions, Bankruptcy, Brink of Nuclear war, and how many communist and Gov. were newly independent countries that gained influence because of the changes. Many people may ask well why did this happen? The United Nations wanted peace and security so The President F.D.R. and British Prime Minister signed the Atlantic Charter. -
NATO #1
On April 4, 1949 12 countries signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C. (NATO).The most populous nation was admitted to NATO which caused the creation of The Warsaw Pact (NATO). -
NATO #2
France and Britain however took Nato as a chance to attack so they can take the Suez canal back from Egypt because of how they were both weakened and how the French Gov. was concerned upon the U.S. dominating and taking over the Alliance (NATO). -
NATO #3
The North Atlantic Treaty had many effects and impacts such as Greater Economic and Political Freedom, the International Tensions growing, and even the Anti-Soviet Independence movement gaining strength. Nato however signed a major arms-control treaty in 1991 declaring that there will no longer be adversaries (NATO). -
Korean War #1
North and South Korean fought the Korean War from June 1950-July 1953 (Korean War). The Korean war was the first major battle over Communism (Korean War). Japan controlled Korea until the end of World War II (1939-45) (Korean War). North Koreans attacked Southward on June 25, 1950 which led to the Korean War (Korean War). -
Korean War #2
There were many effects the Korean war caused such as the deaths of 1,300,000 South Koreans, 1,000,000 Chinese, 500,000 North Koreans, and 37,000 Americans (Korean War). Nevertheless the war did not provide much to neither the North or South leaving them with no gains nor lost (Korean War). -
#2 The Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union had to put down the Uprising in Hungary and also had their Military disbanded.The pact trying their hardest to help keep their agreement safe from any destruction came a lot of impact such as a revival of nationalism, expressions of hostility, and a falling away from Communism. In November 1990 the Ending of the Warsaw Pact (Warsaw Pact), concluded that there weren’t going to be anymore adversaries meaning no more conflicts. -
#1 The Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was a security alliance made up of the Soviet satellites in eastern Europe (Warsaw Pact). The Treaty was signed on May 14, 1955 by the Soviet Union who wanted to establish a strong defense alliance against any potential military or economic threats from the West (Warsaw Pact). The Warsaw Pact also wanted to strengthen the hold of the Soviet Union over it’s Eastern Europe satellites (Warsaw Pact). -
#1 The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War began in 1954 after the country of Vietnam was split into two parts, North Vietnam and South Vietnam (Vietnam War). Many things happened during the Vietnam War such as the Southern Vietnamese falling apart quickly after their military aid was cut back, and how a Vietnamese group called the Viet-Minh declared independence. Some people may ask well why did the Vietnam war begin or happen? -
#2 The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War happened because North Vietnam wanted to reunite the country for the sake of Communism but the Southern Vietnamese did not agree with that idea. Therefore, the conflict began having both sides go against each other to see which part was going to have the advantage of getting what they wanted. The many impacts during this war were people protesting over the war, and how about 1.3 million Vietnamese soldiers and 58,000 U.S. troops were killed (Vietnam War). -
#1 Suez Crisis
The International crisis in the Middle East precipitated on July 26, 1956 when the Egyptian president Gamal Nasser nationalized The Suez Canal (Suez Crisis). Nasser had declared a law in the Canal Zone that had seized control of The Suez Canal Company (Suez Crisis). France and Britain controlled the company and the Egyptians did not want to be controlled. -
#2 Suez Crisis
Another Country who was involved in this crisis was Israel because of how they didn’t have the freedom to use the Canal. The Suez Crisis provided many impacts such as Nesser emerging from the Suez Crisis and being viewed as a hero, and Egyptian Nationalism. -
#1 Hungarian Revolution
The Uprising of the Hungarian Revolution took place in 1956 (Hungarian Revolution). Many things that happened was how rebels won the first phase of the Revolution, and how Nikita Khrushchev the Soviet leader attacked Joseph Stalin’s rule (Hungarian Revolution). -
#2 The Hungarian Revolution
Many people may ask well why did the Hungarian Revolution happen? They had just got new freedom of debate and Criticism in which Hungarians took advantage of. Many effects and impacts were how Hungary experienced a slow evolution toward some internal autonomy, and how Stalinist- type domination and exploitation did not return. -
#1 Space Race/ Sputnik
On October 4, 1957, The Soviet Union launched the earth’s first artificial satellite (Sputnik). The U.S. however feared as the Soviets were advancing technology faster than they were that their U.S. Military had fallen behind (Sputnik). -
#2 Space race/ Sputnik
The U.S. wanted to accomplish the Scientific Advancement first so, during the 1950’s both the U.S. and the Soviet Union worked on developing new technology (Sputnik).The U.S. trying to advance tested several rockets and missiles but they all failed, and their government also suffered a severe setback. However on January 31, 1958 The United States succeeded in launching their first satellite (Sputnik). -
#3 Space Race/ Sputnik
The Sputnik was one accomplishment of technology success that provided many great impacts such as U.S. policymakers accelerating space, weapon programs and how The U.S. successfully exploited the fear of ‘’Missile Gap’’ bringing John F. Kennedy to power. The Sputnik was overall a success. -
#1 Cuban Missile Crisis
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a tense, 13- day political, and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of the nuclear-armed Soviet missile on Cuba (Cuban Missile Crisis). The U.S. saw the missile as a threat and as soon as people heard the news they were afraid a nuclear war would be brought upon them (Cuban Missile Crisis). -
#2 Cuban Missile Crisis
There were many events that had happened during the Cuban crisis such as Soviet ships enforcing a blockade, and how Soviets increased their investment creating the ability to reach the U.S. from Soviet Territory. Despite all that went down during this Crisis, Soviet and American leaders found a way out of the impasse (Sputnik). -
#1 Glasnost & Perestroika
In the 1980’s the democratization of the Soviet Union began (Glasnost). One of the main things that happened because of the democratization was how Glasnost dramatically enlarged freedom of expression in the country (Glasnost). Many people might ask, well why did this happen or what was the whole point? -
#2 Glasnost & Perestroika
The whole point was that Glasnost wanted to overcome inertia in the Soviet political and bureaucratic apparatus. The Impacts of Glasnost was how there was greater Freedom to publish, fundamental changes to the political structure, and how Multicandidate elections took place (Glasnost). -
#3 Glasnost & Perestroika
In 1985 Gorbachev introduced the concept of Perestroika (Perestroika). With this concept Gorbachev wanted to revitalize the stagnant Soviet Economy and seek to bring the Soviet Union up to Economic Par (Perestroika). One of the many impacts were how elections presented voters with a choice. In conclusion, The Glasnost and Perestroika both made great accomplishments towards the elections.
