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Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution was about working class people that revolted against the government. -
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was between Joseph Stalin from the Soviet, British prime minister Winston Churchill and President Harry Truman from the U.S. to discuss the terms from the end of World War 2. -
Atomic bomb - Hiroshima/Nagasaki
In Hiroshima and Nagasaki the United States dropped one atomic bomb at those two places when the Japanese didn't want to surrender, but in the end that's what made them surrender. -
Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain was created by the Soviet Union in order to block or rather than protect itself from attacks and satellites from the west -
Molotov Plan
The Molotov Plan was created by the Soviet Union in order to provide aid in eastern Europe that were politically and economically aligned to them -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was an American Policy of providing aid to Greece and Turkey when they were threatened by communism. -
Hollywood 10
10 members of the Hollywood film industry publicly denounced the tactics employed by the House Un-American Activities Committee -
Alger Hiss Case
The Alger Hiss Case was when an american government official was accused of being a spy by the Soviet Union. They found Alger Hiss guilty and was executed -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was created by the Soviets in order to stop from the United States to get to or get contact from Berlin -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was created in order to give aid in economic reconstruction to Western Europe -
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was built by the Soviets to attempt to limit the ability of France, Great Britain and the United States to travel to their sectors of Berlin -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was created to deliver food and other supplies by airplanes to Berlin because of Soviets blockade -
NATO
NATO is a formal alliance between the territories of North American and Europe. Its main purpose was to defend each other from the possibility of communist Soviet Union taking control of their nation -
Soviet Bomb Test
The Soviet Bomb Test was the first time Soviet attempted a nuclear bomb that later on cause more problems to the United States -
Korean War
North Korean army crossed the 38th Parallel and invaded non-Communist South Korea. Kim Il-sung's North Korean armed with Soviet tanks, quickly overran South Korea, the United States came to South Korea's aid. -
Rosenburg Trial
The Rosenburg Trial was when two people named Ethel and Julius Rosenburg were accused of selling nuclear secrets to Russia. -
Army-McCarthy Hearings
The Army-McCarthy Hearing were held for the purpose of investigating conflicting accusations between the United States Army and Senator Joseph McCarthy. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was when Viet Minh commander Vo Nguyen Giap amassed troops and placed heavy artillery in caves of the mountains overlooking the French camp then attacking the French. -
Geneva Conference
The Geneva Conference was about many nations meeting in Geneva to settle issues such as the Korean war and The First Indochina War. -
Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union formed this alliance as a counterbalance to the NATO. -
Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian Revolution was when the people of Hungary stood up against the oppression of Soviet rule. The subsequent uprising almost succeeded, but still wasn't able to because the Soviets -
U2 Incident
The U2 Incident was when a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down while in Soviet airspace -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was when Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a direct confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, when both were really close to start a nuclear war -
Assassination of Diem
The president for South Vietnam named Ngo Dinh Diem was assassinated in 1963, the killing was also a major turning point in the war in Vietnam. -
Assassination of JFK
The 35th President of the United States was assassinated when traveling through a plaza in Dallas, Texas. The police arrested Lee Harvey Oswald for the assassination. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution allowed President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was America's bombing against North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. It would continuously drop bombs from planes at an area. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a series of attacks by communists that then forced launches of coordinated attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam. -
Assassination of MLK
Martin Luther Kings assassination in Memphis, Tennessee. Before the assassination King had led the civil rights movement since the mid-1950s, using nonviolent protests to fight segregation and achieve significant civil-rights advances for African Americans. -
Assassination of RFK
The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy while in Los Angeles campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination, Kennedy was shot, he died the following day at age 42. -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
The Invasion of Czechoslovakia was when the Soviets a Warsaw pact troops in the invasion. Czechoslovakia were no match to the Soviets, so the invasion was a success. -
Riots of Democratic Convention
The Riots of Democratic Convention was an event where the Democratic Party falls, also when tens of thousands of Vietnam war protesters battle police in the streets. -
Election of Nixon
The Election of Nixon occurred in 1968, but his re-election happened in 1972 when Nixon defeats Senator George McGovern and is re-elected President of the United States. -
Kent State
During the 1970's students protest at Kent State, because of the bombing of Cambodia by United States military forces, although there then become a shooting at Kent State. -
Nixon visits China
When Nixon visited China, it was a big deal to the people and country because it was an important strategic and diplomatic overture that marked the culmination of the Nixon administration's rapprochement between the United States and China. -
Ceasefire in Vietnam
The war on Vietnam stopped because of a treaty named The Paris Peace Accords that stopped the violence and sent troops back home. -
Fall of Saigon
The Capital of Saigon forced Southern Vietnam to surrender to surrender and bringing and end to the Vietnam war. -
Reagan Elected
During the 1980's the president who won the election was Ronald Reagan, Reagan was the oldest person who was president of the United States. Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 till June 5, 2004. -
SDI Announced
(SDI) Strategic Defense Initiative also known as Star Wars, this was used by the United States to protect from missile attacks, it was mostly intended for the Soviet Union. -
Geneva Conference with Gorbachev
The Geneva Conference with Gorbachev was to discuss the international diplomatic relations and arms race with the president of the United States and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. -
‘Tear down this wall’ Speech
'Tear down this wall' was a speech announced by Ronald Reagan this speech raised the hopes and determination to the people to take down the wall. Later on they finally took down the wall and the people were cheering with joy. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
The Fall of Berlin Wall has affected Americans dramatically with happiness. The spread of joy quickly spread, to be able to go outside the wall again. To this day, the Berlin Wall remains one of the most powerful and enduring symbols of the Cold War.
