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Russian Communist Revolution
A revolt against the ineffective Provisional Government. It connects to the cold war because it shows soviet communism. -
Treaty of Versailles
This was the treaty that ended WW1 and left Germany to take all of the blame and pay all of the reparations. This put Germany in very bad conditions leaving them vulnerable and open to the ideas of dictatorship and communism, which created fear in the US. -
Yalta Conference
Yalta Conference was the 2nd wartime meeting between Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Yalta Conference helped lead to the Cold War by giving the Soviet Union control over Eastern Europe.This led to the Cold War because it made the West feel that the USSR was bent on expanding communism. -
Nuremburg Trials
A series of 13 trials with the purpose of bringing the Nazi war criminals to justice. The Soviets wanted to punish Germany and put them through another depression. The United States did not want to punish them because they could help us fight communism. -
United Nations
This group became the battleground for communist and noncommunist ideas because both the United States and the Soviet Union could not come to a consensus. This was very relevant during the Fall of Saigon when the Soviet Union was boycotting the United Nations and they had a meeting granting the United Nations financial aid in the defense of South Vietnam. Since the Soviet Union was not present, they were not able to veto this action. -
Iron Curtain Speech
A speech given by Winston Churchill talking about the division of Europe and in this speech he condemns these policies put in place by the Soviet Union. During the cold war, the phrase “Iron Curtain” symbolized the boundary dividing Europe into two separate parts. -
Chinese Communist Revolution
Second part of the Chinese Civil War, Mao Zedong took over the power of Chiang Kai Shek and started communism. Shows how communism was spreading during the Cold War. -
Baruch Plan
Written by Bernard Baruch, it was a letter to the UN Atomic Energy Commission (UNAEC). The failure of this plan resulted a nuclear arms race between the US and Soviets. -
Truman Doctrine
The US provided economical, political and military aid to Turkey and Greece, to keep them from being communist. This doctrine is often said to be the start of the cold war between the US and USSR. -
Marshall Plan
An American program that aided European nations with economic problems. The US used this to stop the spread of communism by offering money for democracy, this was successful. -
Berlin Airlift
This was when the US and Britain helped the people in West
Berlin by sending food and fuel over. This connects to the cold war because the Soviets were the reason people were deprived and needed these resources. -
Joseph McCarthy Speech
a speech recognizing the communist presence in the united states and their undermining of the american government. Connects to the Cold War because it made the Americans fear that there was communism present. The people of the United States were on the lookout for communists around them. -
Nato Created
The North Atlantic Free Trade Organization which is an alliance formed between the North American and European nations with the purpose of protecting from Soviet domination. This connects with America’s fear of communism. -
The Korean War
The Korean War was a war fought between North (communist) and South Korea. North Korea and the USSR were allies while South Korea and the U.S. were allies. The war ended with the countries still separate and North Korea is still communist. -
Warsaw Pact
A defensive treaty made between among the Soviet Union and seven Soviet satellite states in Europe. This pact was against NATO. -
Sputnik Launched
Was the first artificial satellite put into space. This was done by the Soviet Union. The launch of this satellite showed the united States the power they have to launch missiles at a large distance, which is significant to the cold war. -
Nuclear Deterrent
Having a nuclear deterrent makes sure that no two countries like the soviets and America get into a nuclear war. This deterrent makes sure that this will not happen. -
MAD
(Mutually Assured Destruction) This almost led the Soviets and America into another World War -
Bay of Pigs
This failed attempt to get rid of Castro made the US Army and Air Force very hostile and they wanted to redeem themselves by attacking and dismantling the missiles in Cuba. -
Building of Berlin Wall Begins
In the middle of the night the berlin wall was constructed. It was a blockade made to cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and East Berlin. -
Fidel Castro Proclaims Communist Cuba
After strained relations with the US the leader of Cuba, Fidel Castro, declared himself a Marxist-Leninist. This related to communism spreading during the Cold War. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
During the Cold War, the Soviets planted missiles in Cuba that were pointed in the United States’ direction bringing the world the closest it has ever came to nuclear war. -
U.S. Sends Troops to Vietnam
The Vietnam War was fought between North and South Vietnam. North Vietnam was an ally of the USSR and South Vietnam was an ally of the U.S. The U.S. feared that if North Vietnam was to win the war that other countries nearby would fall to communism. Vietnam did turn to communism but didn’t start the domino effect that America feared. -
Apollo 11
The Cold War between the US and the USSR began a race between the two to get to space. Showing that they could launch a rocket into space demonstrated to the opposing country that they could also shoot missiles far enough to reach their country. -
Non-Proliferation Agreement
Came into play because all the the nuclear powers signed this agreement but it all went to shit once the soviets decided they wanted to go into a nuclear arms race with us. -
Kent State Shootings
Unarmed students protesting the vietnam war were killed. This connects to the cold war because the students were protesting the increased draft to vietnam who we were fighting because of the communist representation in northern vietnam by the Soviet Union -
SALT
Negotiation between Soviets and America on how the making and transferring nuclear missiles needs to be very limited. -
Fall of Saigon
North Vietnam reaches Saigon, the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam who differ in types of government; North Vietnam being communism, and South Vietnam being democratic. Since the United States was stopping the spread of communism, when North Vietnam reached Saigon the United States sent troops to stop them from invading the democratic South Vietnam. -
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
Soviets invade Afghanistan to uphold the friendship treaty from a year earlier. The soviets didn’t want Afghanistan to become anti-communist and wanted to make sure they supported communism. -
Pope John Paul II
Ronald Reagan and he worked together to fight off communism and the threat of a nuclear war. -
Margaret Thatcher
Came to power in 1979 and spoke upon the ideals of the Pope and even Ronald Reagan. -
Deng Xiaopeng
Leader of people’s republic in China. -
General Assembly
The Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev surprised the United Nations when he stated that there would be drastic cuts in the Soviet military presence in Eastern Europe and along the Chinese border. This ended up giving Soviet satellite countries the opportunity to create their own paths. -
Berlin Wall
Hungary gave permission to thousands of Eastern German refugees to leave and go to West Germany. This was the first time that a Warsaw Pact nation didn’t stop citizens of communist nations from fleeing West. -
The Fall of The Berlin Wall
The wall fell because the East Berlin’s communist parties speaker announced a change in heart with the West. -
Lech Walesa
Former president of poland, helped fall of communism in Poland. Co-founder with USSR of solidarity trade union. -
START
treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) on the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms.
