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Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was a meeting between Soviet’s Joseph Stalin, US’s President FDR, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to discuss the end of World War 2. -
VE-Day (Victory in Europe)
The Allied celebration of the surrender of Nazi Germany -
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Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was a meeting between US’s Harry Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin to negotiate the terms for the end of World War 2. -
Atomic Bomb in Hiroshima
An atomic bomb named "Little Boy" was dropped in Hiroshima, Japan by the US to persuade them to surrender. An estimated 80,000 people immediately died and knowkced out 90% of the city. -
Atomic Bomb in Nagasaki
An atomic bomb named "Fat Boy" was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan by the US to help try to force Japan to surrender. An estimated amount of 40,000 people died. -
VJ-Day (Victory over Japan)
The formal surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo to officially declare the ending of World War 2. -
Iron Curtain Speech
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivers one of the most popular speech in the Cold War era that states that an Iron Curtain has descended between the nations because of Communism. -
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Molotov Plan
The Molotov Plan was a system created by the Soviet Union in an attempt to provide aid to the countries in Eastern Europe that supported the Soviet Union. -
Truman Doctrine Announcement
Harry Truman stated in this Doctrine that the US would provide military, military, and political assistance when the country in need is under threat from an authoritarian government. -
Marshall Plan
This plan promised that the US would “provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure to restore the state of postwar Europe." -
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Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was an attempt by the Soviet Union to limit US, France, and GB from traveling into their section of Berlin. -
NATO Creation (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
The prevention of further Communist movement caused the US and 11 other Western countries to create this organization. -
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Korean War
The US entered the Korean War because SK asked for our assistance to battle communism from their Democratic government. The war turned into a stalemate and unsuccessful because chinese forces teamed up with NK. -
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Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was an armed rebellion led by Castro against the American supported authoritarian government of the Cuban president at that time, Fulgencio Batista. -
Warsaw Pact Creation
The Warsaw Pact was created by Eastern Europe nations in response to the Western countries to rival NATO in 1955. -
Sputnik
Sputnik was the first artificial Earth satellite. It was created by the Soviet Union. This began the Space Race. -
U2 Incident
The Soviet Union shot down a US U2 Spy Plane and captured our pilot (Francis Gary Powers) and Eisenhower was forced to admit that the US had been flying spy plans over the Soviet Union for several years. -
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Bay of Pigs
Although JFK was president at this time it was Eisenhower’s idea for this mission. The Bay of Pigs was a failure because the Cuban rebels were outnumbered, outgunned, and ended up being captured or dead in 72 hours. -
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Berlin Wall
The wall was built by Communist GDR (The German Democratic Republic) to prevent Western “fascists “ from entering East Germany and overtaking the socialist ways. The Berlin Wall is considered as one of the most evident artifacts from the Cold War. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
JFK was president at this time and he ordered the strict quarantine of Cuba by the US Navy since Cuba was spotted making missile launch sites throughout their island. The Soviet Union peacefully withdrew their forces after 13 days of being surrounded by the Navy. -
Lunar Landing
Apollo 1 was the first space flight that landed humans on the moon.
