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Yalta conference
The Yalta conference was a meeting with Franklin D Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. They discussed the post-war fate of defeated Germany and the rest of Europe. -
Creation of the United Nations
They created the United Nations to go against the Axis Powers. Churchill and Roosevelt created a combined staff to have a military strategy against Germany and Japan. -
Berlin Blockade
This was an attempt by the Soviet Union to prevent the US from traveling to their respective sectors of Berlin. Eventually, 2.5 million civilians had no access to food and medicine. -
Second Red Scare
The red scare was hysteria of the perceived threat by communists. This had a profound and everlasting effect on the US government and society. Many celebrities were accused of being communists. -
Korean War
During the Korean War, America joined the war with concern of South Korea. 5 million soldiers and civilians lost their lives in this war. -
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was led by Fidel Castro. It began as a failed attempt on Cuban military barracks. Castro eventually forced Batista to flee the island. -
Space Race
The Soviet Union responded to the US announcement to launch satellites. At the time, there was a rising threat of nuclear weapons. -
Vietnam war
This was a war that pitted North Vietnam against South Vietnam. 3 million people were killed and a majority were vietnamese civilians. -
Suez Crisis
This crisis started when Israeli armed forces pushed into egypt toward the Suez canal. The canal became nationalized and the israelis were joined by French and British forces. This ruined their relationship with the US. -
Berlin Crisis of 1961
The east german government began building a barrier between east and west Berlin. The US didn't intervene because the Soviet Union had control of its sector. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was to keep western "fascists" from entering East Germany. When the head of the GDR announced that people could cross the wall whenever, people were ecstatic. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet Union and US leaders engaged in a 13-day military standoff. Many people thought that there was a nuclear war was on the way. -
Soviet-Afghan War
The Soviet Union began an invasion. They did it because Afghanistan always had strategic importance. -
Chernobyl Disaster
Chernobyl is a power plant in Ukraine. A practice test went wrong, the power plant blew up, and released 400 times more radiation than the Hiroshima atomic bomb. -
Fall of the Soviet Union
During this time, the communist party started gaining wealth and power. Since the communist party started becoming wealthier, soviet citizens did not have access to food and clothes