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Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference, also known as the Crimea Conference, was the WW2 meeting with all of the head US, UK, and Soviet Government leaders. The discussion topic was over reorganization after the war of Germany and Europe. -
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference allowed three leading allies to plan the postwar peace while also avoiding all of the mistakes from the Paris Peace Treaty of 1919. The Soviet Union, UK, and US had all participated in this. -
Creation of United Nations
President Roosevelt sought to convince the public that an international organization was the best solution to prevent future wars. A total of 51 different countries agreed to this organization after the second world war. -
Truman Doctrine
President Truman first expressed this doctrine in a speech to congress, he was wanting aid from Greece and Turkey. Overall, the doctrine was viewed by communists as an open declaration of the cold war. -
Creation of Nato
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or better known as the Washington Treaty, was founded after the second world war. It was created to secure peace in Europe and encourage it's members to cooperate and guard their freedom. -
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was both a military and political effort to overthrow the Cuban government. It was led by Fidel Castro and started in 1953 without ending until 1959. -
Suez Crisis
Also known as the Second Arab-Israeli war, the Suez Crisis was an invasion of Egypt by Israel, also followed by France and the UK. -
1960 U2 Incident
The soviet Air Defense Forces shot down a US U2 spy plane while conducting photographic aerial reconnaissance deep inside of the Soviet's territory. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a military landing operation on the South-West coast of Cuba, this operation resulted in a major failure. It aimed to overthrow Fidel Castro's communist government. -
Berlin Crisis of 1961
All arteries leading to Berlin were sealed off by East German military and police. It was the last major European incident of the cold war over occupational status. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Taking up thirteen days of October, the Cuban Missile Crisis was a direct and very dangerous confrontation between both the US and the Soviet Union. The US won this in the end. -
Chernobyl Disaster
The Chernobyl Disaster was where a power plant in Ukraine was turned into a major nuclear incident. It was caused by human error and reactor design flaws, this event caused at least 60 deaths in total. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin Wall was a pivotal movement in the history of Modern Europe. It was a guarded concrete barrier that separated West Berlin from the East and East Germany. Political reforms inside the Soviet Bloc brought this event about. -
Fall of the Soviet Union
The fall of the Soviet Union was the process of internal disintegration within the union. It resulted in the constituent republics gaining full sovereignty. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a long and very costly conflict. It pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and their ally's. As a result of this war, over 3 million people died.
