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Yalta Conference
to shape a postwar peace that represented not only a collective security order but also a plan to give self-determination to the liberated peoples of Europe. -
Creation of the United Nations
to maintain international peace and security and to achieve cooperation among nations on economic, social, and humanitarian problems. -
Truman Doctrine
the United States could no longer stand by and allow the forcible expansion of Soviet totalitarianism into free, independent nations, because American national security now depended upon more than just the physical security of American territory. -
Berlin Blockade
cut off all land and river transit between West Berlin and West German -
creation of nato
It commits the Allies to democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law, as well as to peaceful resolution of disputes -
the Korean war
the communist side, including the Soviet Union, China, and North Korea, desired to secure the Korean peninsula and incorporate it into a communist bloc. -
Cuban Revolution
It began after the 1952 Cuban coup d'état which placed Fulgencio Batista as head of state and the failed mass strike in opposition that followed. After failing to contest Batista in court, Fidel Castro organized an armed attack on the Cuban military's Moncada Barracks. -
space race
the Soviet Union responded to the US announcement of their similar intent to launch artificial satellites. -
the vietnam war
The United States entered Vietnam with the principal purpose of preventing a communist takeover of the region -
Suez Crisis
an American and British decision not to finance Egypt's construction of the Aswan High Dam, as they had promised -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The plan anticipated that the Cuban people and elements of the Cuban military would support the invasion -
Soviet-Afghan War
under the command of Leonid Brezhnev, had militarily intervened in, or launched an invasion of, Afghanistan to support the local pro-Soviet government that had been installed during Operation Storm-333. -
Chernobyl Disaster
The Chernobyl disaster occurred when technicians at nuclear reactor Unit 4 attempted a poorly designed experiment. They shut down the reactor's power-regulating system and its emergency safety systems, and they removed control rods from its core while allowing the reactor to run at 7 percent power -
fall of the berlin wall
a pivotal moment, not just in the Cold War but in the history of modern Europe. It was brought about by political reforms inside the Soviet bloc, escalating pressure from the people of eastern Europe and ultimately, confusion over an East German directive to open the border -
Fall of the Soviet Union
The unsuccessful August 1991 coup against Gorbachev sealed the fate of the Soviet Union. Planned by hard-line Communists, the coup diminished Gorbachev's power and propelled Yeltsin and the democratic forces to the forefront of Soviet and Russian politics.
