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Yalta Conference
The U.S., soviet union, the U.K., and France agreed to split Germany into four zones of occupation after the war -
creation of the United Nations
It was created to try and maintain international peace and security after WWII -
second red scare
People become conspiracy theorists and thought the soviets were spying -
Truman Doctrine
President Harry S. Truman asks for U.S. assistance for Greece and Turkey to prevent communist domination of the two nations. -
Berlin Blockade
It was the Soviet Unions attempt to limit the ability of the U.S. , Great Britain and France to travel to their respective sectors of the city of Berlin -
Creation of NATO
NATO was originally created to secure peace in Europe and to guard their freedom -
Korean War
The war started when Northern Korean People's Army invaded South Korea in an attack at several strategic points along the 38th panel -
Cuban revolution
It git rid of Fulgencio Batista's regime and established a new Cuban Government led by Fidel Castro in 1959 -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. -
Space Race
The space race was a competition between the U.S. and the soviet union. They were developing aerospace capabilities, including artificial satellites, unmanned space probes, and human spaceflight -
Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia
German troops marched into Czechoslovakia. They captured Bohemia, and established a protectorate over Slovakia -
Soviet-Afghan War
It was fought between Afghanistan rebels which were called the Mujahideen and the Soviet supported Afghanistan government -
Chernobyl disaster
Its was an explosion cause by a flawed reactor design that was operated with inadequately trained personnel. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin Wall was the first step towards German reunification -
The fall of the Soviet Union
Several republics began resisting central control, and increasing democratization led to a the government falling. The Soviet Union finally collapsed in 1991 when Boris Yeltsin seized power in the aftermath of a failed coup that had attempted to topple reform-minded Gorbachev.
