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NATO
NATO is a military alliance between the United States, Great Britain, France, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland -
soviet bomb test
first soviet atomic bomb test -
china civil war
Communists forces, the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) win the Chinese Civil War. -
Korean war
the U.S.S.R was on north Korea side and the U.S.A was on south Korea nether side won but settled on a border. -
a U.S coup
a U.S. sponsored coup overthrows Iranian government. -
Vietnam war
the soviets supported the north side while the U.S was on the south side and the north side won -
The Warsaw Pact
a military alliance similar to NATO that was between 8 Eastern European and Asian states was formed. Member states include the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Albania -
red army
Red Army crushes the Hungarian Revolution. -
first sataliet
The Soviets launch the first manmade satellite -
bay of pigs
Bay of Pigs is the failed invasion and coup of Fidel Castro by the United States it takes place in Cuba. -
Sino-Soviet Conflict
Sino-Soviet Conflict the worsening of relations between the People’s Republic of China and the Soviet Union reaching its height in 1969 during the Sino-Soviet border conflict. -
apollo 11
The American spacecraft Apollo 11's moon landing is successful. Man walks on the moon for the first time. -
reunification of Germany
George H.W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev agree to the reunification of Germany in 1994 -
Soviet Union is abolished
The Soviet Union is abolished. Boris Yeltsin becomes President of Russia.