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Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution was in 1917. It was a violent revolution that marked the end of the Romanov Dynasty and Russian imperial rule. -
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was the last world war 2 conference held by Harry S. Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin. They all agreed on the German economy, punishment for criminals of war, reparations and land boundaries. -
Atomic Bomb-Hiroshima/Nagasaki
America dropped the first atomic bomb in Hiroshima, Japan. The bomb destroyed 90% of the city and immediately killed over 60,000 people and thousands more that later died from radiation exposure. Then three days later a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. The emperor of Japan later announced that his country surrenders and explained the devastating power of "a new and most cruel bomb." -
Iron Curtain
A barrier dividing Europe into two separate parts. It is separating areas of political powers from the end of World War 2 until the end of the Cold War. Eastern Europe at that time was under the political control of the Soviet Union while Western Europe allied with the U.S. and Canada within NATO. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was Americas new foreign policy. The policy stated the principle that the U.S. should provide political,military, and economic help to countries and people threatened by the Soviet Union or communist rule. On July 12, 1947, Truman advised a plan to support Greece and Turkey. With this established, it displays that America will do what it takes to put an end to communism. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was known as a European Recovery Program. Established when President Harry S. Truman signed a bill giving 5 billion dollars to help support 16 European nations. The goal of the U.S. was to rebuild post war regions, remove trade barriers, make Europe strong/powerful yet once more, and prevent further spread of Communism. -
Berlin Blockade and Airlift
The Berlin Blockade was an attempt that Soviet Union tried to limit the ability of France, Great Britain and the U.S. to travel to their sectors of Berlin. The western powers instituted an airlift that lasted nearly a year and delivered aid and supplies to West Berlin. The blockade was known as the first major clash of the Cold War. There was future conflict in Berlin after. -
NATO
NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO was an expectation of no further Communist expansion. It led the United States and 11 other Western nations to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The Soviet Union and its Communist nations in Eastern Europe founded a rival organization. That was known as the the Warsaw Pact. -
Hollywood 10
The Hollywood 10 was a group of motion-picture producers, directors, and screenwriters. They refused to answer any questions regarding any possible association between them and communists. The Hollywood blacklist was created to deny employment to people accused of having affiliations with Communist.They even received jail sentences and they couldn't work for any major Hollywood studios. -
Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea. The war began when North Korea invaded South Korea. Shortly after, the U.N. and the U.S. came to help South Korea, while China came to help North Korea. Harry S. Truman's plan was to go and break down the attack and restore peace throughout the area. -
Soviet Bomb Test
The Soviet Union conducted its first nuclear test at Semipalatinsk test site in modern-day Kazakhstan in August 29,1949. -
Khruschev Takes over
Joseph Stalin died March 5,1953 which created a tremendous vacuum in Soviet leadership. It was noticeable that Khrushchev was the driving power in the Secretariat. Khrushchev consolidated his power and he took the office of premier himself. -
Eisenhower’s Massive Retaliation Policy
This policy was used to counter the growing Soviet threat. It saw nuclear weapons as a way of deterring war. -
Army-McCarthy hearings
The Army-McCarthy hearings was hearings held by the United States Senate's Subcommittee. They were investigations to conflicting accusations between the United States Army and U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact is the collective defensive treaty between Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union. It was signed in Poland and was officially called 'The Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance'. -
The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. More than half of the fatalities were civilians. Communists ended the war by stopping the control of South Vietnam in 1975. Then the country was unified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. -
Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian Revolution was a nationwide revolt against the communist government of the Hungarian People's Republic. It lasted from October 23 until 10 November 10 1956. -
U2 Incident
The U-2 Incident is when the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics shot down an American U-2 spy plane in Soviet air space. They also captured its pilot. President Eisenhower then had to admit to the Soviets that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency had been flying spy missions over the USSR for many years. -
Bay of Pigs invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed military invasion of Cuba. The Central Intelligence Agency was apart of it. Around 1,200 Americans wait at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba. The initial plan fell apart and the landing force met with the Cuban air force. They sank most exiles supply ships and the U.S. did not provide any necessary air support. This never has happened sense. -
Berlin Wall
Communist government of East Germany built a barbed wire and concrete wall to separate East and West Berlin. The purpose of this wall was to keep Western fascists from entering East Germany. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was when leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a tense, 13-day political and military standoff in over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba. -
Detente under Nixon
This was a time of increased trade and cooperation with the Soviet Union and the signing of the SALT treaties. -
The Reagan Doctrine
The Reagan Doctrine was a strategy planned and implemented by the United States under the Reagan Administration. It is mean to overwhelm the influence of the Soviet Union as an attempt to end the Cold War. -
Reagan’s Berlin Wall Speech
Reagan made a speech on the Berlin Wall. He stands in front of it and stands in front and states "General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" -
Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)
After Reagans speech, people were able to enter and leave throughout and the blockades were taken down. Many people came and began to tear the wall down. They tore it down with their hands and hammers to resemblance their new sense of freedom.
