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Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution occured when Peasants and working class people of Russia revolted against the Russian Government. They were led by Vladmir Lenin and a group of revolutionaries against Tsar Nicholas 2. -
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was a meeting of three major world powers to discuss peace between the nations. The meeting held Soviet Leader Stalin, British Prime Minister Clement, and U.S. President Truman in Potsdam, Germany. -
Atomic Bomb- Hiroshima/Nagasaki
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was the first use of America using Nuclear weapons. Secretly built, this atomic weapon was known as the Manhattan project. The first bomb hit Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. The second bomb hit only a couple days later in Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. -
Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain was significant because it split Europe into two parts. One part was Soviet controlled, and the other was controlled by the west and its allied states. -
Molotov Plan
The Molotov Plan was a system of aid created by the Soviet Union to rebuild the countries alligned with the Soviet Union. This was significant because it created the clear representation that the Soviet Union did not want help from the West or its allies. Because of this, they created their own plan for their own allies. -
Truman Doctrine
President Truman established that the United States would provide economic, military, or political assistance to democratic countries under either internal or external forces. This was significant because the Truman Doctrine became the foundation for the American Foreign Policy. -
Hollywood 10
The Hollywood 10 were ten producers, directors and screenwriters who appeared before the House of Un-American Activities Committee to discuss their possible communist activities. After refusing to answer any questions, they were labled as Communist and sentenced to prison by congress. This was significant because it made the movie industry aware of non Americans corrupting their films. -
Alger Hiss Case
Alger Hiss was an American government official who was accused of being a soviet spy. He was later convicted of purgery in connection with this charge. This was significant because he was involved in the establishment of the United Nations. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was an American Initiative to aid Western Europe. The U.S. gave over $12 billion in economic assistance to help rebuild Western European economies. This was significant because it established the well rounded countries we see today. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was the first major international crisis of the cold war. This was significant because the Western Countries delivered aid and supplies to Berlin by air, after the Soviet Union had cut off all other ways of access to the city. -
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was significant because it was one of the first major international crises of the cold war. The Soviet Union blocked the Western allies railway, road and canal access to Berlin. -
NATO
NATO was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It was significant because it was the first peacetime military alliance the United States Entered. -
Soviet Bomb Test
The Soviet Bomb Test was the use of the Soviet's first atomic bomb. This was significant because it put the pre-existing world powers on alert that there was risk of being bombed by the Soviet Union. -
Korean War
The Korean War began when the North Korean communist army crossed the 38th parrallel and invaded non-communist South Korea. This was significant because it represented an important shift in U.S. Cold War Policy. -
Rosenberg Trial
The Rosenberg Trial was held due to Ethel and Julius Rosenberg being prosecuted of selling nuclear secrets to the Soviets. This was significant because it shook Democracy in America. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was a confrontation of the French power and the Viet Minh communist revolutionaries. This was significant because it was a major turning point in the war in Indochina. -
Army-McCarthy Hearings
The hearings held in Washington D.C were put in place to investigate the accusations between U.S senator Joseph McCarthy and the U.S army. This event was important because since McCarthy was spreading hysteria of Communism in American Governments, there was a widespread panic in Democracy of our government being corrupted by communism. -
Geneva Conference
The Geneva Conference was a meeting of several nations that took place in Geneva, Switzerland. This meeting was intended to settle issues involving the Korean war and the first Indochina war. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Treaty Organization was an military and political alliance between the Soviet Union and several Eastern European countries. This was significant because it represented a clear picture of the Soviets completely being against NATO and creating their own alliance. -
Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian Revolution was a nationwide revolt of the Hungarian people against their Soviet imposed policies. This was significant because it was considered one of the countries greatest tragedies. -
U2 Incident
The U2 Incident took place when Soviets shot down an American Spy plane. This was significant because now the Soviet Union had definitive proof that the United States were spying on them. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs invasion took place when the CIA ordered 1,500 Cuban exiles to invade Cuba and kill Fidel Castro. The invasion force was wiped out and the plan completely backfired against the United States. This was significant because it would later cause the Cuban Missile Crisis. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a blockade set up by the Soviet Union in order to cut off West Berlin to stop the spread of people from East Germany to Berlin. This was significant because the wall signified the lack of freedom under Communism. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile crisis was a potentially deadly confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States when the Soviet Union decided to place nuclear missiles in Cuba. This was significant because it was known as one of the most important confrontations in the Cold War. -
Assassination of Diem
The assassination of Diem was the murder of the president of south Vietnam and his brother. This was significant because it led to political chaos in South Vietnam. -
Assassination of JFK
The Assassination of JFK shook the entire country as a president fell. This was significant because the President of the United States was murdered. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution was the authorization of congress to the president to take any needs neccesary to retaliate and promote the peace of Southeast Asia. This was significant because it allowed for the United States to protect the security of Southeast Asia. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was the continued bombing of Vietnam by the U.S. 2 Air Division against the republic of North Vietnam. This was significant because it put pressure on North Vietnam to come to terms with an agreement on peace terms. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet offensive was an uprising of the Viet Cong against American troops in Vietnam. This was significant because it changed the American public's view of the war. -
Assassination of MLK
The Assasination of Martin Luther King Jr. was a deadly blow to the Civil Rights movement. King was a baptist and the most visible spokesperson in Civil Rights to date. -
Assassination of RFK
The Murder of Robert F. Kennedy took place in Los Angeles, California in the Good Samaritan Hospital. This was significant because -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
The invasion of Czechoslovakia was led by the Soviet Union in order to break up reformist trends in Prague. This was significant because the invasion caused unintended consequences for the unity of the Communists. -
Riots of Democratic Convention
The Riots of the Democratic Convention were held in Chicago, Illinois. These were significant because it sparked a large scale change in American Society. -
Election of Nixon
Richard Nixon became the 46th president of the United States. This was significant because it marked the beginning of a Republican Dominance in the U.S. presidential elections. -
Kent State
The Kent State massacre was one of the most controversial topics in history to date. In Kent State Ohio, 4 unarmed peaceful protesters were shot and killed by the Ohio National Guard. This was significant because it created even more protest against the government. -
Ceasefire In Vietnam
The ceasefire in Vietnam was created by the Paris Peace accords on ending the war and restoring Vietnam to what it should have been. This was significant because Saigon then controlled 75% of South Vietnam's territory and 85% of the population. -
Fall of Saigon
The Fall of Saigon occured when North Vietnam captured the South Vietnam capital, Saigon. This was significant because it made the South Vietnamese people surrender, causing the Vietnam war to end.
