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Russian Revolution
This was a period of social and political revolution that spread across the Russian territory. It all started when the monarchy was abolished and replaced by the Soviet Union by the Bolsheviks. -
Potsdam Confrence
This conference was a meeting between Stalin, Truman, and Churchill, the big three, held in Potsdam. It also goes by the Berlin Conference of the Three Heads of Government of the USSR, USA, and the UK. -
The Atomic Bomb
The atomic bomb was made in research under the Marshal Plan. The bomb was made during World War II to scare the Japanese. The U.S.A. then used it on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Long telegram
This was a state senator that sent a telegram to America and told them lots of info on Russia. He told them they should show off a strong army to Russia, that they wouldn't challenge them but they should show they could. -
The Iron Curtain
This was a non-physical boundary that split Europe into two areas after World War 2. It was an official boundary from 1946 until the end of the Cold War in 1991. -
Molotov Plan
This was a system created to aid countries in Eastern Europe that were allied with the Soviets. This was made as a refusal of the Marshall plan as the Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov rejected it in 1947. -
The Hollywood Ten
The Hollywood Ten was a group of actors and directors that were accused of communism. These actors all asked for evidence and were accused of avoiding the question and being un-American and were convicted of the crime. -
The Truman Doctrine
This was a foreign policy made to try to stop Soviet Union expansion geographically. it was made by President Truman on March 29, 1947, and further developed on July 4, 1948. It rarely involved American military force directly but we aided Greece and Turkey financially. -
The Marshall Plan
This was when we actually aided Greece and Turkey by giving them financial support. The United States gave over $12 million to Western Europe during this time. -
The Berlin Airlift
This is when the U.S. and the British came together to fly an abundance of supplies to western Berlin. This was an attempt to go over the Berlin Blockade since the Soviets had blocked off all ground transport to Berlin. -
The Berlin Blockade
This was an attempt by the Soviet Union in 1948 to limit the U.S.A.'s, Great Britain's, and France's ability to get to their parts of Berlin. The blockade was broken with a massive airlift of supplies from the U.S.A. and Great Brittain. -
N.A.T.O.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization or better known as N.A.T.O. was an organization made to ally 29 North American and Europen countries. All of these countries agree to support each other in state of need. -
The Alder Hiss Case
Alder Hiss was an American government official whos was accused and tried for spying for the Soviet Union. He was accused of purgery in connection with the case. -
The Soviet Bomb Test
The first Atomic bomb test by the Soviets was code-named First Lightning which the Americans called, Joe 1. The design was almost the same as the U.S. bomb using TNT and Hexogen. -
The Rosenberg Trial
The Rosenberg trial was during the Manhattan Project were two of the workers were spies for the Soviet Union. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were the twon women accused of this and eventually killed for their crimes. -
Chinese Communists Revolution
The revolution was one of the main things that lead to the second Chinese civil war. This was obviously led by the Communist Party of China and resulted in the proclamation of the Peoples Republic of China. -
Korean War
This was a war between South and North Korea supported by the United Nations. Because of the Cold War the Soviets split Korea into two sperate states which influenced North Korea to invade South Korea. With the support of the UN, the North could not defeat the South. -
Army-McCarthy Hearings
This was a series of hearings investigating the accusations of the U.S. Army and Joeseph McCarthy. This accused Ron Cohn of pressuring the army to aide a communist. -
Warsaw Pact
Formally known as the treaty of friendship this was an alliance pact signed between Poland, central and eastern Europe, Eastern Bloc socialists republics, and the Soviet Union. This was during the cold war in May of 1955. -
Hungarian Revolution
Also known as the Hungaria uprising was a protest to the Hungarian People republic and its Soviet policies. It lacked a leader at first but soon became a major threat to the Soviet policies. -
U2 Incident
This was a U.S. spy plane was deep in Soviet territory and was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. the pilot ejected and parachuted safely but was captured. -
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
This was a failed attempt supported by the U.S. for a military invasion of Cuba. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was a guarded concrete wall separating Berlin into two. The wall was built by the German democratic republic on August 13, 1961. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
This was the closest the Cold War ever came to becoming a full-on war when the U.S. and the Soviets when the U.S. discovered the ballistic missile and was threatening to use it for 13 days. -
Assassination of JFK
One of the best presidents arguably the best president by some was assassinated. He was shot on November 22, 1963. -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
This was when the Soviets led Warsaw pact troops into Czechoslovakia. They invaded with 250,000 troops on August 20, 1968. -
Nixon Goes to China
This was a very important event in Nixon's presidency that marked the reunition of the U.S. and mainland China. -
Reagan's Election
Reagan became the president of the United States on January 20, 1981. He would then implement things like increased defense spending and implmention of supply side economic policies making him go down as one of the best presidents. -
Reagan Announces SDI
On March 23, 1983, Reagan announced SDI on television. The SDI is the strategic defense initiative, this was intended to protect the U.S from a ballistic missile strike. -
Geneva Summit
This was a meeting between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev The U.S. president and Soviet general secretary. The meeting was about the arms race and international diplomatic relations. -
Tear Down this Wall
This speech was by president Reagan is also known as the Berlin wall speech was in an effort to destroy the Berlin wall and was successful. -
The Berlin Wall Falls
This was when the Berlin wall was torn down also known as pulling back the Iron Curtain. after this, the inner German border was influenced to fall.
