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Russian Communist Revolution
There were two revolutions that changed the way Russia looked. The first Revolution, took over the Russian Monarchy and created a Provisional Government. The other Revolution placed Bolsheviks as leaders of Russia. This caused the worlds first communist country. -
Treaty of Versailles
After the war Germany had to sign a treaty, that was created by the European Allied Powers. The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to accept full responsibility for WW1. They lost territory and had to pay all reperations. This lead to the arise of Hitler who brought about communism. After WWII the Soviet Union and the United states had a bad relationship which led to the Cold War. -
League of Nations
Many looked to the League of Nations to bring stability into the world.The league was made to make sure another war wouldnt break loose again. The purpose of the league was to maintain world peace and sort out international affairs. -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference took place in Russia, President Franklin D Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin discussed the conditions under which the Soviet Union would enter the war against Japan. The Allied Leaders agreed that Germany should pay all reperations following the war. They made important decisions regarding the postwar and the future progess of the war. -
United Nations
The establishments of the United Nations was the 2nd attempt at creating a collective security sytstem after it failed the first time. Not all United Nation failures during The Cold War were caused by the East-West divisions but by also Isreal and neighboring countries. -
Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials was a series of 13 trials that included high-ranking military officers, German industrialist, lawyers, and doctors who were charged on crimes against peace and humanity. -
General Assembly
General Assembly was part of the United Nations. It one of the six principal organs of the United Nations and the only body in which member of the organization is allowed to vote -
Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill gave the Iron Curtain Speech. To descrbe the divsion between western powers and the area controlled by the Soviert Union. -
Baruch Plan
Baruchs proposal provided for the international control and inspection of nuclear production facilities, but announced that the United States would maintain its nuclear weapons. The Soviets, rejected the Baruch Plan. The United States then rejected a Soviet counterproposal for a ban on all nuclear weapons, in return of rejecting the Baruch Plan -
Chinese Communist Revolution
Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of Peoples Republic of China (PRC). The ''fall" of mainland China to communism in 1949 led the United States to suspend diplomatic ties with the PRC for decades. -
Truman Doctrine
A dramatic speech to a joint session of Congress. President Harry S. Truman asks for U.S. assistance for Greece and Turkey to forestall communist domination of the two nations. This officially declared The Cold War. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan generated a re4covery of European Industrialization and brought extensive investment into the region. United States proposed to rebuild the continent in the interest of political stability and a healthy world economy. One of the reasons it was created is because tensions between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. These tensions would grow into the Cold War between two superpowers. -
Berlin Airlift
The Soviet Union tried to control all of Berlin by cutting off access to and from City of West Berlin. Starving the population and cutting off their business was another tactic of gaining control. The Truman Administration sent a daily airlift to West Berlin, supplying them with food and supplies. -
NATO created
the communists expansion encouraged the United States and 11 other western nations to form the (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). -
Nuclear Deterrent
United States and the Soviet Union each built a stockpile of nuclear weapons. U.S. was ahead with regards to nuclear superiority. It used this threat of "massive retaliation" as a means to deter Soviet aggression. To threaten the Soviets the U.S.attacke the Soviet Union with nuclear weapons. -
Joseph McCarthy sppech
Joseph McCarthy speech was a warning of the spread of communism in America during the Cold War. He claimed that he had a list of over 200 members of the Department of State that were communists. -
Korean War
North Korea wanted to reunite the nation under communist government. So they sent 75,00 North korean soldiers across the 38th parallel (boundary between North and South Korea) in a surprise attack on South Korea an American Ally. The invasion was the first military action of the Cold War. -
Berlin Wall
Border between East and West Germany and between East Germany and West Berlin is closed. Only the border between East and West Berlin is still opened. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw pact was a millitary alliance between most East European countries Supporting communism. It was also another response to Western Germany joining NATO. The Warsaw pact believed that capitolism would become aggressive and go to war against Eastern Europe. -
Sputnik launched
Soviet Union launched the worlds first artificial sattelite that was called, Sputnik. This started new political, military, technological, and scientific developments. The United States felt threatened and caught off-guard. The public feared Soviets ability to launch ballistic Missiles that could carry nuclear weapons from Europe to America. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The United States attempted to invade Cuba and conquer Fidel Castro. The U.S. was quickly defeated by Castros army. Then the United States stopped buying Cuban sugar. Castro responded by taking over all of U.S. businesses in Cuba. Which the led to President Kennedy to authorize the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961. -
Fidel Castro Proclaims Communist Cuba
Castro was the dictator and it was said that Cuba was haboring nuclear missiles. The U.S. then invaded which caused an uproar. Fidel allied himself with former Soviet Union and agreed to have missiles put in Cuba. This then led to the Cuban Missile Crisis. -
Building of Berlin Wall begins
East German authorities began building the Berlin Wall which permanently blocked all access to the West. The purpose of the wall was to keep Western "facists" out of Eastern Germany. The wall primarily served the objective of stemming mass defections.The Berlin Wall still remains one of the most powerful symbols in the Cold War. -
Non-Proliferation Agreement
The Non-Profliferation Agreement was made to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and weapon technology. The agreement was a success for advocates for arms control because it set a precedent for international cooperation between nuclear and non nuclear states to stop proliferation -
MAD
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) came about due to the Cold War. This decreases the chance of attack as the competition is unable to enact a decaptation strike. MAD initially was meant to protect the United States from a attack. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
This dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was also the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict. -
U.S. sends troops to Vietman
Johnson was encouraged to take up a more forceful approach to the Vietnam conflict so they would send in US troops to help the South Vietnam Army. The communist China and the Soviet Union threatened to intervene if the United States continued to apply its military might By the end of the year there were 200,000 American troops there. -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the moon (americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin). This showed the Soviet Union that America was advanced in scientific technology. -
Kent State Shootings
Members of the Ohio National Guard fired in a crowd of Kent State demonstraters, killing 4 and wounded 9 students. This caused students to go on strike that forced hunderds of colleges/universities to close. The shootings symbolize deep political and social divisions that divided the the nation during the era -
SALT I/II
Leonid Brezhnev (general of secretary of the Soviet Communist Party) met up with President Nixon and made up a treaty that contained the arms race. The two treaties that were signed were the Anti-ballistic Missile Treaty and Interim Agreement on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms. The signing of SALT II happened on June 18 1979 this set more specific regulations on different missiles. Limits were set on the number of strategic launchers, and the different types of missiles. -
Fall of Saigon
Viet cong and Peoples Army of Vietnam attacked Saigon, the capitol of South Vietnam. This was marked the ending of the Vietnam War. -
Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping was a chinese revolutionary and statesman. He was the leader of China from 1972 until 1992. He led China through far reaching economic reforms. -
Margaret Thatcher
Thatcher was in office from 1979 until 1990 until she retired as prime minister. Soviet Union derisively described her as the Iron Lady. She proved that, for once, the Communists spoke the truth, turning what was intended as an insult into an honor hailed around the world. It was said that she helped end the Cold War and was the last leader of the Soviet Union -
Pope John Paul ll
From October 16th 1978 to JUne 25th 1979 he was in power. Pope John Paul II made his first visit to Poland,inspiring spiritual awakening in Poland and the birth of the Solidarity trade union. Around a decade later there was a collapse of communism in eastern and central Europe. -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
The Soviet Union sent thousands of troops into Afghanistan. There was complete military and political control of Kabul and large portions of the country.It was a watershed event of the Cold War, marking the only time the Soviet Union invaded a country outside the Eastern Blockade. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was the most potent symbol of the Cold War division of Europe while it was still standing. Many thousands of East Germans flooded the gates of the Berlin Wall to the surprise of many guards Families were reunited and German flags back. Berlin was no longer a divided city. -
Lech Walesa
He contributed to the ending of the cold war. Peace changing and inspiring movements fighting for human rights. During his presidency he started the "war at the top" which basically meant changing the government annually. Poland was completely changed, from an oppressive communist country under strict soviet control and with a weak economy -
START I
First treaty to reduced nuclear weapons for United States and Soviet Union. The Treaty provides limitation of Srategic Ofensive arms. -
START II
START II elimanted heavy intercontinental ballistic missiles. The treaty reduced the total number of strategic nuclear weapons deployed by United States and the Soviet Union.
