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the Russian Revolution
the Russian revolution was a Communist revolution in Russian in 1975. this set up the differences between the democratic america and communist Russia -
Potsdam Conference
the Potsdam Conference was when soviet leader Stalin, British leader Churchill, and US leader Truman met in Potsdam Germany to negotiate terms for the end of world war two. -
Atomic bomb
At the end of World War Two, America dropped two atomic bombs. One on Hiroshima and one on Nagasaki. They did this to end the war without suffering any American deaths. -
Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain was a boundary dividing Europe into two separate sides. Its goal was to prevent the spreed of communism. -
Molotov Plan
The Molotov plan was a Soviet created system. It rebuilt countries and provided aid. Mostly to countries in eastern Europe. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was a foreign policy to stop the expansion of communism during the cold war. it was further developed on July 12, 1948 -
Hollywood ten
in the 1940s and 50s to Hollywood actors were accused of being communists. this dismantled there acting carriers. it shows Americas fear of communism. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall plan was a sponsored program. In this program, america gave 12 billion dollars to western Europe. with the money, Europe rebuilt themselves after the war. -
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was when the soviets blocked all the western allies resources. Such as railways and canal access. -
Berlin airlift
in response to the soviet blockade, america began a massive airlift of food, water, and medicine to the blocked city. -
NATO
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is a international treaty organization that is made to stop world conflicts. -
soviet bomb test
during world war 2, the soviets got word from there spy's that america had a super weapon. they spent a lot of money and time trying to recreate the weapon. in 1949 they had there first successful test. -
Alger Hiss case
Alger hiss was a american government official who was accused of being a communist. he served 4 years in jail. -
Rosenberg trials
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were both accused of being communists ans selling nuclear secrets to Russia. this shows Americas fear of communism -
Korean war
the Korean war was a war between north korea with the help of china, soviets vs south korea with the help of the united nations. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
the Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the first Indonesian war between France and the Viet Minh communist revolutionaries. this showed that the Asian countrys could fight back. -
Geneva Conference
the Geneva Conference was a international conference in Geneva. the talked about settling issues from the Korean was and Indonesian war. -
Army-McCarthy hearings
the McCarthy hearing were a series of televised Congressional hearings that showed McCarthy was a lair. this ended the McCarthy era. -
Warsaw Pact
the Warsaw pact was a treaty of friendship between Poland, soviet union and most eastern European countries. Its important because tensions were high in the cold war. -
Hungarian Revolution
the Hungarian Revolution was a nation wide revolution against the soviet imposed Hungarian peoples republic. this showed that people could fight against communism -
U2 Incident
the U2 incident was when a US spy plane was shot down in the soviet union. this was the first war like action by soviets n the cold war. -
Bay of Pigs invasion
the Bay of Pigs invasion was when the US funded Cuban exiles to revolt against Fidel Castro, the ruler of Cuba. Fidel Castro won and made america look bad. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was made keep the eastern Berlin refugees in Berlin. the wall devides east and west Berlin. It kind of symbolizes the cold war -
Cuban Missile Crisis
the Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13 day standoff between the US and the soviet union about the soviets putting nuclear weponds on Cuba. it resulted in the soviets not putting missiles on Cuba the the US moving theirs from turkey. -
Assassination of Diem
Ngo Dinh Diem was the president with dictator powers of Vietnam.
this was the US chance to sift the Communist tide in Nam. -
Assassination of JFK
John F. Kennedy was murdered by former Marine lee Harvey during a parade. it made the country scared. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
the Tonkin Gulf Resolution let president Johnson able to enforce international peace and security in south east Asia buy any means necessary. This is important because he can do anything now. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was the nonstop bombing on north Vietnam. it was very devastating -
Tet Offensive
the Tet Offensive were a series of surprise attacks by the Vietcong on south Viennese cities and buildings. this showed that the vietcong was ruthless. -
Assassination of MLK
Martin Luther king jr. was killed in Lorraine Motel in Memphis. after his death, people didn't know who would lead the civil rights movement. -
Assassination of RFK
Senator Robert Kennedy was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. he was John f Kennedys brother. -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
the invasion of Czechoslovakia was a joint invasion of Czechoslovakia by five Warsaw Pact countries. these countries included the Soviet Union, Poland, Bulgaria, East Germany and Hungary -
Riots of Democratic convention
the purpose of this convention was to find a new democratic presidential nominee after Johnson decided not to run again. people were stunned that Johnson didn't run for a second term. -
Election of Nixon
in 1968, Richard Nixon was elected president of democratic nominee Hubert Humphrey. the election was extremely close. -
Kent State
during a mass protest against the bombing of Cambodia, 4 students were shoot dead by the Ohio national guard. 9 others were wounded and one was paralyzed. -
Nixon visits China
Richard Nixon visited People's Republic of China in 1972. this was a very important strategic and diplomatic move by Nixon. -
Ceasefire in Vietnam
On January 15, 1973, President Richard Nixon of the USA ordered a ceasefire of the aerial bombings in North Vietnam. the war was coming to an end -
Fall of Saigon
the Fall of Saigon was the capture of Saigon the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam and the vietcong. this event marked the end of the Vietnam war. -
Reagan elected
in the presidential election of 1980, Republican nominee Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter. -
SDI announced
The Strategic Defense Initiative was a proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons. -
Geneva Conference with Gorbachev
Ronald Reagan and soviet leader Mikhail Gorbache meet in Geneva Switzerland. The two leaders met for the first time to hold talks on international diplomatic relations and the arms race. They gained a friendship. -
‘Tear down this wall’ speech
Ronald Reagan did a speech in Germany at the Berlin Wall. during the speech he challenged the soviets to tear down the wall. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
in 1991 the Berlin Wall was finally taken down uniting east and west Germany.
