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Yalta conference
Known as the start of the cold war. The big 3 met to discuss German terms of surrender and post war occupation of Germany. America and USSR could not come to an agreement -
Postdam conference
The big three met in Postdam, Germany to discuss the terms of the end of WWII. It was continuation of the Yalta conference, the biggest issue was what to do with Germany. -
Arms race
the arms race was a close race between the two super powers after WW II; the creating of nuclear weapons, which could extinct the human kind. -
Truman doctrine
President Truman created a policy in which the USA would provide economical support of any country threatened by communism. -
Berlin blockade
Soviets attempt in 1948 to keep France, Britain and USA out of their territory in the city of Berlin. -
Berlin airlift
The US supplied food and to citizens of west Berlin when the USSR enacted the Berlin blockade -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created by north western countries to defend and aid each other from communist nations. -
The Korean War
USA aided non-communist south Korea in the conflict with communist north Korea. -
The death of Joseph Stalin
Eisenhower could’ve put pressure on the Soviet Union after Stalin’s death, instead he settled on containment to keep the war military strong however civil. -
The Vietnam war
A armed conflict between north Vietnam and south Vietnam with USA as its ally, after Ho Chi Minh and his communist party came to power in north Vietnam. -
Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian revolution was a revolt against the Hungarian government and the imposing soviet policies. -
The space race
The race between USSR and USA for supremacy in space. -
U-2 incident
An American spy plane, flown by Gary Powers was shot down by the USSR -
First man i space
Yuri Gagarin was a Russian cosmonaut and the first man to travle in space. -
Bay of pigs
President Kennedy gave orders that Cuban exiles would be trained by the army then invade Cuba and lead a revolt against Castro. The invasion failed. -
Berlin wall
The east side of Germany, the German democratic republic started building a wall to keep the west side and their political views out of East Germany. -
Cuban missile crisis
The USSR tried to locate nuclear weapons in Cuba only 90 miles from US shores. President John F. Kennedy stated that he would enact a naval blockade around Cuba and use military forces if necessary. -
Marshall plan
USA helped European countries to recover after WWII. The USA gave approximately $13 billion. -
INF treaty
The treaty between soviet and USA to eliminate Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles. -
The Cold War ends
Gorbachev and Bush met declaring the end of the cold war
