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The Russian Revolution
A series of revolutions which took place in Russia in 1917 causing the Soviet Union to take over which lead to the dismantlement of the Tsarist autocracy. -
Potsdam conference
The Potsdam conference or the Berlin Conference of the Three Heads of Government was a conference between the USSR, UK, and USA held in Germany to discuss post-war order, peace treaty issues, and countering the effects of the war. -
Atomic bomb - Hiroshima/Nagasaki
2 atomic bombs were dropped by America on Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the last stages of world war II which resulted in an allied victory. -
Iron Curtain
A barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West due to the decline of communism after the world war II. -
Molotov Plan
The system created by the Soviet Union in order to provide aid to rebuild the countries in Eastern Europe that occupied the USSR. -
Hollywood 10
The Hollywood Ten was a group of movie producers who appeared before the HUAC. They were asked about their affiliation with communism and denied all questions which caused them to go to prison. -
Truman Doctrine
American foreign policy announced by Harry S. Truman set to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the cold war. -
Marshall Plan
Americas plan to rebuild Western Europe or any country threatened by Russia giving over $13 billion to aid the countries. -
Berlin Blockade
After the World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blockaded the city of Berlin closing all access starving the people of Berlin to death. -
Berlin Airlift
The USSR cut Berlin from all supply and stripped them of material leaving them with no food or shelter. In result America sent Planes to drop supplies for the needy. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance between many North American and European countries based on the North Atlantic Treaty. -
Soviet bomb test
Russia successfully tested their first nuclear device at Semipalatinsk and called it RDS-1 or "First Lightning". It was produced way quicker then america expected -
Alger Hiss case
Alger Hiss was a former American government official accused by ex-communist, Whittaker Chambers, of spying for the Soviet Union. A case was held under the HUAC convicting Alger Hiss of perjury. -
Korean War
North Korea invaded South Korea starting a war between north and south Korea dividing the country into two. -
Rosenburg trial
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were United States citizens who spied for the Soviet Union. They were tried, convicted and executed with the electric chair by the United States government. -
Army-McCarthy hearings
Joseph McCarthy claimed to have a list of 205 communists working in the state department. He used fear to gain political attention and was later exposed for being a fraud. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The first engagement of the Indochina war took place in Dien Bien Phu between the French and Viet Minh over a mountain outpost on the Vietnamese border. -
Geneva Conference
A conference among several nations that took place in Geneva, Switzerland It´s purpose was to settle outstanding issues resulting from the Korean War and the First Indochina War. -
Warsaw Pact
In answer to NATO, the Soviet Union created an alliance between 7 other Soviet satellite states called the Warsaw pact -
Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian Uprising was a nationwide revolt against the communist government of the Hungarian People's Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies. -
U2 Incident
Adding to the tension between the US and Russia, a United States U2 spy plane was shot down while in Soviet airspace. Francis Gary Powers, the pilot, safely landed but was later captured. -
Bay of pigs invasion
The Bay of Pigs was a failed invasion attempt made by the U.S. government to overthrow Fidel Castro. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a concrete wall guarded with mines, soldiers and bobwire erected by West Germany splitting Berlin into 2 sections. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was one of the most intense moment during the cold war. A confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union occurred due to the pressence of a Russian missile sites in Cuba. -
Assassination of Diem
Diệm was assassinated during a CIA-backed coup d'état, along with his brother, Ngô Đình Nhu, by Nguyễn Văn Nhung, the aide of the leader of the Army of Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), General Dương Văn Minh. -
Assassination of JFK
Kennedy was riding with his wife Jacqueline, John Connally, and Connally's wife, Nellie in Dallas Texas when he was shot in the head. Texas governor, John Connally was severely hurt and Kennedy died 30 minutes after the incident. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
In response to the Tonkin Gulf incident, congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was code for an American bombing campaign in Vietnam to put pressure on the north and reduce their capacity to wage war against the U.S.. -
Tet Offensive
Tet Offensive was one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. It was ordered after the incident where north Vietnam surprise attacked the south during the Tet holiday. -
Assassination of MLK
Martin Luther King Jr. was shot during one of his speeches at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee because of his political views as a civil rights leader. -
Assassination of RFK
After the Assassination of JFK, his brother Robert F. Kennedy ran for the presidential role and was also shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Warsaw Pact nations invaded Czechoslovakia. The invasion successfully stopped Alexander Dubček's Prague Spring liberalization reforms and strengthened the authority of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. -
Riots of Democratic convention
At a Democratic National Convention in Chicago, tens of thousands of Vietnam War protesters battle police in the streets, while the Democratic Party falls apart over an internal disagreement concerning its stance on Vietnam. -
Election of Nixon
Richard Nixon runs for president, defeats Hubert H. Humphrey and wins the presidential label. -
Kent State
During a protest over the Vietnam war 4 students were shot dead by an Ohio National Guard at Kent State University. -
Nixon visits China
Nixon travels to china to re-establish diplomatic relations between the United States and communist China. -
Ceasefire in Vietnam
President Richard Nixon of the USA ordered a ceasefire of the aerial bombings in North Vietnam. -
Fall of Saigon
The Fall of Saigon was the mark of a beginning of a communist leadership. The North invaded South capital of Vietnam causing the flood of north vietnam communist troops to take over. -
Reagan elected
Ronald Reagan ran for the role as the 40th president against Jimmy Carter and won by a landslide. His presidential election changed the relationship between America and Russia for the future. -
SDI announced
Strategic Defense Initiative or Starwars was introduced as an anti-ballistic missile system in order to prevent missile attacks from other countries. This was also united states prevention to nuclear attacks from opposing countries. -
Geneva Conference with Gorbachev
The two leaders, Reagan and Gorbachev, met for the first time to discuss international relations as well as the arms race. The two leaders really bonded and shifted the relationship between Russia and America for the future. -
‘Tear down this wall’ speech
Reagan felt it was the right time to pardon the Russian president, Mikhail Gorbachev, to tear down the wall that separated West and East Berlin. He held the speech right outside the wall in Germany risking his life. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
As the tension from the cold war thawed Reagan ordered Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the wall. A change in the relationship between east and west Berlin occurred as the wall was later torn down on November 9th.
