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The Russian Revolution 1917
The Russian Revolution was the first successful Communist revolution in the world. It set the ideological differences between the U.S. and Russia during The Cold War. -
The Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was a meeting between the U.S., Russia, and Britain; three of the world powers. Here, the future of Germany was determined, but it was also the beginning of emerging tensions between U.S. and Russia truly coming out. -
The Atomic Bomb
The use of the atomic bomb completely changed warfare, and caused further tension between Russia and the U.S. Russia felt believed that with the U.S. developing and using atomic bombs, armies were rendered useless. Russia was shocked, and even scared because of this. -
Iron Curtain
A non-physical boundary separating the area in soviet/communist control from the western governed areas of Europe. The idea of it came from a speech by Winston Churchill -
Hollywood 10
10 Hollywood producers refused to testify and name other communist members. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was created in effort to aid countries with western style governments in fear of communism -
Marshall Plan
The U.S. effort to revive countries in ruin with a more western style government. -
Molotov Plan
System created by Soviet Union to rebuild countries politically and economically aligned with Soviet Russia, in response to the Marshall Plan -
Berlin Blockade
Soviet Russia, in an effort to test the U.S. after their aid in the re-unity of West Germany, blockades Berlin, the capitol of Germany. -
Berlin Airlift
This was the U.S. response to the Berlin Blockade. 2 million tons of cargo dropped into Berlin. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization -
Soviet Bomb Test
The first successful atomic bomb tested by the Russians, shows that there were spies within the U.S. government and the Manhattan Project. -
Korean War
The first use of the military by the U.S. in an effort to defend a western style country from Communism -
Alger Hiss Case
A spy case in which Alger Hiss was tried and convicted of perjury. -
Rosenburg Trial
A couple charged with conspiracy to commit espionage and accused of helping share the secrets of the Atomic Bomb with Russia. Sent to the electric chair. -
Battle of DIen BIen Phu
The climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War -
Geneva Conference
A conference between many nations with intentions to settle bigger issues after the Korean and First Indochina War. -
Army-McCarthy hearings
Joseph McCarthy became infamous for his list of people who were said to be Communists. He was some-what quickly shut down and exposed as fraud at the Army-McCarthy hearings when he started calling out major government officials. -
Warsaw Pact
The soviets counter-balance to NATO -
Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian revolution was a nationwide revolution against the Soviet-Union's policies. -
U2 Incident
Russia shot down a U.S. CIA spy plane flying over areas deep within Russian territory to take photographs. -
Bay of Pigs
1400 Cuban exiles launched an invasion on the South Coast of Cuba. -
Berlin Wall
The wall was created in an effort to stop Berlin refugees from leaving East Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
13 day confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union due to the discovery of Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba -
Assassination of Diem
Diem was the president of South Vietnam, often considered to have had dictatorial tendencies. He was eventually assassinated. -
Assassination of JFK
John F. Kennedy was assassinated at a presidential parade -
Tonkin Guf Resolution
Gave president Johnson the power to "retaliate and promote the maintenance of international peace and security" in southeast Asia -
Operation Rolling Thunder
The gradual and sustain air bombardment of North Vietnam by the U.S. -
Tet Offensive
Series of surprise attacks by the Vietcong (North Vietnamese forces) on cities and towns in South Vietnam. This was considered a turning point in the war. -
Assassination of MLK
Martin Luther King was a popular spokesperson for the black's civil rights movement. He was murdered at the Loraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. -
Assassination of RFK
Robert F. Kennedy was shot in Los Angeles, California at the Ambassador Hotel after winning the California Presidential Primary. -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
WARSAW Pact troops were led into Czech to crack down on reform groups and parties. -
Riots of Democratic Convention
The convention was held during a year of much violence and political turbulence.Young adults rallied together at this convention in protest. -
Election of Nixon
The 1968 United States presidential election was the 46th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 5, 1968. The Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon, defeated the Democratic nominee, incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey. -
Kent State
Kent State is a University in Kent, Ohio. Here, many protests were held by the college students. In one case, police forces opened fire on the students. This is also known as the May 4 Massacre -
Nixon visits China
Nixon's visit to china was a strategic and diplomatic overture -
Ceasefire in Vietnam
A ceasefire was ordered on this day -
Fall of saigon
The fall of Saigon was the capturing of South Vietnam's capital by North Vietnam -
Reagan Elected
On this day, President Ronald Reagan was elected -
SDI Announced
Reagan announced on live TV his space defense initiative to cause panic within the Soviet Union -
Geneva Conference with Gorbachev
The Geneva Summit of 1985 was a Cold War-era meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. It was held on November 19 and 20, 1985, between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. The two leaders met for the first time to hold talks on international diplomatic relations and the arms race. -
"Tear down this wall" speech
"Tear down this wall!" is a line from a speech made byPresident Ronald Reagan in West Berlin on June 12, 1987, calling for the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, to destroy the wall which had divided West and East Berlin since 1961. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
On November 9, 1989, as the Cold War was coming to an end, the spokesman for East Berlin's Communist Party announced a change in his city's relations with the West. Starting at midnight that day, he said, citizens of the GDR were free to cross the country's borders.
