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The Russian Revolution
The Czar and his Russian Empire fell to the Provisional Government which fell to the Communist State. Lenin the leader of the Bolsheviks took charge over the new Soviet Union. -
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The Cold War
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The Potsdam Conference
The Conference to decide the fate of Germany and to decide the post-war Europe. Tensions grew here with Russia pushing the spread of Communism. -
Atomic Bombs
The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki not only ended the war in the Pacific, but it removed the balance that the United States and the Soviet Union had. They were no longer equal in power. The Red armies number no longer made a difference in war. -
The Iron Curtain
The dividing line in Europe from the NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Given name to when the Soviet Union tried to block itself and its satellites off from neighboring countries. -
Hollywood Ten
When Hollywood screenwriters and Directors refused to answer questions about their associations with Communist parties These individuals were blacklisted by Congress. -
The Marshall Plan
The plan to give supplies and money to European countries to keep them from communism. -
Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union blockaded Berlin in attempt to force NATO out of West Berlin and starve the people into submission. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift where, NATO resupplied Berlin with food, medical supplies, and other supplies. -
Truman Doctraine
The purpose is to support the countries in Europe fighting against an outside or minority armed force for freedom. Gave way to the Marshall Plan which sent supplies to struggling countries. Only the Soviet Union refused help. -
Alger Hiss Case
The accusation of being a Communist spy for the Soviet Union on Alger Hiss, who was convicted to 5 years in prison -
Molotov Plan
A plan to rebuild Eastern Europe under the Soviet control -
Soviet Bomb Test
The Soviet Unions atomic bomb testing which started in WW2 and ended in 1949 -
NATO
The North American Treaty Organization, Intergovernmental military alliance -
Korean War
War against Korea and Soviet Union after WW2. But ended on a ceasefire in North Korea -
Rosenberg Trial
When Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were accused of sending the U.S nuclear bomb secrets to the Soviet Union. They were sentenced to death by electric chair. -
Battle of dien bien phu
The climax of the Indochina war with the French which resulted in the 17th parallel and pushed the French out of Indochina -
Army-McCarthy Hearings
Senate hearings of McCarthy's hunt for communism in the U.S Army. -
Geneva Conference
A conference held in Switzerland among several nations, to discuss the outcome of the Korea war and restoring peace in Indochina -
Warsaw Pact
Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation, and Mutual assistance between the Soviet Union and 7 other Soviet satellites. -
Hungarian Revolution
Nation-wide uprising of the Hungarian people to the Soviet Influenced Goverment -
U2 Incident
United States U2 plane was shot down in Soviet airspace. This added to the tension between the U.S and Soviet Union. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Failed military invasion of Cuba, in attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro Cuban exiles were obliterated by Cuban forces. -
Berlin Wall
Communist controlled East Germany constructed a barbed wire and concrete wall between East and West Berlin -
Assassination of Diem
The CIA arrested and assassinated the leader of South Vietnam Ngo Dih Diem in attempt to control Communisim -
Cuban Missle Crisis
A 13 day confrontation between the U.S and the Soviet Union concerning U.S missles in Turkey and Italy and Cuba with soviet missles. -
Assassination of JFk
35th President of the United States was shot in killed in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
When Congress gave LBJ complete control to retaliate against Vietnam, and wrote him the"Blank Check" for the war. -
TET Offensive
Largest Military campaign of the war, Where the Vietcong and North Vietnamese attacked The south Vietnamese and the US -
Assassination of MLK
In Memphis, Tennessee MLK was shot in the Lorraine Motel. MLK was an anti-war activist -
Assassination of RFK
Presidential candidate after winning the primaries was shot and killed at the Ambassador hotel in Los Angeles -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Warsaw Pact invaded Czechoslovakia (Operation Dunable), Soviet Union, Poland, Bulgaria and Hungary invaded the nation to strengthen the Communist control, and stop liberal uprisings. -
Riots of the convention Democratic
The convention to determine the Democratic Presidential nominee, where thousands of Vietnam war protesters gathered and were confronted by Chicago police and Federal officers who began beating and gassing the protestors. While the democratic party was split on a nominee. -
Operation Rolling thunder
The constant aerial bombing of the North Vietnam by the U.S -
Election of Nixon
1968 Elections Vice president Nixon won the election over Hourbert Humphrey -
Kent State riots
Anti-war protests turned quickly into riots against the national gaurd which lead to the shootngs of four students -
Nixon Visits China
An important step to strengthen the relationships of China and the United States, this ended the 25 year long seperitaion of the 2 nations. It put the PRC against the Soviet Union in the Cold war -
Ceasefire in Vietnam
When the Ceasefire began both sides (South and North Vietnam) violated it, the South began to recapture villages that were occupied by the North while the North tried to capture more territory. -
Fall of Saigon
When the capital of South Vietnam, Saigon fell to the Vietcong, or the Peoples Army of Vietnam. This marked the end of the Vietnam War and began the reunification of Vietnam -
Reagan elected
Former Hollywood actor, Ronald Reagan won in a landslide victory of the 1980 Presidential Elections. This served as the beginning for the conservative realignment of the nation. -
SDI announced
The Strategic Defense Initiative, was a missile defense program to defend against Ballistic missiles launched by enemy countries. Nicknamed "Star wars", threatened MAD, it issued orbital and ground defense against missiles. -
Geneva Confrence with Gorbachev
The Geneva Summit Between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev to discuss International relations and the arms race. They met agreements on the SDI and this led to more meetings between the Soviets and USA later easing the tension between the two superpowers. -
Tear Down this Wall- Speech
Speech given by the US president Ronald Reagan in West Berlin. This speech directed toward the Soviet Controlled East Germany to tear down the Berlin wall separating the country, and open up the border of split Germany. The wall eventually came down in 1989 -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin wall was a physical representation of the tensions of the Cold war and how it divided the Nations. This allowed the borders of divided Germany to open once again. It led to many celebrations and the unification of Germany in 1990
