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Russian Revolution
Revolutions in Russia that eventually led to the creation of the Soviet Union. This is where the Cold War began. -
Potsdam Conference
A conference among world leaders to establish post-war order, peace treaty issues, and countering the effects of the war. -
Hiroshima
The first ever atomic bomb to be used in warfare, dropped on the city of Hiroshima, Japan. This signified the end of WW2. -
Nagasaki
The second atomic bomb to be dropped on Japan. -
Iron Curtain
The boundary that divided Europe between the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union used it to barricade itself from non-communist countries. -
Molotov Plan
Essentially the USSR's version of the Marshall Plan, it was designed so the soviets could provide aid to rebuild countries in Eastern Europe. -
Hollywood 10
The Hollywood Ten was a group of people on a blacklist of potential communists. -
Marshall Plan
A U.S. initiative to aid western Europe to help them rebuild their economies. -
Berlin Blockade
The soviets blockaded the Western Allies from railway, road, and canal access until they withdrew the Deutsche mark. -
Berlin Airlift
In response to the Berlin Blockade, the U.S. flew supplies to the people of West Berlin. -
Truman Doctorine
American foreign policy created to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War. -
Alger Hiss
An American government official accused of being a soviet spy, He was tried and convicted of perjury. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, A military alliance between several North American and European states. -
Soviet Bomb Test
In secret, The Russians tested there own atomic bomb based on U.S. design. -
Korean War
A war essentially like Vietnam, North Korea invaded the South with the help of China and Russia, while South Korea was aided by the U.S. -
The Rosenburgs
A couple, accused and executed for being soviet spies, thought to have sold American atomic bomb plans to the russians. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War between the French and the Viet Minh, This would eventually lead to the Vietnam War. -
Army-McCarthy hearings
A series of hearing involving the U.S. Army and senator McCarthy, they were held to investigate conflict between the two. -
Geneva Conference
A conference among nations to settle the issues after the Korean War and restoring the peace in Indochina. -
Warsaw Pact
A collective defense treat among the Soviet Union and seven Soviet satellite states, Essentially NATO for the Soviets -
Hungarian Revolution
A nationwide revolt among the Hungarian people against the government and its Soviet-imposed policies. -
U-2 Incident
A U.S. U-2 spy plane was shot down in Soviet airspace while performing photographic aerial reconnaissance -
Bay of Pigs
A failed assassination attempt against Fidel Castro. They intended to overthrow Castro's increasingly communist government. -
Berlin Wall
A guarded concrete barrier that divided Berlin physically and ideologically. It was completely destroyed in 1992 -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A missile scare for the U.S. when the Soviet Union tried to place nuclear weapons in Cuba. After, the U.S. put nuclear weapons in Italy and Trukey -
Assassination of Diem
A C.I.A. siege to capture Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother. The mission was successful Diem and his brother were granted safe exile but then executed. -
Assassination of JFK
The assassination of the 35th U.S. president John F. Kennedy. Kennedy was the 4th and most recent presidential assassination. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
A resolution passed of the Tonkin Gulf incident. This was essentially a blank check for Lyndon Johnson to send troops into Vietnam without a formal declaration of war. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
A gradual and sustained bombing against Vietnam. It became one of the intense air/ground battles waged during the Cold War. -
Tet Offensive
One of the largest military campaigns in Vietnam.The attack was launched on the Vietnamese New Year, the Viet Cong attacked 36 Capitals in Vietnam. -
Assassination of MLK
The assassination of clergyman and civil right activist Martin Luther King Jr. He was fatally shot at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. -
Assassination of RFK
The assassination of presidential candidate and brother of JFK, Robert F. Kennedy. He was assassinated shortly after winning the primaries in the 1968 election. -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
An invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union, Bulgari, Hungary, and Poland. -
Riots of Democratic Convention
A protest during the Democratic Convention of 1968 resulted in riots. The protester tried to disrupt the convention but the city promised to maintain law and order. -
Election of Nixon
In 1968 Republican candidate Richard Nixon won the presidency. We won the campaign to restore law and order to the nation's cities and provide new leadership in Vietnam -
Kent State
A shooting at Kent State of four college students during a protest. Twenty-nine guardsmen opened fire for period of 13 seconds, this resulted in the death of four students. -
Nixon Visits China
In 1972 Nixon visited China to formally normalize relations China. It was the first presidential visit to China in 25 years. -
Ceasefire in Vietnam
A treaty to officially end the war in Vietnam. Also known as the Paris Peace Accords. -
Fall of Saigon
The capture of the capital of South Vietnam, Saigon. This marked the end of the Vietnam War. -
Election of Reagan
In 1980 Ronald Reagan won the presidency. He won the election by a landslide against Jimmy Carter. -
Strategic Defense Initiative
A proposed missile defense system designed to protect the U.S. from nuclear weapons. The program became known as "Star Wars". -
Geneva Summit
A meeting between Ronald Reagan and Mikhal Gorbachev. They had talks of international diplomatic relations and the arms race. -
Tear Down This Wall!
A speech given by Reagan at the Berlin Wall criticizing Gorbachev to open the barrier dividing Berlin. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
Demolition on the Berlin Wall begins. This signifies the end of the Cold War.
