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The Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution was a period of time where the Russians overthrew the Monarchy to establish a communist government.
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The Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain was a non-physical border that cut off Soviet controlled parts of Europe from other countries. -
Chinese Communist Revolution
The revolution lasted from 1945 to 1950. China then became the Peoples Republic of China -
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam conference was where the big three met and talked about repairing what parts of Europe. Ended August 2nd 1945 -
The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were America's successful attempt to stop the war in the pacific theater. The second bomb was dropped on August 9th, 1945 -
Molotov Plan
This plan was Russia's way of refusing aid from America from a plan they called, the "Marshall Plan" -
The Long Telegram
The Long Telegram was a review on how the Soviet Union saw the world. It also mapped out how the US was going to deal with the cold war. -
The Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was a foreign policy that stated that the US would stop Soviet geopolitical expansion. -
The Hollywood 10
The Hollywood blacklist started on November 25th 1947. 10 writers refused to testify to the House of Un-American Activities -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall plan was to give financial aid to other countries to improve growth after WWII and prevent the spread of communism. -
Berlin Blockade
The Soviets blocked off railroad, canal, and roads into Berlin and offered to release the blockade if the allies withdrew from Berlin. This was one of the first major conflicts of the Cold War. The blockade was removed 12 May, 1949. The blockade lasted 323 days. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was the allies decision and refusal to leave Berlin. Because all of their land transport was cut off, they flew in supplies by the thousands until the Soviets gave up. This ended on the 30th of September, 1949. -
NATO
NATO, or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance between America and most of western Europe. -
The Alger Hiss Case
Alger Hiss was a government official for the US who was accused of working with the Soviet Union. He was later convicted of perjury. -
First Soviet Bomb Test
The first Soviet nuclear weapon detonated was in 1949. This was a major turning point for the moral of the US, as the citizens were becoming increasingly uneasy at the fact that their mortal enemy, the communists, got their hands on weapons of mass destruction. -
The Korean War
Korea was divided into two states, the communists and the capitalists. Either side claimed to be the one true government of Korea. This then led to an invasion on the 25th of June, 1950. The war went to the 27th of July 1953 -
The Rosenberg Trial
The Rosenbergs were a couple that were accused and convicted of treason and espionage. They were said to have sold valuable information about radar, jet propulsion systems, and nuclear weapons. The trials began on March 6th 1951. -
Army McCarthy Hearings
The Army hearings were a series of charges by the Army and by McCarthy. -
Warsaw Pact
It was a mutual defense proposition. It lasted till July 1st, 1991 -
Hungarian Revolution
A nationwide revolution against the Hungarian People's Rebulic -
U2 Incident
A United States U2 spy plane was shot down by a Soviet Surface to air missile deep in soviet territory. -
Bay of Pigs invasion
This invasion was a failed attempt at stopping the spread of communism right outside the borders of the US. The US sent Cuban exiles to invade, trained by America. -
The Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was a giant wall that quite literally divided Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile crisis was a conflict between the US and the Soviet Union because the Soviet Union had been building missile silos in Cuba, right off the coast of the United States. -
Assassination of JFK
JFK was on a political trip in Texas where he was shot in his motorcade by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
The Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Warsaw pact troops were sent in to deal with the reformist trends. -
Nixon visits China
Nixon visited China to resume good relations after isolation for so long. -
Reagan Elected
Reagan won the 1980 election. -
SDI
The Strategic Defense Initiative or SDI, was a proposed missile defense system to render nukes "obsolete"
