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The Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution was a communist revolution in Russia in 1917. This set up the ideological differences between democratic/capitalist America and communist Russia -
Potsdam Conference
To negotiate the ending to World War II -
Atomic Bomb- Hiroshima/Nagasaki
A weapon used by us in WWII to force Japan to Surrender, and end the War once in for all. This was also the first time Nuclear Weapons were tested and used at this time. -
Iron Curtain
it was the non-physical boundary dividing Europe from the end of WWII, to the end of the Cold War in 1991 -
Hollywood 10
A group of Hollywood actors, who refused to answer question from the House Un-american Activity Committee. They were sent to prison and black listed shortly after. -
Truman Doctrine
A Foreign Policy Told by Harry Truman. Its purpose was to counter the soviets, and stop communism during the Cold War. -
Marshall Plan
a plan to aid western Europe, which we gave over $12 billion dollars, in economic assistance to help rebuild the economies that were lost in WWII. -
Molotov Plan
A system created by the Soviet Union in 1947 that Aided countries in Eastern Europe, that were Politically and Economically aligned to the Soviet Union. -
Berlin Blockade
It was a form of an Act of War by the Soviet Union, Which they blockaded Berlin, and cut off all their power, roads, etc. They told the Western Allies they would surrender if they took down the newly introduced, Deutsche Mark, from West Berlin. The Western Forces decided to create the Berlin Airlift, which dropped supplies to survive for the people in Berlin. -
N.A.T.O
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO) is a intergovernmental military alliance between 29 American and European Countries. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was a plan to drop supplies to the people under the Berlin Blockade. -
Soviet Bomb Test
The Soviets were testing Atomic Bombs like we did in WWII, Soviet Spies were with us during the Manhattan project and now the soviet union is using that information to make their own. -
Alger Hiss Case
Alger was an American Government Official, who was convicted of perjury and accused of being involved with sending documents to the soviet union -
Rosenburg Trial
They were a married couple, who had a connection with sending U.S. Bomb Secrets to the Soviet Union during the Manhattan Project. -
Korean War
it was a war between North and South Korea, it started when North Korea invaded South Korea on June 25 1950. following a series of clashes against each other, along the border, they separated into two sovereign states in 1948 -
Army-McCarthy hearings
The Army–McCarthy hearings were a series of hearings held by the United States Senate's Subcommittee on Investigations to investigate conflicting accusations between the United States Army and U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy. -
Geneva Conference
The Geneva Conference was a conference among several nations that took place in Geneva, Switzerland. It was intended to settle outstanding issues from the Korean War and the First Indochina War. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Battle of Dien Bien Phu, consisted of a struggle between French and Viet Minh forces (Vietnamese Communist and nationalist) for control of a small mountain outpost on the Vietnamese border near Laos (an area in southeast Asia). -
Warsaw pact
The Warsaw Pact, formally known as the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, was a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland between the Soviet Union and seven Eastern Bloc satellite states of Central and Eastern Europe -
Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian revolution,also known as the Hungarian Uprising, was a nationwide revolution against the Hungarian People's Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies -
U2 Incident
The U2 incident was, a confrontation between the United States and Soviet Union, that began with shooting down a U.S. U-2 Reconnaissance plane over the Soviet Union. It also caused, a collapse of a summit conference in Paris between the U.S., the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and France. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
1400 Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. Fidel Castro came to power in an armed revolt that overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. -
The Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union initiated by American ballistic missile deployment in Italy and Turkey pointing at the Soviet Union. -
Assassination of Diem
The arrest and assassination of Ngô Đình Diệm, the president of South Vietnam. -
Assassination of JFK
John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and promote the maintenance of international peace in southeast Asia. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was a 4 Objective Mission, for an Aerial bombardment campaign against Northern Vietnam during the Vietnam war. This campaign was conducted by the U.S 2nd air Divison, U.S Navy, and VNAF (Republic of Vietnam Air Force) -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive, was one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. The campaign consisted of many surprise attacks against Military and civilian commands, and control centers throughout South Vietnam. Tet offensive to the Viet Cong and North Vietnam was properly and officially called, The General and offensive and Uprising of Tet Mau Than. -
Assassination of MLK
Martin Luther King JR. was fatally shot in the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was rushed to the hospital where he died. MLK was a Civil rights activist and Nobel Piece Prize Winner. -
Assassination of RFK
Robert F. Kennedy won the California presidential primary. Soon later he goes to the Ambassador hotel,in Los Angeles where he soon got shot and killed -
invasion of Czechoslovakia
The Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, was a joint invasion of Czechoslovakia by five Warsaw Pact countries (the Soviet Union, Poland, Bulgaria, East Germany and Hungary) Approximately 250,000 Warsaw pact troops attacked Czechoslovakia that night, with Romania and Albania refusing to participate.137 civilians were killed and 500 seriously wounded. -
Riots of Democratic Convention
Following the Assassinations of MLK Jr. and RFK over 100 riots in cities started booming. People were furious with what has been happening with political leaders being killed, so they planned to started a big riot during the Democratic Convention, a Convention to choose the next presidential leader for office since Lyndon Johnson isn't up for reelection. -
Election of Nixon
The United States presidential election was the 46th quadrennial presidential election. The Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon won against, Vice President Hubert Humphrey. -
Kent State Massacre
The Kent State Massacre, was a shooting of unharmed College students in Ohio, during a mass protest against the bombing in Cambodia from US military forces. Killed 4; wounded 9 others. -
Nixon Visits China
U.S. President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China marked the culmination of the Nixon administration's resumption between the United States and mainland China after years of diplomatic isolation. The seven-day official visit to three Chinese cities was the first time a U.S. president had visited the PRC. -
Ceasefire in Vietnam
On January 15, 1973, President Nixon ordered a Ceasefire against Bombings in North Vietnam. by January 23, all of Vietnam signed a peace treaty -
Fall of Saigon
The Fall of Saigon,was the capture of the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Viet Cong. The event marked the end of the Vietnam War and the start of a transition period to the formal reunification of Vietnam into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. -
Reagan Elected
The 1980 United States presidential election was held on November 4, 1980. Republican nominee Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter. Due to the rise of conservatism following Reagan's victory, some historians consider the election to be a realigning election that marked the start of the "Reagan Era". -
SDI Announced
The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was a proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons.The concept was first announced publicly by President Ronald Reagan on 23 March 1983. This scared the USSR and as a counter plan they tried to make the same thing but couldn't, due to not enough money and intelligence. This became known as "Star Wars" -
Geneval 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 by U.S. President Ronald Reagan in West Berlin on Friday, June 12, 1987, calling for the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, to open up the barrier which had divided West and East Berlin since 1961. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
On the evening of November 9, 1989, East Germany announced an easing of travel restrictions to the west, and thousands demanded passage through the Berlin Wall. Faced with a growing demonstration, East German border guards allowed citizens to cross.
