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The United States is the first nation to use an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
Atomic bomb dropped on HiroshimaOn August 6th, the United States was the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry during war. This event is significant becasue the dropping of the atomic bombs marked the end of World War II but was the start of the Cold War -
Winston Churchill gives his famous Iron Curtain speech.
This day in History- Cold WarMany people believed that the iron curtain speech was the beginning of the Cold War. It stood as the barrier between Eastern and Western Europe and became the border between both areas. This event drew the battle lines of the Cold War. The phrase iron curtain spread all across because of his speech. -
The Soviets took control over Berlin during the Cold War.
Berlin BlockadeDuirng the Berlin blockade, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' roads and canals. It was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War because they didd not want Germany to be an independent country. -
Communists take control over China.
Slide 4 Realitites of International PoliticsCommunists were in China and decided to take full control over it. Mao Zedong, the leader of the Communist Party celebrated his victory and remained in charge until his death. -
On the city buses of Montgomery Alabama, Rosa Parks was arrested for sitting in the front seats of the bus.
Slide 12 Key Events in 1950s Civil Rights
During the Cold War,the Civil Rights Movement was going on also and one big event was the arrest of Rosa Parks which later lead to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. SInce her arrest and the boycott, African Americans today are now allowed to sit anywhere on the bus. -
The baby boomers generation happened from 1946 through 1964.
Slide 2 Baby Boom GenerationThe baby boomers were people who were born after world war II. They were the generation who received high levels of income. The baby boomer generation refers to the high birth rate after all of the soldiers came home. This was significant because it affected the United Staes with the amount of babies that were born throughout those years. -
The Cuban exile invasion force landed on the beaches and was known as the Bay of Pigs.
Slide 14 Bay of Pigs InvasionCuban planes came straight to attack but it ended up backfiring. There plan was to overthrow Fidel Castro and the communist governement. The landing place was on the southern coast of Cuba and did not go as planned. -
Kennedy demanded the removal of missiles from Cuba.
Slide 18 Cuban Missile Crisis DetailsUnited States and Soviet officials eventually agreed that missiles would be removed in exchange for the U.S. to promise not to invade Cuba. It is significant becasue it is the closest that they have ever gotten to a nuclear war. -
The Apollo 11 mission successfully lands on the moon.
The Cold War MuseumThis event was significant because it was the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union. The USSR had developed technology that the United States wanted to use to complete the first manned lunar landing. Apollo 11 was a win for the United States. -
President Richard NIxon resigned for being a part of the Watergate Scandal.
Slide 30 Watergate Burglary & Fall of Richard NixonDuring the 1970s, President NIxon was involved in the Watergate Scandal where he had a tape recording system which recored many conversations. Five burglars were also arrested and questioned about the illegal wiretapping. SInce Nixon was almost impeached because of this, he decided to resign instead. -
Salt II was a long term agreement of limitations of strategic offensive weapons.
SALT IIIn the treaty, it discussed exactly what types of weapons should be included. SALT stands for strategic arms limitations talks. It restricted the number of each side's strategic weapons. This happened in Vienna so that they can deal with guidelines of nuclear weapons. -
The fall of the Berlin Wall was a shock to everyone.
The Rise and Fall of the Berlin WallThe Berlin Wall was built to divide West and East Germany between democracy and communism during the Cold War. The communist bloc was weakening for a while and there were signs that it would fall soon enough. The wall kept getting chipped away and eventually came down. The east and west Germany were finally reunited. -
After 45 years of the Cold War, the East and West Germany are reunited.
This day in historyGermany was divided between the four major allied powers. A bunch of Germans met at Reichstag, Berlin to mark the German unification. The Germans always were one nation but just forced to be two countries. This event is significant because Germany would still be separated and have their problems.
