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The Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution included revolutions of the Russians because they were tired of the war, starving, and their Tzar. After this, Russia became a communist nation. -
Iron Curtain
This was a boundary that divided Europe into two to keep the Soviet Union communist states from contact with the West European countries. It lasted from 1945 to the end of the Cold War in 1991. -
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was created by President Truman and Joseph Stalin in order to secure the political freedom and democratic governments throughout postwar Europe. -
Atomic bomb - Hiroshima/Nagasaki
Bombs were dropped by America on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (which were Japanese cites) towards the end of World War 2. These atomic bombs killed thousands and created massive destruction that led to the surrender of Japan. -
Truman Doctrine
This doctrine was created by President Truman. It stated that America would help aid other democratic countries in need of military, economic, and political assistance. -
Molotov Plan
The Molotov Plan was a plan created by the Soviet Union to help countries economically and politically in Eastern Europe. -
Hollywood 10
The Hollywood 10 were a small group of producers, directors, and screenwriters who were apart of HUAC (House of Unamerican Activities Committee). These people refused to answer questions (because of possible communist affiliations) and were convicted of contempt at such a prison. Most of them were blacklisted. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was a program (created by the US) of massive economic assistance against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos. It was created to revive the working economy in Western Europe. -
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was put up by Stalin in Berlin. He did this because he was mad that there was a new currency. He believed this move was American economic imperialism and retaliated. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was administered by the US and Britain in response to the Berlin Blockade. They wanted to save Berlin so they resupplied the city by flying planes over Berlin and dropping food, medical supplies, and more. -
Alger Hiss Case
The Alger Hiss Case was when an ex communist named Whittacker Chambers accused a former state department employee, Alger Hiss, of spying for the Soviet Union. Alger Hiss was convicted of perjury. -
NATO
NATO was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that was formed because a united defense against the Soviets was needed after the Berlin Blockade went down. It is a military agreement between the US and some countries in Europe. -
Soviet Bomb Test
The Soviet bomb test was the first atomic bomb that the Soviets tested and the US was surprised that they quickly gained this new knowledge of weapon technology. -
Korean War
The Korean War started when North Korea invaded South Korea. It was the first military plan of the Cold War and it was a war that was a war against international communism. The Soviet Union supported the North and the United Nations and US supported the South -
Rosenburg Trial
The Rosenburg Trial was when Ethel and Julius Rosenburg were accused of being connected with a plot to pass US bomb secrets to the Soviet Union. They were convicted and sentenced to die in the electric chair. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
At Dien Bien Phu, 12,000 French paratroopers descended into the valley in Northwest Vietnam to draw the Viet Mihn into a final decisive battle to win the war. -
Army-McCarthy Hearing
Joseph McCarthy, a senator, has hearings investigating the United States Army because he thinks they are being easy on communism. McCarthy was exposed as a fraud when journalist Edward R. Murrow attacked him and his Republic tactics on his investigative TV series. -
Geneva Conference
At the conference in Geneva, it was decided that Vietnam would be divided at the 17th parallel and that the communist government would run the North and a Western administration would rule the South. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was a military defense organization that allowed the Soviet Union to be in control of the armed forces of the member states. The agreement was signed by the Soviets and 7 European countries. -
Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian Revolution was a widespread revolt across the country that was against the Hungarian government and the Soviet policies they had. -
U2 Incident
The U2 Incident was when a US U2 spy plane was shot down in Soviet air (by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) and captured the pilot. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion occurred when the US wanted to push Fidel Castro away from being in control of Cuba. The CIA (whom were Cubans) invaded Cuba. These Cubans that the US trained for the CIA were destroyed because they had no air/naval backup. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was created by a Soviet politician named Nikita Khrushchev because millions of East Berlin residents fled across the East Berlin border to West Germany since East Germany was repressed. He did this to isolate West Germany. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13 day impasse between the Soviet Union and US. Their disagreement was over the installation of nuclear Soviet missiles on Cuba. The resolution was that in exchange of the removal of the Cuban missiles, the US would not invade Cuba and remove American missiles targeting Soviets in Turkey. -
Assassination of Diem
Diem was captured and killed the day after South Vietnam overthrew his government. The South Vietnamese were very happy. -
Assassination of JFK
JFK was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot while driving in a convertible by a former US Marine. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution allowed President Johnson to take any measures he believed were needed to retaliate and to promote the conservation of international peace and security in southeast Asia.It is also known as "The Blank Check" because Congress gave the President a blank check to wage war in Vietnam without further authorization. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was the authorization by President Johnson of sustained bombing of targets in North Vietnam. It lasted over 3&1/2 years. -
TET Offensive
The TET Offensive was when the North Vietnamese launched a coordinate assault in South Vietnam. It was their attempt to rebellion. -
Assassination of MLK
MLK was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. African Americans were extremely angry and morning his death. -
Assassination of RFK
RFK was assassinated in Los Angeles, California. He was shot after winning the California presidential primaries in the 1968 election. -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
The Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia. The Czechoslovakians tried to protest with non-violence, but they were no match. -
Riots of Democratic Convention
After MLK and RFK were assassinated, riots broke out throughout the country for the rest of the year. -
Election of Nixon
Richard Nixon won the Presidential election in 1968. He is a Democrat. -
Kent State
At Kent State 4 students were killed for protesting. They were protesting the Vietnam War. -
Nixon visits China
In China, Nixon takes a dramatic first step toward normalizing relations with the communist People’s Republic of China (PRC). Nixon’s historic visit began the slow process of the re-establishing diplomatic relations between the United States and communist China. -
Ceasefire in Vietnam
Nixon ordered a ceasefire of the aerial bombings in North Vietnam. -
Fall of Saigon
The fall of Saigon occurred when the Viet Cong captured the city. This was the end of the Vietnam War. -
Reagan Elected
Ronald Reagan was elected President in the 1981 election. He was a Republican. -
SDI Announced
President Reagan announced the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) or Star Wars, an ambitious project that would construct a space-based anti-missile system. This plan was to shoot at Soviet satellites to prevent from missile attacks. -
Geneva Conference with Gorbachev
At the Geneva Conference, no significant agreements were made, but the two leaders agreed to meet again. Reagan and Gorbachev were able to start the process that led to a thawing of Cold War tensions and they created a friendship. -
‘Tear down this wall’ speech
The ‘Tear down this wall’ speech was made by President Reagan in West Berlin, to get the leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, to open up the barrier which had divided West and East Berlin. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
The Fall of Berlin Wall was due to political changes in 1989 in East Berlin.
