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The Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution started with the Russian citizens trying to end the monarchy which then the Soviet Union was created. -
Potsdam conference
President Truman and British prime minister Winston Churchill wanted political freedom -
The Atomic bomb
First nuclear bomb created to end the war between Japan, capable of causing destruction on a mass scale -
The Long Telegram
8,000 word dispatch written by George F. Kevin that explains how Joseph Stalin and the rest of Russia saw the world -
Molotov Plan
A plan by the Soviet Union to help rebuild countries in eastern Europe that were with the soviet Union -
Hollywood 10
A group of people who did not answer questions saying that they are protected by the first amendment -
Truman Doctrine
Was a way to try and combat the Soviet Union by trying to Aline the U.S with turkey and Greece -
Alger Hiss case
The Rosenberg's and Alger hiss were called out for sharing U.S secrets to the Soviet Union -
The Marshall plan
Big economic assistance -
Berlin Blockade
All land access of west Berlin to be sealed off not being able to receive goods rail rays were stopped and power was cut off -
Berlin Airlift
A way to to resupply west Berlin with food, coal, and medical supplies created by the U.S and Great Britain -
First Soviet bomb test
The Soviets are successful in making testing their first atomic bomb -
NATO
an alliance with the U.S and Canada and 10 other European nations to defend from soviet aggression -
Chinese Communist Revolution
A decade long battle between Mad Zedong and The Chinese Nationalist government trying to enforce communism -
Rosenberg trial
The Rosenberg's were arrested has it was found that they gave away gave away U.S bomb secrets to the soviets. -
Korean War
War between North and South Korea starting with North Korea going into south Korea -
Army-McCarthy hearings
Exposed McCarthy for who he really he and his intentions -
Warshpact
Collective Defense treaty singed in Warsaw -
Hungarian Revolution
Was a huge whole nation revolution against Hungarian citizens -
U-2 incident
Was a dispute over having a U-2 plane be shot down by the soviet union -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union lead Warsaw soldiers to invade Czechoslovakia to stop reformist in Prague -
Nixon visits china
Nixon travels to china so the u.s can can get more relations with the soviet union -
Reagan Elected
Ronald Reagan won the 49th election defeating Jimmy carter -
SDI Announced
Ronald Reagan wanted scientist to make nuclear weapons obsolete -
Geneva Conference with Gorbachev
A meeting between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev to discuss international diplomatic relations -
"Tear down this wall speech"
A speech given by Ronald Reagan in west Berlin -
Fall of the Berlin wall
The destruction of the border wall separating the west of Berlin from the east
