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Russian revolution
A pair of revolutions in Russia in 1917 which dismantled the tsarists autocracy and led to the rise of the soviet union. Established the pattern of mistrust and mutual fear that would eventually underlie the cold war. -
Potsdam conference
The last of the world war 2 meetings between the "big three" heads of state. American president harry S. Truman, British prime minister Winston Churchill, and soviet premier Joseph stalin. The talks established a council of foreign ministers and a central Allie control. -
The atomic bombs - Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were in world war 2. the Japanese had refused to surrender against the united states. The average soldier in japan would kill himself than be captured by and american soldier. The U.S had no choice but to drop the first atomic bomb nobody thought they had. 1 day after japan had unconditional surrender. -
Iron Curtain
On march 5, 1946 Winston Churchill visited Westminster college as a green lecturer and delivered "sinews of peace", a message heard around the world and and went down in history as the "iron curtain speech" -
The Truman doctrine
The Truman doctrine was an american foreign policy whose stated purpose was to counter soviet geopolitical expansion during the cold war. Announced to congress by harry S. Truman on march 12, 1947. Further developed a year later on July 12, 1948. -
The Molotov plan
The Molotov plan was a system created by the soviets in 1947 to provide aid to rebuild the country's in eastern Europe that were politically and economically aligned in the soviet union -
The Marshall plan
The Marshall plan was an american initiative to aid western Europe, in which the united states produced and gave over 13 billion dollars worth of supplies to western Europe. In hopes that when Europe had recovered, they would in return pay us back. -
Berlin Blockade
One of the first international crisis of the cold war. The soviet union had put barriers around all of Berlin to stop all from getting in and getting out . Stalin was afraid of west Germany growing again so he wanted all of Berlin to die. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift is another aid from the United States to help stop the Berlin blockade. The U.S had tons of B-29 and B-24 planes fly into Berlin and give them supplies such as food, candy, and other supplies to help them recover -
Alger hiss case
Alger Hiss was an American government official who was accused of being a Soviet spy in 1948 and convicted of perjury in connection with this charge in 1950. Before he was tried and convicted, he was involved in the establishment of the United Nations. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance is an intergovernmental military alliance between several north American and European country's. -
The soviet bomb test
The USSR detonated their first atomic bomb years ahead of what the U.S had predicted. Russia had achieved this because during the making of the United Stated first atomic bomb some spies had been working with the soviet union and had helped make the bomb. -
Hollywood 10
The Hollywood ten was a list of 20th-century screenwriters, actors, directors, musicians, and other U.S. entertainment professionals who were denied employment in the field because of their political beliefs or associations. Artists were rejected and stopped from work on the basis of their supposed membership in or sympathy toward the American Communist Party. -
Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea. The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following a series of clashes along the border. -
Rosenburg trial
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were citizens in the United States. They were accused of giving the Soviet Union ways to achieve nuclear weapon. At this time only America had nuclear weapons. They were executed on June 19, 1953 after being convicted of committing espionage. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
This battle was between French Union's Viet Minh communist-nationalist revolutionaries, and was known as the first Indochina War. This battle went till May 7, 1954. The result of this battle was Vietnam temporarily divided at the 17th parallel. This was very important to the cold war because it was a turning point in Indochina. Viet Minh claimed victory. -
Geneva Conference
The Geneva Conference was a conference that involved many nations that took place in Geneva, Switzerland, starting in April 26 to July 20, 1954. It was suppose to settle issues resulting from the Korean War. The conference made a turning point in the United States involvement in Vietnam. -
Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union and seven of its European satellites sign a treaty called the Warsaw Pact. A defense organization that makes the Soviets in command.The Warsaw Pact was named this because the treaty was signed in Warsaw. It includes the Soviet Union, Albania, Poland, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Bulgaria. -
Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian Revolution started in October 1956. Thousands of Hungarian protesters took to the streets demanding a more democratic political system and freedom from the Soviet Union. On November 4, 1956, Soviet took tanks into Budapest to crush the national uprising. Street fighting broke out between the two sides, but the Soviets Union ensured victory -
U2 Incident
The U2 incident was a United States U2 spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union captured the American people. America then was forced to admit its military nature, when the Soviet Union came forward with the U-2 spying technology that had survived the crash as well as photos of military bases in the Soviet Union taken by the airplane. -
The bay of pigs invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed military mission, it was invasion of Cuba undertaken by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). This mission was suppose to overthrow the communist government under the rule of Fidel Castro. This came after the Cuban Revolution in 1959, that Fidel Castro created strong economic ties with the Soviet Union. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a concrete barrier that was guarded. It physically divided Berlin. People weren't able to cross over the wall to west or east Germany. -
Cuban missile crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was about the Soviet Union putting nuclear missiles on Cuba. Cuba is about 90 miles away from US shores, this worried America. To remove the Cuban missiles, America promised not to invade Cuba if the Soviet Union took the missiles off of Cuba. President Kennedy secretly agreed to remove U.S. missiles from Turkey. -
Assassination of Dien
Ngo Dinh Diem was the president for South Vietnam. Diem wasn't that well-liked by the people because he had a different religion than most of the people. He refused to ally with Ho Chi Minh and then it caused conflict. On November 2, Diem and his brother were murdered by the South Vietnamese Army. -
Assassination of JFK
Our 35th president was assassination on November 22, 1963, while being in Dallas, Texas. He was shot by former U.S Marine, Lee Harvey Oswald. Kennedy was marked as the fourth president who got assassinated. Kennedy's death brought America into intense mourning and also had future generations having "what if's'" about the Cold War. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Tonkin Gulf Resolution can as be seen as a "blank check" because when you have a blank check you can get however many and whatever you please. With the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, it gave President Johnson the ability to take many measures he could. -
Operation rolling thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was a code name that the U.S used when they were about to bomb North Vietnam. This operation marked the first sustained American assault on North Vietnam territory. The bombing went on till October 1968. -
Tet offensive
While people were celebrating the lunar New Year when the Tet Offensive occurred, it was a huge attack that North Vietnam did too South Vietnam. This attack destroyed 100 cities, killed 67,00 people, invaded bases and the America embassy. This was on of the major turning points in the Cold War, this went on till September 23, 1968. -
Assassination of MLK
Martin Luther King Jr, was a Civil Rights Leader that lead many people to freedom. He was shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was killed by James Earl Ray, then was arrested and was in jail till he died. King's family had believed that the government had something to do with MLK's death. He was 39 years old when he passed. After his death many riots started around the Untied States. -
Assassination of RFK
On June 5, 1968 Robert F. Kennedy was a Presidential candidate in the 1968 election. After winning the California and South Dakota primary election, he was shot the day after while being at Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Later died at the Good Samaritan Hospital at the age of 42. -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
The Invasion of Czechoslovakia was started by the Warsaw Pact including Soviet Union, Poland, East Germany and more. This invasion happened on the night of August 20, 1968. Killed 137 people and leaving many wounded. -
The riots of democratic convention
The Riots of the Democratic Convention, was a Vietnam War protest that tens of thousands of people attended. It happened in Chicago on August 28, 1968. Protester battled police in the streets while the Democratic Party fell apart. -
Election of nixon
Nixon was the 46th president, He was apart of the 1968 presidential election. The election year was very important. It was marked the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr and the assassination of Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy -
Kent state
The Kent State shooting also known as the Kent State massacre occurred on May 4, 1970. Members of the Ohio National Guard shot 67 rounds over a period of 16 seconds, at some protesters protesting the Vietnam war, and some weren't. Killing four students. The protest was so important to the war because people turned there focus over to the Americans. -
nixon visits china
Richard Nixon was the first U.S. president that visited China since it was established in 1949. This is important to the Cold War because the US was seeking a better relation with a communist country while the Cold War was happening. -
Ceasfire in vietnam
A ceasefire is a temporary stoppage of a war. This came in effect on January 28, 1973 with President Nixon declaring it. As a result of a post-ceasefire action about 25,000 South Vietnamese were killed in a battle on 1973. -
fall of siagon
The Fall of Saigon was what the city was called before it was renamed to Ho Chi Mnh City. Saigon was the capital of South Vietnam. In 1975 after a horrible battle between North and South Vietnam, with the North taking the victory. They went to the Souths capital took over and renamed it Ho Chi Mnh city for the old leader of the north. -
Reagan elected
Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the United States from 1981-1989. Reagan was an American politician and actor. He came from a poor family that lived in Illinois. He then graduated from Eureka College and worked as a sports announcer. He then passed away June 5, 2004. -
SDI announced
The SDI as the Strategic Defense Initiative is a missile defense system to protect the United States from any attacks by the Soviet Union. This was a space-based anti-missile system. This program was named "star wars". -
geneva conferance with gorbachev
The first time in eight years the president of the United States and the Leader of the Soviets met. They held a summit Conference and met in Geneva. At the meeting they discussed the future between themselves, exchanged personal talks and looked like they developed a close relationship. -
"Tear down this wall" Speech
The 'Tear down this wall' speech was given by President Reagan. This speech was to the people of West Berlin. He asked the Soviet leaders "Why is the wall there?". After Reagan's speech a newspaper in West Germany called the Bild-Zeitung, stated he thought the wall could be 'torn down'. -
Fall of The Berlin Wall
As the Cold War began to end, the Berlin Wall fell. The spokesman for East Berlin's communist Party said, that there will be a change in the relationship between to the East and West. More than 2 million people from East Berlin visited West Berlin that weekend, to celebrate what some said as the "The greatest street party in the history of the world".
