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The Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution was a communist revolution in Russia in 1917. This set up an ideological difference between America and Russia -
Soviet Bomb Test
A top-secret research project started by the Soviets to create their own nuclear weapons with research stolen from the Manhatten project. -
The Potsdam conference
Peace talks between Russia, America Great Britain that were held in a suburb of Berlin. This was the U.S. and G.B. really saw what Stalin was like and solidified the political differences. -
The Atomic Bomb
The atomic bomb is a nuclear weapon developed in the united states at the end of world war 2. Once the United States dropped the atomic bomb, the course of warfare and the way it was fought was changed forever -
The Iron Curtain
The ideological border of communism that started in East Germany.
It divided East Germany with communism and West Germany with capitalism. -
Molotov Plan
The Soviet Unions plan to provide aid supplies and rebuild East Germany. -
The Hollywood Ten
The Hollywood Ten were a group of Hollywood screen writes, actors and directors who were questioned by HUAC and refused to answer questions about them being related to communism. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was the U.S. foreign policy plan to contain the communist threat from spreading. -
Berlin Blockade
The blockade that Stalin put in place to stop the spread of capitalism after the U.S. instated the deutsh mark in West Germany. -
Marshall Plan
An initiative passed in 1948 to aid western Europe to rebuild after ww2. -
The Berlin Air-Lift
When the Soviets decided to blockade Berlin from the United States because they didn't want capitalism to spread. So the United States
flew over Berlin and airdropped supplies for the citizens to stay alive. -
Alger Hiss Case
Alger Hiss was an American Government official who was accused of being a communist spy during the cold war. His case was one of the more well-known cases during the hunt for communists in the American government during the Cold War. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The United States and Canada joined 10 other European countries -
Rosenburg Trial
The Rosenburg Trial was a criminal trial of Julias and Ethel Rosenburg after they were convicted of selling nuclear bomb Secrets to the Soviets. The couple was later executed by electric chair -
Korean War
A war between south and North Korea in the 1950s which resulted in them staying in a cease fire -
Army-Mccarthy Hearings
A series of hearings held against Joseph Mccarthy to investigate his accusations against officials in the military. The trials concluded that there had been a misuse of confidential information. -
Geneva Conference
A conference between multiple nations to talk about and settle outstanding issues from the Korean War and the first Indo China war -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The conflict between the Vietnamese and the French during the first Indo China war. -
The Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact as a counter to NATO. -
Hungarian Revolution
A national revolution against the Hungarian Peoples Republic. It was to combat the Soviet-like policies used by their government. -
U2 Incident
in 1960 a U2 spy plane was shot down by a Soviet missile while he was on a secret mission to photograph denied territory deep in Russia. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was a large wall that was constructed to stop the flow of capitalism from getting to the Soviets. This then split the city of Berlin in East and West Berlin. -
Bay Of Pigs Invasion
A failed military invasion of Cuba by a group of rebels that the CIA backed. The goal of the invasion was to overthrown communist leader Fidel Castro. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
A period of time where The united states and The Soviets were in a tense standoff that almost led to a nuclear war due to a conflict in Cuba. -
Assassination of Diem
Ngo Dinh Diem, the south Vietnamese president was assassinated along with his brother along with his brother -
Assassination of JFK
John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas during a campaign visit while in his motorcade. Lee Harvey Oswald was the main suspect but was killed two days later on live TV -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
When The United States accused Vietnam of Attacking a U.S Battleship in the Tonkin Gulf of the coast of South Vietnam -
Operation Rolling Thunder
a sustained bombing campaign carried out by the United States 2nd Air Division. this lasted for 2 years and is the longest bombing campaign ever. -
Tet Offensive
A surprise attack by the Vietcong on multiple cities during the Tet holiday which was usualy a cease-fire. -
1968 Democratic Convention Riots
Riots occurred at the 1968 Democratic convention. These mainly occurred because of the assassination of MLK -
Invasion Of Czechoslovakia
when five Warsaw Pact countries united to invade Czechoslovakia. -
Assassination Of MLK
Martin Luther King Jr died in Memphis after being shot at his hotel. he was the most significant figure in the civil rights movement of the 60's. -
Assassination of RFK
The presidential candidate was shot in the Presidential hotel in Los Angeles. he was 42 years old and the brother of JFK -
Election Of Nixon
The 46th presidential election led to Richard Nixon. This would lead to a lot of good and bad things to come for the United States. -
Kent State
The Kent State shootings were a result of protests against the bombing of Cambodia by the United States Military. 4 Kent State students lives were taken that day. -
Nixon Visits China
NIxon visit to China was very strategic in that he started to reunify mainland China with the United States -
Cease fire in Vietnam
In early 1973, President Nixon ordered a cease-fire of the bombings over Vietnam for the U.S. military. -
Fall Of Saigon
When the Vietcong and the PAVN captured Saigon, The capital city of Vietnam. -
Reagen Elected
Ronald Wilson Reagen was elected the 40th president of the United States Of America. He also was questioned during the Hollywood Ten scandal. -
SDI Announced
The SDI was a missile defense system that used lasers to shoot down possible soviet space missiles. A lot of people refer to this as star wars -
Geneva Conference With Gorbachev
The first meeting between the two world power leaders. This was the first events to start of the positive relationship between the Soviets and United States -
Tear down this wall speech
An iconic speech made by president Reagen in which he called out Gorbachev and stated: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall". -
Fall Of Berlin Wall
The Soviets finally decided to reunify East and West Berlin
