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The Iron Curtain Speech
In Winston Churchill speech he condemns the soviet union and the iron curtain. In a way this speech starts the beginning of the cold war. -
The Truman Doctrine
American foreign policy to counter the soviet geopolitical movement. It gave financial aid to countries like turkey and Greece to help. -
Hollywood Ten
10 members of the Hollywood industry were convicted of communist influence and put in prison. -
The Molotov Plan
It was a system the soviets created to rebuild eastern Europe. They all were politically aligned to the soviet union. -
The Marshall Plan
A plan which helped western Europe recover from war. We gave them over 12 billion dollars for rebuilding. -
The Berlin Airlift
After WW2 the allies partitioned zones in Europe. The crisis lead to the separation of East and Western Germany. Russia controlled most of eastern Europe. -
The Berlin Blockade
The soviets stopped goods from getting to west Germany. they Blocked roadways and railroads, so the Germans built an aircraft to get goods across. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Trade Organization is the treaty of 12 nations including the u.s and Great Britain. It provided protection against communism and the Soviet Union. -
Soviet Atomic Bomb Test of 1949
The soviets first atomic bomb tests. they constructed bridges and structures to test the effects. -
Events of 1949
China and Soviets started gaining nuclear weapons and testing bombs. -
Alger Hiss Case
Alger Hiss was tried for being affiliated with the communist party but was found not guilty because he did not take action. -
Korean War
War fought in Korea trying to stop communism and split of Korea. -
Rosenberg Case
Both the Rosenberg's were tried and found guilty of selling nuclear secrets to the Soviet's and were killed by electric chair. -
the Battle of Diem Ben Phu
Fist confrontation in the first french Indochina war. -
Army-McCarthy hearings
Hearings investigating supposed communists -
Geneva Conference
to find a way to settle the issues in Vietnam and it was split into 2 countries -
The Warsaw Pact
It was a mutual defense programmed to put the soviets in charge of defense. It was signed by many countries like East Germany, Albania, and many more. -
The Invasion of Hungary, 1956
It was a nation wide revolt to overthrow the government that supported the soviets and their imposed policies. The government collapsed due to the revolution. -
U2 incident
A U2 spy plane was shot down in the Soviet Union. -
The Bay of Pigs invasion
An attempt to assassinate Fidel Castro but failed. -
The Berlin Wall
Was a barrier built between Eastern and Western Germany. Dividing Communism from non. The wall was taken down in 1989. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The crisis where we and the Soviets almost entered into nuclear war -
Assassination of Diem
Diem Ben Phu is assassinated in 1963 by the peasants of south Vietnam. -
Assassination of JFK
JFK was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald on nov 22 1963 -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
It gave LBJ the authority to take military action against Vietnam. For the enemy attack on ships in the gulf. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
The operation to drop bomb after bomb on the Vietnamese to win the war. -
Tet Offensive
The largest military campaign of the Vietnam war. -
Assassination of MLK
Mlk was assassinated by James earl Jay -
Assassination of RFK
Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy, commonly known by his initials RFK, was an American politician from Massachusetts. He served as the United States junior senator from New York from January 1965 until his assassination in June 1968. -
The Invasion of Czechoslovakia, 1968
The Soviets invaded Czechoslovakia. They did this to stop reform and successfully stopped the Czechs to do so. -
Riots at Democratic National Convention in Chicago
On this day in 1968, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, tens of thousands of Vietnam War protesters battle police in the streets, while the Democratic Party falls apart over an internal disagreement concerning its stance on Vietnam. -
Election of Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon is elected -
Kent State shooting
A shooting at kent state university killed college students by ohio state troopers. -
Nixon visits China
Nixon visits china to show diplomatic relations. -
Ceasefire in Vietnam
Both countries agreed to ceasefire in Vietnam in 1973 -
Fall of Saigon
Saigon falls or is liberated in 1975 -
Election of Ronad Reagan
Ronald Reagan is elected as president -
Announcment of SDI ('Star Wars')
Ronald Reagan announces star wars a laser defense for nuclear weapons. -
Tear Down This Wall' speech
Ronald Reagan speeches at the Berlin wall to take it down -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall is taken down and Germany is freed.
