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Yala Conference
The Yalta Conference(codenamed the Argonaut Conference), Was a meeting between the United State, UK and Soviet Union. The meeting was intended to talk about the re-establishment of Europe. -
End of World War II in Europe
When the German & Soviet surrender in the European Theatre. The last battle was in April and early May of 1945. 1,500,000 prisoners were taken out of the Western Front in April. -
Potsdam Conference
It was a conference in Potsdam. Where Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt made plan on what to do with Poland and and Germany after World War II. -
Iron Vurtain
Was a boundary blocking two side of Europe because of World War II and wasn't ended untill the Cold War. The Berlin Wall and Checkpoint Charlies was both because of the Iron Curtain. -
Truman Doctrine.
The Truman Doctrine was set by the Harry Truman, when he was president. It was set front in a speech. In the speech he said, that the United State will support Greece and Turkey by provding military, poltical and economic, to keep them from getting in to the sphere of the sovert union. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall plan can be also known as the European Recovery Program. It was started to help Europe. In order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism the United State gave supoort to help European at the end of World War II. -
Creation of Israel
Creation of Israel was a Partition plan that was voted for by the United Nations. It also establish the State of Israel. -
Berlin Air Lift
The Berlin air lift also known as the Berlin blockade, It was caused because when the Soviet forces block water access to a arean where the Allied-controlled. The United however reacted to this by airlifting food and water to the area. -
Formation of NATO
The NATO also known as the "North Atlantic Treaty Organization". It was a alliance between 26 different nations. It was first started to stop the spread of communism. -
Soviet Union explodes its first atomic bomb.
The Soviets explode there first atomic bomb in Kazakhstan, code name "Fast Lighting". Thy set up fake buildings, civiliance by the bomb. Bomb expolsion was only 20 kiloton. -
Chinese Civil War
THe Chinese Civil War was fought between the KMT and the CPC. It ended however when the Communist won. The two parties joined togther to fight agants the Japanses invasion. -
Korean War
The Korean War was a between South Korean againts North Korean. The United State and also provided help to the South Korean. South Korean was supported by both China and the Soviet Union. -
Warsaw Pact
It was called the Warsaw Pact because it was signed in Warsaw. The freaty was between the eight communist state during the cold war. It was movritaved by Soviet desire to control over military foces in Europe. -
Hungarian Revolution of 1956
It was a revolt againts the Soviet-imposed polices. It began when student would walk to the Pariliamnet building, with loudsspeaker on there van. A student was shot and died. This causesd disorder and violaence. -
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis was caused by Egyptain president Gamal Abdel in 1956, when he nationalzied the canal. French and British joined the Israelis. Late 1956 the French, Israeli and Brithish goverment withdrew. -
Vietnam War
The Second Idcochina War more commonly known as the Vietnam War. It was a war between Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The United State was involve because it was trying to stop the spread of Communist. -
Spuntnik 1 & Spuntnik 2
Spuntnik 1 was the man made object to robit the earth. It was launched by the Soviet Union on Oct 4, 1957. It emitted a radio pulse that were detectable from it 4 anteenas. However it only stayed in obit for 3 months, -
NASA is formed
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration more commonly known as the NASA is a space program manged by the United State Government. Russians sent Sputnik into space was one of the cause that NASA was founded. -
Bay of Pigs invasion
The Bay of Pigs invasion was a plan financed by the CIA to invade Cuba in the 1961, which happen to fail. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
The Cuban Missle Crisis more commonly known as the October Crisis, was when the Sovert Union secretly has been installing military base in Cuba, which had Nuclear Weapon. The Sovert Union also removed them. -
China explodes its first atomic bomb.
Chineses Scientist were called by Mao Zedong to developed a atomic bomb within eight year. They did it in four. The Chineses government also stated that they will only use it for self-defense. -
USS Pueblo Incident
This was when North Korea took control of the USS Pueblo on the 23 of January. It was taken because North Korea stated that the ship was in there body of water, but at the time of the capturing it was in internaional water at the time. However, it is still located in North Korea today. -
Madman theory
During the Cold War, President Nixon devised a strategy to make the USSR think he was crazy and capable of launching nukes at any moment. It was called the "Madman Theory". -
Sino-Soviet Conflict begins.
It only lasted for 7 month, between the Soviet Union agiants the China. It was however resolved due to future border demarcations. -
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty also known as the NPT. It was a treaty to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. There are 190 states that have join the Treaty. -
Paris Peace Accords
Paris Peace Accords was to end the Vietnam war. -
Iran Hostage Crisis
The crisis was a problem between the Iran and United State. Shortly after a group of Iranian student took control over a US Embassy in Tegran. They held 52 American in hostages for 444 days. -
1980 Summer Olympics boycott
The Olympics was boycott in the 1980 because the United States wanted tp protest againts the Soveit Invasion in Afganistan. The boycott was spurred by Jummy Carter if the Soviet did not remove there soilder from there. -
Korean Air Line 007
The Korean Air Line was shot down by a figther jet going from New York City to Seoul. It was shot down by the Soviet but they however denied the claim, but later they admitted to the shootdown. Claiming it was on a spy mission. -
Chernobly DDisater
It was a nuclear accident that happen in the Ukraine. The nuclear reactor was under the control of the Soviet Union. it killed 31 people and caused many long tem effect. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
Tiananmen Square Massacre also known as the '98 Democray Movement. It was a demonstrations by students in Beijin and had many supporters. It was known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre also known as the ianamen Square Massacre because the tank caused damage to unarmed civilans. -
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union was finally gone on Decemeber 26, 1991. All of republics were finally free. The President also resigned. It also stated the end of the Cold War.
