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End of WW2
The war had ended in Europe where America and British forces fought to liberate France, the Soviets attacked German troops in Russia. American Forces had attacked the western boarder. By the end of February 1945, American troops had reached the Rhine river, Germany's last major line of defense in the west. American tanks crossed Rhone on March 7th and as German's defense crumbled. Hitler knew that he had lost and committed suicide and the Germans had no choice but to surrender. -
The Creation of the United Nations
39 countries had met to discuss the organization, every member in one nation would have one vote. Five members would be permanent members of the security council: Britain, France, China, the Soviet Union, and the United States. The security council was responsible for international peace and security. -
Iron Curtain
The name for the boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas. The Soviets purpose for the iron curtain was to block its states from open contact with the West and the non- Soviet controlled area. -
The Red Sare
During the 1950's rumors and accusations spawned fears that Communists were trying to take over the world it was sparked the Red Scare -
The Yalta Conference
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met at Yalta several agreements were reached at the conference which had played an important role in the Cold War. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine successfully convinced many that the untied states was locked in a life or death struggle with the soviet union and it set the guidelines for forty year. -
Marshall Plan
Marshall proposed the European government plan which would give the European nations an American aid to rebuild their economies. Marshall offered help to all nations planning a recovery program. The action further separated the Europe into competing nations. -
The Long Telegrsm
George Kennan A man who strongly disliked communism and the Soviet government wrote an 8,000 word telegram describing his views on the Soviet Union. -
Berlin Blockade/ Airlift
Known as one of the first major crisis in the cold war. The act of the Soviet Union blocking allies from finding a way t get into Berlin. -
The Creation Of NATO
The Berlin blockade convinced many Americans that the Soviets were bent on conquest. The public began support a military alliance with Western Europe. -
The Korean War
This was a war between North Korea and South Korea where American and the Soviet Union forces had divided Korea at the 38th parallel of latitude . -
Mccarthyism
The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. -
The Rosenbergs
A married couple who were U.S. citizens that were executed after being convicted of espionage for the Soviet Union. -
Duck and Cover
Duck and Cover was a film made for students in school to be trained to "Duck and Cover" if there ever happened to be a bomb dropping from the sky. -
The Warsaw pact
The pact was a treaty formed by the Soviet Union to defend Warsaw during the cold war. -
The Suez Canal
After Egypt nationalized the canal president Eisenhower refused to join Britain, France and Israel in an invasion of Egypt. The invasion was to regain western control over the canal. -
Einsenhower Doctrine
A policy pronounced by middle eastern country to which a country could request American economic assistance from U.S. military forces if it was being threatened by armed aggression from another country. -
U-2 Incident
A United States U-2 spy plane was shot down while in Soviet airspace. -
Presidents in Office
- Allen Dulles
- Dwight Eisenhower
- John F. Kennedy
- Nikita Khrushchev
- Richard Nixon
- Harry Truman
