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The end of War World 2
War World 2
The Axis Powers surrender to the Ally forces, with them accepting the win on May 8, 1945. About a week later, Adolf Hitler, commited suicide. -
The United Nations
United Nations
Representatives of 50 different countries in San Fransico to United Nations Conference of International Organization to draw up the United Nations Charter. -
Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
Churchill had been defeated for re-election for prime minister in 1945. He was invited to Missouri where he gave his speech. His speech was to bring forth that the people of United States and Great Britain are meant to have a specail relationship. -
Truman Doctrine
Truman Doctirne
The Truman Doctrine was established so that it would provide political, military, and economic assistance to democratic nations under the threat from the internal and external authoritarian forces. -
The Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan
The Marshall plan was meant to help Europe get back on its feet after the war ended. Its results were that it raised nearly $13 billion in aid. -
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Airlift
As the war ended, the Soviet Union would not let go of some places. Such as Berlin. The U.S. and United Kingdom responded to this by sending food and fuel by air. -
NATO
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a peacetime military alliance for the United States entered into outside of the western hemisphere. -
USSR's first Atomic Bomb Test
USSR's First Atomic Bomb Test
The Soviet Union had finally created an Atomic bomb. They went to the field to test. It took America by suprise when they found out that the Soviet Union had the same weapon they had used on Japan, twice. -
China's Civil War
China's Civil War
After World War 2, a full-scale civil war began between the China communist party, and nationalist party, or Kuomintang. -
Korean War
Korean War
The Democratic People of North Korea and Republic people of South Korea. The north was supplied and advised by the Soviet Union as they invaded the the south. China will also come and aid the north, the United States came to the aid of the south. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
34th president of United States, serving two terms. He was appointed to be in charge of NATO, being the first man to be incharge of such a large peacetime military force. -
The "H" Bomb
The "H" Bomb
The United States was aftaid of the Soviet Union having the Atomic bomb on thier side. So they came up with hydrogen bomb. Which is a thousand times more stronger than the nuclear weapons itself. -
Stalin's Death
Stalin's Death
Stallin didn't commit suicide just like his counterpart Hitler. He lived his life ruling the country. Dieing at the the age of 64 from a massive heart attack. -
End of the Korean War
End of Korean War
After three bloody years, the United States, People of republic's China, North Korea, and South Korea agree to an armistice, bringing the frustrating war to an end. -
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Warsaw Pact
Warsaw Pact
A mutual defense organization that put the Soviet Union in command of the armed forces of the member states. -
Vietnam War
Vietnam War
SInce the U.S. joined the war, it was quite costly. As a nation, we spent at lest $120 billion on the conflict in Vietnam. -
Eisenhower Doctrine
Eisenhower DOctrine
President Eisenhower brought a foreign policy, that promised military or economic aid to any middle eastern country needing help. -
Sputnik 1
Sputnik
The world's first artificial sattilite, successfully launched into space by the Soviet Union. -
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Francis Gary Powers
Francis Gary Powers
Francis had planned a flight that would take him to Norway, where a Soviet base had been. He had been shot down and captured by the KGB. He was Held for interrogation. They used parts of the plane as evidence of the American deceit. -
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States. His ideas were to take care of the foreign affairs.. -
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Berlin Wall
<a href='http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall' >Berlin Wall<a>
The communist government of the German Democratic Republic began to build a barbed wire concrete wall, between the east and west Berlin. The main purpose was to keep western "facists" from entering western Germany and undermining the socialist state. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis
An american spy plane discovered nuclear sites being built by the Soviet Union. John F. Kennedy didn't want the Soviet Union and Cuba to find out that he had found these. Meeting with the Cuban leader. As Kennedy wanted to be safe he had placed a Naval ring around Cuba. -
Death of Kennedy
John F. Kennedy Assassination
The date of president John F. Kennedy assassination as he rode through motorcade in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. Being shot in the by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
The 36th president of the United States. Sworn to president as John F. Kennedy was assassinated on the same day. -
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Originally a U.S. senator and representative of California. He became president as of fighting and helping in the Vietnam War. He is also the only president to resign from office, as a result of the watergate scandal. -
Nasa's First Moon Landing
First Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Micheal Collins, the first three men to be on the moon. -
SALT-First Strategic Plan Limitations Treaty
SALT
Soviet Union had begun to construct a limited anti-ballistic missile defense system. President Johnson wanted them to stop so he came up with "SALT," he also wanted this so that they could gain "control of the anti-ballistic missile race." -
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford, the 38th president, took oath to office on August 9th, 1974. He had been chosen to be the president under extraordinary terms. He was the first vice-president to be chosen under the terms of the 25th amendment. -
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
The 39th president, Jimmy Carter, was elected for president November 2nd, 1976. He was aspired for making the government competent and compassionate responsive to the American people and expectations. -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
Soviets invade Afghanistan
Soviets had intervened in support of the Afghan communist government in its conflict with anticommunism Muslim guerrillas. The Soviet Union had withdrew its troops after signing an agreement with the United States, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. -
Miracle on Ice
Miracle on Ice
One of most unforgettable moments in hockey history, as the U.S. took on the Soviets in the final match. We win with a score of 4-3. -
U.S. boycott of the summer olympics
U.S. Boycott of the summer olympics
That day, President Jimmy Carter had annonuced that the United States will boycott the olympics. Which are supposed to take place in Moscow that summer. -
Ronald Regan
Ronald Reagan
The 40th president, Ronald Reagan, was elected Janurary 20th, 1981. His goals were to have people not rely so much on the government for support. -
STAR WARS-Strategic Defense Initiative
STAR WARS
This was suppose to be a space program that was to be an anti-ballisitc missile system. It was to prevent missile strikes on other countries, mainly from the Soviet Union. -
Soviets leave Afghanistan
Soviets leave Afghanistan
The Soviets had signed an accord with the United States, Pakistan, and Afghanistan that had them agreed to withdraw all their troops. By Feb. 15, 1989, all troops had been withdrawn from Afghanistan. -
George Bush (Senior)
George Bush
Becoming the 41st president, he brought dedication to traditional american values and determination to direct them toward making the United States kinder and a gentler nation. -
Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square
The chinese had been exposed to foreign ideas. The government wasn't very happy about this. As the money would rise, they tried to talk to people, but it brought protests, to where the government brought in armed soldiers and tanks. -
Berlin Wall Falls
Berlin Wall Falls
As communism began to fell in Poland, Hungary, and Czelchoslovalkia, new exodus points were starting to open up for the Eastern Germans who wanted to leave the west. -
Gorbachev coming to Power
Gorbachev coming to power
Gorbachev was elected president for the Soviet Union, even though he wouldn't last long as the president. -
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin, one of the presidents of Russia. He was the first populary elected leader. He was set on to change his country from decaying command economy into one based on free markets and private enterprise. -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
Collapse of the Soviet Union
It was the last day for Soviets to fly their flag. The collapse of the Soviet Union began with them withdrawing their troops from Afghanistan. Then with the fall of the Berlin Wall. Then one by one, all republics started to declare their inderpendence. With all that, the Soviet had fallen.
