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Yalta Conference
United States, Britain, and Soviets met at the Soviet Black Sea Resort. This meeting was mainly discussed about the reestablishment of the countries that were corrupted by the war. -
Arms race
The race for nuclear supremacy between the US and the Soviets in addition to the American and Soviet nuclear stockpiles, other countries developed nuclear weapons -
Creation of the United Nation
Representatives of 26 nations agreed to fight together to defeat the Axis Powers. In 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the United Nations Conference on International Organization to draw up the United Nations Charter. -
Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill’s phrase to represent the division in Europe between Communist and Democracy -
Berlin Air Lift
The Allies split Berlin into four sections. One owned by Soviets, another by Germany, another by France, and lastly the United States. Germany wanted Berlin for themselves so they stopped all supplies going into Berlin hoping to drive everyone else out. But instead the U.S. airlifted supplies into Berlin. -
Korean War
It was a war between South Korea and North Korea. Political division in Korea. It started at 38th parallel and ended at the 38th parallel. -
Vietnam War
Fought between North Vietnam, supported by communist allies, and South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti- communist countries. -
Space Race
It was between the Soviet Union and the Untied Stated. It started when the Soviets launched Sputnik the first satellite. Two years later United States started their own space program, Project Mercury -
U2 Incident
A United States U-2 spy plane was shot down over the airspace of the Soviet Union. During the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower. -
Creation of the Berlin Wall
The Germans created a wall the would cut off West Berlin from East Germany and East Berlin. They claimed the wall was to protect its population from fascist elements conspiring to prevent the "will of the people" in building a socialist state in East Germany. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side, and the United States on the other. Generally regarded as the moment in which the Cold War came closest to turning into a nuclear conflict. -
Cultural Revolution
A social-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China. The goal was to enforce communism in the country by removing capitalist, traditional and cultural elements from Chinese society, and to impose Maoist orthodoxy within the Party. The revolution marked the return of Mao Zedong to a position of power after the failed Great Leap Forward. -
1980 Olympics
; The "Miracle on Ice" is the name in American popular culture for a medal-round men's ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York. The United States team, made up of amateur and collegiate players and led by coach Herb Brooks, defeated the Soviet team, who had won nearly every world championship and Olympic tournament since 1954.
