-
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was held at Potsdam to discus postwar peace. The participants were the United Kingdom, the US, and the Soviet Union -
Novikov Telegram
The Novikov Telegram was when the Soviet Ambassador responded to the Long Telegram by saying that the USA gained too much economic power and were set on world domination. -
Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain was a political boundary between Europe. This was not a physical barrier and it symbolizes the efforts of the Soviet Union to try to block themselves away from the West and neutral states. -
The Cold War Began
The Cold War were tensions between the Soviet Union and the US. It was built up. There was no actual war. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was established so that the US would provide relief for other democratic countries. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was an American initiated plan to give money to all of the other Western Allies after WW2 when they needed it. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was one of the first big crisis' of the Cold War. During this, the Soviet Union blocked the West from any access to the Soviet Union through canals, roadways, etc. -
NATO
NATO stands for the North Atlantic Trade organization. This was created for the purpose to grant freedom and security. -
Korean War began
The Korean war was fought between North Korea and South Korea. This caused them to split because of the stop of the Soviet advance to the 38th parallel. -
North Korean Invasion
The North Korean Invasion was finally physical after 5 years of swelling tensions. The Northern Korean people attacked the south in a very strategic way along the 38th parallel. -
Period: to
Korean War
The Korean War was a war fought between South Korea and North Korea. This started by North Korea invading South Korea after the rebellions in South Korea. -
Korean Peace Treaty
The Korean Peace Treaty was a proposed settlement to end military hostilities on the Korean peninsula. It was in order to bring peace. -
Domino Theory
The Domino Theory was exactly how it sounds. The US believed that the spread of communism would travel faster if one country adapted it. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw pact was a treaty of friendship. It was between the Soviet Union and other socialist groups. -
Space Race
The Space Race was a 20th century rivalry between the Soviet Union and the US to see who could accomplish more and create the big milestones -
Period: to
Vietnam War
The Vietnam war was a war fought between the Northern communist government and South Vietnam. This took place in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. -
The first satellite was launched into space
During the space race, the Soviets won the first to launch a satellite into space. It was called Sputnik. -
Construction of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was built to encircle West Berlin to separate it from East Berlin and East Germany. They wanted to keep the fascists from entering East Germany. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was when the Soviet Union secretively planted missiles in Cuba to launch attacks at the US. The Missile crisis was the confrontation and the tensions that rose from the now competing countries. -
The US invaded Vietnam
The US invaded Vietnam with the purpose to stop communism. Communism is a huge strain between countries. The US was scared of the domino effect in these countries. -
Vietnamization
Vietnamization was a policy where the US withdrew their troops and transferred responsibility to South Vietnam's government. -
SALT
SALT stands for strategic Arms limitation talks. It was two rounds of bilateral conferences and corresponding international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union -
Period: to
Soviet-Afgan War
The Soviet-Afgan War was an armed war that was fought in teh Democratic Republic of the Afganistan. The DRA and allies fought against the Afgan mujahideen's. -
Soviet Withdraw from Afganistan
The Soviets were going through a rough time at this point and so eventually Gorbachev decided to take out the troops. -
Mujahideen
Mujahideen means the people that fight and engage in activity for God. This is an islamic term.