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The Russian revolution
A few revolts that caused the rise of the soviet union in 1917. -
Potsdam Conference
World leaders gathered to discuss how to administer Germany. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Two american atomic bombs were dropped in Japans cities. Many civilian lives were lost but it helped end WW2. -
Iron Curtain
A metaphorical wall that separated the communist influenced side of Europe from American allies or neutral countries. -
Truman Doctrine
A document that was created to stop the USSR's expansion and spread of communism. -
Hollywood 10
Ten motion picture producers whom went to prison for not answering questions regarding there possible communist beliefs. -
The Marshal Plan
The plan were the U.S gave their western allies over twelve billion dollars to rebuild after WW2. -
Molotov Plan
The Molotov plan was a system that was made to aid the soviets allies. -
Berlin blockade and airlift
The Berlin blockade blocked the western allies from roads and railways. The U.S Airlift provided supply's to allies from the air. -
NATO
NATO also known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; consisted of 29 members from Northern America and Europe that opposed communism. -
The Rosenberg Trial
The Roseberg trial was held in New York city in September of 1949. The trial was about whether Alger Hiss and was a Russian spy. Alger was convicted in 1950. -
Korean War
A war between North and South Korea. Part of the cold war; Korea was split in two. -
Soviet bomb test
A test the soviets conducted to see if their nukes work. -
Alger Hiss case
Alger hiss was a soviet Union spy whom was convicted in 1950. -
Army-McCarthy hearings
A series of hearings discussing the accusations about senator Joseph McCarthy. -
Warsaw Pact
A defense treaty signed in Warsaw, world leaders gathered here and negotiated the pact. -
Hungarian Revolution
A revolt against the Marxist-Leninist government of the Hungarian peoples republic and its soviet policies. -
The Bay of Pigs
The U.S sent troops to Cuba to invade because the Russians gave them nukes. -
U2 Incident
Francis Gary Powers was an american pilot whom was shot down over the by Soviet Union while flying a CIA plane. -
The Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and psychologically divided Berlin. -
Assassination of JFK
President JFK was murdered on November 22, 1963 in broad daylight. -
The Election Of President Nixon
President Nixon was elected on November 5th 1968. -
The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot immediately after exiting the room in which he had just given a speech in. -
Riots of Democratic convention
A Political convention held in 1968 in order to discuss the past years racial tensions and what they are going to about segregation. The tensions hit a boiling point and the convention broke out in violence. -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
The invasion of Czechoslovakia was on Aug 20, 1968. A group of countries called Warsaw took control of Czechoslovakia. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13 day negotiation between the United States and the Soviet Union. Negotiated missile deployment and transportation. -
Nixon visits China
President Nixon visits china to discuss trade. -
Ceasefire in Vietnam
Nixon announced a ceasefire in Vietnam officially ending the war on January 27, 1973. -
Fall of Saigon
The fall of Saigon was also known as the liberation of Saigon because South Vietnamese government changed to a democratic party. -
Reagan elected
President Ronald Reagan was elected on November 4, 1980. -
SDI announced
SDI was known as the strategic defense Initiative ( also known as Star Wars ) it was announced because they wanted to throw off the Russians. -
Geneva Conference with Gorbachev
A very important meeting for our country because it showed that leaders who have a deference of opinion can still communicate with great respect. -
Tear down this wall’ speech
President Reagan traveled all the way to the Berlin Wall and called out their leader and told him to tear down the wall. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
The Fall of Berlin Wall was huge for so many people because it meant that people could visit their family's from the neighboring countries.
