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Arms Race
Many feared where the Cold War was going with the belief that the more nuclear weapons you had, the more powerful you were. Both America and Russia massively built up their stockpiles of nuclear weapons -
Yalta Conference
This Is where Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and US President FDR met to get Germanys unconditional surrender for post word war. -
VE Day
This is the day Great Britian an the US had the victory In Europe. -
Potsdam Conference
Held near Berlin, the Potsdam Conference was the last meeting of the "big three". Featuring American President Harry S. Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Joesph Stalin. -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan Day is the day on which the Empire of Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect ending the war. -
Vietnam Independence
Vietnam became independent nation. -
Churchills iron curtain speech
Speech Winston Churchill presented his Sinews of Peace -
Truman Doctrine
He was the US president after FDR and provided military and economic assistance to all democratic nations that were under threat by allied forces. -
Marshall Plan
European recovery plan -
Berlin airlift
At the second world war U.S., British, and Soviet military forces . divided and occupied. Berlin was located farther In soviet union. -
Berlin Blockade
This was an attempt by the soviet union to limit there ability of france, Great Britain and the US to get to there part of berlin which was In Russia. -
Formation of NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization -
Korean War
Was a war between North and South Korea. United states helped South and China helped North Korea, and Russia gave little assistance. -
joesph stailn dies
he died -
Nakita Khruschev
Politican who led the soviet union for some of the war. -
Hugarian Reveloutuion
was a nationwide revolt against the government of the Hungarian People Republic and its Soviet polices -
Suez Crisis
when following the United States decision to withdraw its offer of a grant to aid the construction of Egypt's Aswan High Dam. -
Space race
Racing to space between the Soviet Union and the US. -
U-2 incident
During Dwight D Eienhower and prime minester Nikita Khrushchev when the US U-2 was shot down while In Soviet airspace. -
Bay of Pigs invasion
Failed CIA invasion on Cuba. -
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Berlin wall
creation of the wall to keep intruders out -
Cuban missle crisis
This is where Russia put missles on the island of cuba and the Americans didn't appeicate that. -
JFK assassination
JFK was assassinated -
Vietnam War
This was a war between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. Norths allied force was China and Souths was USA. -
Soviet invasion of afghanistan
This was a war fought between afghaistan rebels called Mujahdeen and the Soviet supported Afghanistan government. -
Mikhail Gorbachev
Final leader of the soviet union. He was the countries head of state. -
INF Treaty
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is the abbreviated name of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics -
german unification
This is when Germany became one giant country. -
USSR Breakup
This is the date that USSR broke into multiple nations. -
Fall of Soviet Union
This is the ending of the Soviet Union
