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Red Scare
Promotion by a state or society of widespread fear -
Yalta Conference
Sited as start of Cold War -
Arms Race
The United States got involved and Soviet Union and U.S. were having a nuclear war fare. This was a major event because Soviet Union tested their first nuclear weapon. -
DominoTheroy
S. Vietnam falls communism other nations of far East Asia while other nations fall like Domino's. -
General Assembly
The General Assembly exercises deliberative, supervisory, financial, and elective functions relating to any matter within the scope of the UN Charter. -
Iron Curtain
nickname used to refer to communist nations of Europe -
Truman Doctrine
USA will provide military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism -
Marshall Plan
U.S. economis recover for war-torn Europe -
Berlin Airlift
U.S. and British airplanes fly supplies into West Berlin -
Berlin Blockade
It was a major event during the Cold War because it kept people out of Berlin and people could not leave. -
Joseph Stalin dies
politician, and political theorist. He governed the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953 -
Nakita Khrushchev comes to power
Soviet leader after Stalin dies -
Korean War
UN forces sent in to stop Communist aggression and expansion -
Warsaw Pact
also know as the Treaty of friendship. -
Hungarian Revolution
nationwide revolt against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies -
Sputnik
world’s first artificial satellite. marked the start of the space age and the U.S.-U.S.S.R space race. -
U-2 Incident
air plane shot down in Soviet Union because the U.S. was spying on them. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Failed military invasion undertaken by the CIA. The U.S. helped prepare for this invasion -
cuban missile crisis
USSR places nuclear missiles in Cuba. USA blockaded Cuban ports. -
Big Three
met discuss German term of surrender and post war occupation of Germany -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. This kept people in and out of Berlin causing people to get mad and angry starting riots and fights -
Security Council
United Nations' most powerful body, with primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. -
Vietnam War
Vietnam divided into two states communist and democratic -
Vietnamization
aimed at ending American involvement in the Vietnam War by transferring all military responsibilities to South Vietnam. -
Mikhail Gorbachev Comes to Power
president of Soviet Union -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
war started with communist going against anticommunists -
INF Treaty
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles. -
German Re-Unification
German Democratic joined the Federal Republic of Germany -
U.S.S.R. Breakup
Dissolution of the Soviet Union into independent republics. -
Space Race
1st satellite to orbit earth- sent radio signals back to Earth. helped other countries to develope a better satallite
