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The Postdam Conference
After WWII the Big three superpowers of the Allied Powers met in Postdam Germany for end of the war negotiations. Stalin divided Europe. History.comStaff. (2009, MAy 20th). "Postdam Conference" retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/potsdam-conference -
Stalin gains power in Poland and Eastern Europe
Stalin invades and annexes several countries in eastern Europ. He imposes Soviet styles, commands communist economies and Stalin suppressed potential oposition. -
The Truman Doctrine
With Stalin's Soviet Union and communism rising in Europe advisors to Truman urge him to counter Soviet communist influence. In 1947 Truman and the United States pledged to stop Soviet threats of communism. US began involvement to stop Soviet threats to Greece and Turkey. Bass, Jeffrey. "The Soul of a Superpower:Postwar United States (1945-early1970's)". (2016, Feb 8th). retrieved from http://csrmedia.education.asu.edu/Lectures/SS3/HistoryCore/Basic9/index.htm -
Korean War
US involvement in Koprea showed the seriousness of the US trying to prevent Soviet communist expansion. This war was less of a civil conflict but an issue with the ideology of communism and Soviet Union becoming a superpower. Bass, Jeffrey. "The Soul of a Superpower:Postwar United States (1945-early1970's)". (2016, Feb 8th). retrieved from http://csrmedia.education.asu.edu/Lectures/SS3/HistoryCore/Basic9/index.htm -
Iranian Government Overthrown
US shows a deeper desperation and urgence to contain communism with them overthrowingthe Iranian government. Bass, Jeffrey. "The Soul of a Superpower:Postwar United States (1945-early1970's)". (2016, Feb 8th). retrieved from http://csrmedia.education.asu.edu/Lectures/SS3/HistoryCore/Basic9/index.htm -
Warshaw Pact
This pact was between the Soviet Union, Albania, Polan, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria. This pact was a mutual defense organization that was lead by the Soviets to stop foes. History.comStaff. (2009, May 20th). "Postdam Conference". retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/potsdam-conference -
Sputnik 1
First man made satellite lifted into outer space. Catalyzed a competitive race between US and Soviet Union. Bass, Jeffrey. "The Soul of a Superpower:Postwar United States (1945-early1970's)". (2016, Feb 8th). retrieved from http://csrmedia.education.asu.edu/Lectures/SS3/HistoryCore/Basic9/index.htm -
Fidel Castro
Communist Fidel Castro gains power in Cuba. Creating a huge panic in US because the potential partnership with Soviet Union. Cuba can be huge threat because they are in such close striking distance with US. The Best Film Archives. "Cuban Revolutionand Fidel Castro's Communist Regime in Cuba". retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnfGwzZhesQ -
Bay of Pigs
Failed US mission by Kennedy and CIA. Kennedy sent a trained CIA campaign to invade Cuba. HOwever, this only sparkplugged Castro and Soviet relations. The Best Film Archives. "Cuban Revolutionand Fidel Castro's Communist Regime in Cuba". retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnfGwzZhesQ -
Berlin Wall
Soviet Communist governemtn built a wall to divide East and West Germany from each other. Purpose was to stop East Germany refugees from fleeing. Bass, Jeffrey. "The Soul of a Superpower:Postwar United States (1945-early1970's)". (2016, Feb 8th). retrieved from http://csrmedia.education.asu.edu/Lectures/SS3/HistoryCore/Basic9/index.htm -
Cuban Missle Crisis
Huge scare of Nuclear War. A nuclear standoff from United States and Soviet missles in Cuba. Fear of a full scale Nuclear War. The Best Film Archives. "Cuban Revolutionand Fidel Castro's Communist Regime in Cuba". retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnfGwzZhesQ -
South Vietnam Falls to Communism
Further preventions by United States to contain communism from spreading. However, US faces a lost when North Vietnam capture the SOuth Vietamese capital of Saigon. This defeat resulted in the end of the Vietnam conflcit Bass, Jeffrey. "The Soul of a Superpower:Postwar United States (1945-early1970's)". (2016, Feb 8th). retrieved from http://csrmedia.education.asu.edu/Lectures/SS3/HistoryCore/Basic9/index.htm -
Grenada
This liberation of Grenada brought an end to the Brezhnev Doctrine. This doctrine stated that once a nation is communist it stays that way. When Reagan and the United States liberated the communist Grenada it made the Soviets lose real estate and threaten communist advancement, History.comStaff. (2010, October 3rd). "Perstrotka and Glasnost". (2016, Feb 8th). retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/perestroika-and-glasnost -
Mikhal Gobachev
New Soviet leader. He introduces "perestokia" and "glastknot" which change Soviet economic sysem, inernational relations, and democratization. His movement into office steadily begain more peaceful negotiotians between the Soviets and US. Gobachev cataylzed the end of the Cold War. History.comStaff. (2010, October 3rd). "Perstrotka and Glasnost". (2016, Feb 8th). retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/perestroika-and-glasnost -
Destruction of the Berlin Wall
Communist regimes in Hungary, Poland, East Germany, Bulgaria and Romania would be destroyed. Germany would be unified with the destruction of the Berlin Wall. This would end the Cold War. History.comStaff. (2010, October 3rd). "Perstrotka and Glasnost". (2016, Feb 8th). retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/perestroika-and-glasnost
