The Cold War

By Nghia

  • Tehran Conference

    Discussion on opening second European front.

  • Yalta

    Discussion on postwar Germany, "Soviet friendly" eastern Europe and the Security Council of the United Nations.

  • Potsdam Conference

    Outlining the unconditional surrender of Germany and Japan. Germany is to be divided into 4 zones and many others.

  • Long Telegram

    George Keenan, charge d'affaires sends an 8000-word telegram. His analysis provided the underpinnings for America's Cold War policy of Containment. Keenan believed that Russia could not foresee a peaceful permanent coexistence.with the west.

  • "Iron Curtain" Speech.

    "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent.". The beginning of the Cold War.

  • Truman Doctrine

    Speech before joint session of Congress.The US would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external and internal authoritarian forces.

  • Cominform

    Coordinate actions between communist parties under Soviet direction.

  • Marshall Plan

    Aid in economic recovery of nations after WWII. Soviet combated this plan by creating the Molotov Plan.

  • Berlin Blockade

    First major crisis in Cold War. Russia blocked all railroad, road.

  • COMECON

    Council for mutual economic assistance

  • N.A.T.O

    Alliance aimed to safeguard freedom and security

  • ** McCarthyism

    Witch hunt of Communists.

  • Death of Stalin

  • Warsaw Pact

    Defense Treaty between Russia and 7 Soviet and 7 satlillites states.

  • Peaceful Coexistence

    20 Congress of the Communist Party. Khruschev solidified Soviet Foreign Policy aimed to reduce tension.

  • Poland Uprising (Poznan)

    Massive protests by workers against government for better conditions

  • Hungarian Revolution

    Withdraw from Warsaw Pact and free elections etc. 4 November Soviet invaded Poland.

  • Treaty of Rome

    Creating EEC and Euratom.

  • "Brinkmanship"

    Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles. Escalation of threats to achieve one's aims.

  • U2 Spy Plane Incident

    Flown by Gary Powers, shot down over Soviet airspace whilst conducting aerial photo reconnaissaince.

  • Berlin Wall

    West Berlin cut off from East Berlin and the German Democratic Republic.

  • Sino-Soviet Split

    1961 China denounced Soviet variety of Communism as "Revisionist Traitors". 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis led to pronounced split.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Russia attempted by build ballistic missiles in Cuba. US conducted Naval blockade. 13 days.

  • Detente

    **Easing of Superpowers tension.

  • Prague Spring

    Prague Spring, Brezhnev Doctrine and Non-Proliferation Treaty

  • "Ostpolitik"

    Willi Brandt's third phase of Eastern Policy. SALT I Talks.

  • 4 Power Agreement

  • Basic Treaty

  • Helsinki Accords

  • SS-20 Saber

  • SALT Talks

    **Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. Not ratified.

  • Afghanistan Invasion

  • Polish Solidarity

    Lech Walesa

  • Reagan

  • START Talks

    **Strategic Arms Reduction Talks

  • SDI

    Strategic Defense Initiative.
    Grenada

  • Gorbachev

    Geneva Summit, Nov 19 1985
    Glasnost & Perestroika 1986

  • Reykjavik Summit

  • Washington Summit

  • End of Brezhnev Doctrine

    UN speech by Gorbachev

  • Fall of Berlin Wall

  • 4 + 2 Talks

    **Reunification of Germany.

  • Collapse of Soviet Union

    Hammer and Sickle flag lowered for the last time over the Kremlin.