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End of WWII
This is the date that World War II came to an end. -
The United Nations
an international organization formed in 1945 to increase political and economic cooperation among member countries. -
Churchills Iron Curtain Speech
The notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989. -
Truman Doctrine
was an American foreign policy created to counter Soviet geopolitical hegemony during the Cold War. -
Marshall Plan
was an American initiative to aid Western Europe, in which the United States gave $13 billion -
Berlin Airlift
This was a military action taken to transport food and other needed supplies into West Berlin after East Germany, had cut off the supple lines on the ground. -
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
This is an intergovenmental military alliance based on North Atlantic treaty -
USSR's first Atomic Bomb test
This is the first Atomic Bomb ever tested -
China's Civil War
Fought from 1927-1950, this was fought because of the difference in thinking between the Communist Chinese Party (CCP) and the Nationalist Kuomintang (KNT), there was a fight for legitimacy -
Korean War
This was a war fought between North and South Korea in which the United Nations force led by the United States, fought for the south, and China fought for the North. -
H-Bomb (Hydrogen Bomb)
A weapon deriving a large portion of its energy from the nuclear fusion of hydrogen isotopes. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
President Dwight D. Eisenhower was president from 1953-1961. He is the most famous Army General of WWII and the 34th president of the U.S. -
Stalins Death
Leader of the Soviet Union. Died on this date -
End of the Korean War
This marks the end of the Korean war that started on June 25, 1950 -
SEATO (South East Asia Treaty Organization)
This was an international organization for collective defense in Southeast Asia created by the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty -
The Warsaw Pact
This was a collective defense treaty among Soviet Union and seven Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War. -
Vietnam War
Also known as the second Indochina War. Fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. Fought from November 1st, 1955-April 30th, 1975 -
Eisenhower Doctrine
This was a doctrine that promised military or economic aid to any Middle Eastern country needing help in resisting communist aggression. -
Sputnik
The first artificial Earth Sattelite. It was a 58 cm diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennae to broadcast radio pulses. -
Fidel Castro Takes over Cuba
the day that castro took over cuba -
Francis Gary Powers
Was an American pilot whose Central Intelligence Agency U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission in Soviet Union airspace, causing the 1960 U-2 incident. -
Bay of Pigs
was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier that completely cut off West Berlin from East Germany and Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Lasted from October 14th, 1962-October 28th, 1962. Was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning Soviet ballistic missiles deployment in Cuba. -
John F. Kennedy
Was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. -
Lyndon Johnson
He was the 36th president of the United States. -
MAD Plan (Mutually Assured Destruction)
This was a doctrine of military strategy and national security policy in which a full-scale use of nuclear weapons by two or more opposing sides would cause the complete annihilation of both the attacker and the defender. The exact date of this plan is unknown -
Richard Nixon
3th president of the United States. Was, at the time, the only president to resign the office. Was president from January 20th, 1969 to August 9th, 1974 -
NASA's fisrt moon landing
Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstong were the first men to ever step foot on the moon. -
SALT (First Strategic Plan Limitations Treaty)
This was a strategy/ treaty claiming that we had to take control of the ABM race. -
Gerald Ford
Was the 38th president of the United States and was an American Politician. served as president from August 9th, 1974 to January 20, 1977. -
Jimmy Carter
Served as the 39th president of the United States. Was awarded the Nobel Piece Prize. Was president from January 20th. 1977 to January 20, 1981. -
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
This is the day that the Soviet Union began to invade Afghanistan. This lasted until Febuary 15, 1989 -
U.S. Boycott of the summer olympics
This was one of the many methods used to protest the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. -
Miracle on Ice
This was an American Hockey team that beat the Soviet Union Hockey team whp had six gold medals in the olympics for hockey. -
Ronald Reagan
40th President of the United States. -
STAR WARS
The intent of this program was to develop a sophisticated anti-ballistic missile system in order to prevent missile attacks from other countries, specifically the Soviet Union. -
Mikhail Gorbachev coming to power
MIkhail Gorbachev came to power 1985 and was in power until 1991. THe exact date that he came to power is unknown. -
Soviets leave Afghanistan
The soviets began to leave Afghanistan and this lasted until February 2nd 1989 -
George Bush Sr.
41st president of the United States. Was president all the way up until
January 20th, 1993. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
The Tiananmen Square Massacre was about a bunch of protestors who got a little tooo aggresive and the military was forced to stop them and ended up killing alot of people. -
Berlin Wall Falls
The day that the Berlin Wall fell. -
Boris Yeltsin
The first president of the Russian Federation. -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
This marks the day that the Soviet Flag flew over the nation one last time.
