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NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States, Canada, and 10 other countries formed a new military alliance because they were afraid of the Soviet Union. -
Nuclear Arms
The Nuclear Arms were the most terrifying aspects of the Cold War. It started with only the United States having possession of the Nuclear weapons, then as time went on the Soviet Union develpoed their own versions. Because both sides engaged in a race to match each others weapons, they knew that the moment one would launch its weapons, the other side would immediatly send theirs. -
Korean Conflict
Korea was split into 2 seperate pieced: North Korea and South called the 38th Parallel of Latitude. Korea right after WWI because the independent Kingdom before Japan conqured it. North Korea turned communist and became allies with the Soviet Union when Kim II Sung ruled, while Syngman Rhee ruled South Korea, they became allies with the United States and backed dictorial. 1950, Kim called for a "Heroic Struggle" to reunite Korea but then soon split again. -
Chinese Civil War
Communist Mao Zedong led forced in a civil war against nationalists headed by Jiang Jiehi. The battles grew larger and larger all up until Mao reached victory and set up the Peoples Republic of China. The defeated nationalists fled to the island of taiwan off the chinese coast. After many decades of trouble, China was finally under communist control. Mao Zedong built a communist-one party totalitarian state- in the Peoples Rep -
Warsaw Pact
Since the NATO formed their own alliance, the Soviet Union thought they had to do the same. -
Communist Cuba
Fidel Castro organized a rebellion against the corrupt dictator who soon ruled Cuba. Cuba citizens did not like Castro at all simply becuase he was a "Crooked Polition." -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall split apart east and west Berlin. It was created for all the East Germans that were unhappy with the low pay and communism to flee there. The wall was completed with a massive concrete barrier with barbedwire and patrol gaurds. -
Missile Crisis
Once Cuba turned to communism, America stopped trading with them, and once America stopped trading with them Cuba turned to the Soviet Union for support. Thinking it would be a good plan, Soviet Union placed many nuclear weapons in Cuba. When the United States found out there was a 13 day period where America and the Soviet Union almost got into a nuclear war. Cuba was afraid of the domino effect becuase if one country falls many others will fall with it. -
Vietnam Conflict
Ho Chi Minh wanted to unite Vietnam under communist rule, as they continuetd to aid the Viet Cong. The communist rebels attempt to overthrow the Soviet Union but never succede. August 1st, North Korea attacked The Maddox by mistakingly thinking they had assited in the South Korean raias. August 7th, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed to prevent further afression in South East Asia. After tit was passed the U.S. began to bomb targets in North Korea. Tet offensive was a turning point for U.S -
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Eastern European Independence
Hungary was the first to seperate, then Poland, and soon Germany and Czechoslovakia. In the time of seperation, they made it as peaceful as they could and like all the Germans wanted, the Berlin Wall finally came down. -
Detente
Detente is the relaxation of Cold War tensions. The strategy was to restrain the Soviet Union through diplomatic agreements. -
Soviets in Afghanistan
The Soviet Union became involved with a long war in Afghanistan. Afghan landlords who commanded armed men as warlords said that their conservatins charged both policies threatened the islamic tradition The Battling Mujanhedin in the mnts. of Afgha were proved that fighting this war was just as difficut as fighting guerrillas. The struggle in Afgan provoked a crsis in Soviet homes. -
Soviet Union Falls
Mikal Gorbacher tried to create many different confrontations to help the Soviet Union regain its power, but failed. In in the end, the Soviet republics seperated to form 12 independent nations, in addition to three Baltic States.
