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Truman Doctrine
The Doctrine was to support Greece and Truckey so they wouldnt go Communist. It would support them with economic and military aid. -
The Marshall Plan
The Soviets declined the plan and wanted America to leave Germany. -
Creation of NATO
NATO was created to keep peace in America and Europe. In 1954 the Soviets wanted to join NATO to keep peace in Europe but the Allies rejected the proposal. -
The Korean war
The U.S was threating to use atomic warfare on Korea. The Russians did not like that -
Rosenburg Spy Case
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged with espionage. They were accused of giving information on the atomic bomb over to the Soviets. They both were killed by the eletric chare on the 18 of June. -
Creation of the Warsaw Pact
The Pact created a bound between the Communists countries in Europe. -
Vietnam War
Was a war to stop the spread of Communism in Vietnam. Which caused a lot of friction between the Soviets and America. -
Bay of Pigs
Was a failed attemped to storm Cuba to get at the nuclear wepons. -
The Berlin Wall goes up
The wall was to devide the Allies part of Belin from theSoviets side. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviets move nuclear wepons to Cuba. The U.S finds out and almost sparks a nuclear war. -
U.S sends man to moon
The U.S and the Soviets were in a Space Race and even though the Russians sent the first man in space the U.S landed on the moon first -
USA vs USSR 1972 basketball game
The US fell to the USSR 50-51. The game has lead to a lot of controversy in which the game was fixed for a Soviet win. -
1980 Hockey Game
Also known as the Miracle on ice the USA and beat the USSR 3 to 4. The USSR were known as the best team in the World. The Russian left the game do the the US playing dirty. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall goes down. This was the first step of German reunification. -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
The Soviets fall after the Cold War.
