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The Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill's "Sinews of Peace" speech, better known by as "Iron Curtain" speeech, was preched in Fulton, Missouri. It is the official starting of the Cold War. -
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Truman Doctrine
Harry Truman's (the president of US in that time) policy was a very simple warning clearly made to the USSR that the USA would intervene to support any nation that was being threatened by a takeover by an armed minority. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan (Officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) proposed, and named by the Secretary of State, George Marshall was to give a $13 billion dolllars lift to any country that was threatened by communism and to become part of it, the USSR was also invited, but it rejected the offer -
Berlin Blockade & The Berlin Airlift
The Soviets block the Eastern part of Berlin, creating a crisis for all of the Berlinese. The Western response was by sending airplanes filled with food and supplies for those who needed, this was called the Berlin Airlift -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is an intergovernmental military alliance that was signed at first by USA, UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, France, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. Greece and Turkey joined in 1952. -
The Blockade Comes to an End
The Soviets abandoned the blockade, and the first British and American convoys drove though 110 miles of Soviet Germany to reach West Berlin. This caused the division of Germany. -
German Division
This is when the politics split the contry in two, the Federal Republic of Germany in the West , which was capitalist, and the German Democratic Republic Which was on the East and adopted communism -
Korean War
Korean: 한국전쟁is a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China. It was primarily the result of the political division of Korea. -
Stalin's Death
Stalin's health deteriorated towards the end of World War II. He suffered from atherosclerosis from his heavy smoking. He suffered a mild stroke around the time of the Victory Parade, and a severe heart attack. -
End of Korean War
This 3-year war comes to an end. This led to a technological progress for the Southern part. It also led to the actual political division. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was the Soviet Union’s response to West Germany joining NATO and came into being in May 1955. The Warsaw Pact, officially the ‘Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance’, was obviously very much dominated by the Soviet Union. Soviet made tanks, aircraft and guns were used throughout the Warsaw Pact and the military command was dominated by decisions made in Moscow. -
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, Suez War, or Second Arab-Israeli War was a diplomatic and military confrontation in late 1956 between Egypt on one side, and Britain, France and Israel on the other, with the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Nations playing major roles in forcing Britain, France and Israel to withdraw. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republicthat completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin.The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls. It prevented the ideas and people of both countries met and mixed. There was a marked difference on quality of living -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 14-day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side, and the United States on the other, in October 1962. It was one of the major confrontations of the Cold War, and is generally regarded as the moment in which the Cold War came closest to turning into a nuclear conflictIt is also the first documented instance of the threat of mutual assured destruction (MAD) being discussed as a determining factor in a major international arms agreement. -
Six-Day War
The Israelis defended the war as a preventative military effort to counter what the Israelis saw as an impending attack by Arab nations that surrounded Israel. The Six-Day War was initiated by General Moshe Dayan, the Israeli’s Defence Minister.The war was against Syria, Jordan and Egypt. Israel believed that it was only a matter of time before the three Arab states co-ordinated a massive attack on Israel. -
USSR Invaded Afghanistan
It was fought between Soviet-led Afghan forces against multi-national insurgent groups called the mujahideen. The insurgents received military training in neighboring Pakistan, China, and billions of dollars from the United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and other countries. The decade long war resulted in millions of Afghans fleeing their country, mostly to Pakistan and Iran. Hundreds of thousands of Afghan civilians were killed in addition to the participants in the war. -
INF Treaty
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treatyis aagreement between the United States and the Soviet Union. Signed in Washington, D.C. by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev.The treaty eliminated nuclear and conventional ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with intermediate ranges, defined as between 500-5,500 km (300-3,400 miles).
