Cold War

By rpierce24

  • Molotov Plan

    Molotov Plan
    The Molotov plan was a system created by the Soviet Union to rebuild countries in Eastern Europe that were that were politically and economically associated with the Soviet Union.
    Invented in 1947, they came up with this plan in Russia.
    V.M Molotov rejects the Marshall plan which causes intensity between the Soviet Union and the United States.
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    NATO

    NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 European and North American countries.
    It was founded on April 4th 1949 for a system of collective defense.
    Headquarters can be located in Belgium, Haren, Brussels
    NATO provided major frontline defense against the Soviet Union and its satellites in the Cold War.
    This defensive system protects it countries and their political beliefs according to their laws.

  • Korean War

    Korean War
    Initiated by Northern Korea when the Soviet Union advised and supplied them as allies to invade Southern Korea due to conflict. It began on June 25,1950 and carried on for 3 years when both sides came to an armistice July 27,1953.It took place initially in Southern Korea then later to the North.The Korean war set the tone for the Cold War as it showed the potential superpowers between the United States and the Soviets .This war caused social damage to Korea from population loss.

  • Stalin's Death

    Stalin's Death
    Stalin's death was a very unfortunate loss to the Soviet Union, as one of the best rulers they ever had. But very dangerous towards anyone besides.
    Death - On March 5th of 1953, when he had a cerebral hemorrhage that made him collapse in his own work office.
    Stalin's death temporarily put a pause in the cold war from all the tension.

  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact
    Warsaw Pact is a treaty that was made between Poland and the Soviet Union.
    This treaty was made in 1955 to counterweight the NATO organization and its intimidating forces.

  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War
    Also known as the second Indochina war, was a war fought between both North and South Vietnam to stop communism from spreading all throughout South East Asia.
    It began on November 1st, 1955 and continued on for approximately 20 years when it ended on April 30th, 1975 due to the North victory. The war mainly took place in Vietnam, but was initiated in the South. The victory for communism gave a major blow to the U.S in the cold war. This impacted the freedom of Asia due to communism.

  • NORAD

    NORAD
    The Northern American Aerospace Defense Command is a combined organization between the US and Canada that provides aerospace warnings, air sovereignty, and protection to the North.
    It was founded on May 12th, 1958 to provide air protection from any incoming threats. Headquarters can be located in El Paso near Colorado Springs, Colorado.

  • Fidel Castro Taking Over

    Fidel Castro Taking Over
    Elected as Prime minister for Cuba in 1959, where he started planning out his communist revolution. From 1959 to 1976

  • Bay Of Pigs

    Bay Of Pigs
    The Bay Of Pigs was a failed landing operation by Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel Castro's revolution. It was advised and supplied by the United States.
    This happened on April 17th,1961 and over the course of three days they recognized their failure.
    This took place on the Southwestern coast of Cuba.
    The unexpected results from the United States led to a potential nuclear threat from both sides.

  • End of the Cuban Missile Crisis

    End of the Cuban Missile Crisis
    A confrontation between the United States and Soviet Union, when American deployments were matched by Soviet deployments of similar ballistic missiles in Cuba. An agreement between Fidel Castro and Nikita Krushchev to place a nuclear missile on the island to deter a future invasion.

  • Afghanistan/Soviet War

    Afghanistan/Soviet War
    The Soviet/Afghan war was a conflict between the Mujahideen insurgent group who fought against the Soviet army for a nine year guerilla war. It began on December 24th, 1979 fighting throughout the 1980's when it came to an end on February 15th, 1989. This war took place mostly on the Afghan countryside. The withdrawal from the Soviets represented a victory to the US. This resulted to more freedom.

  • Berlin Wall Falling

    Berlin Wall Falling
    What - The falling of the wall dividing the east and west of Germany. The Effect - It was the signalling of the end of the Iron curtain.
    Where - Berlin
    Effect on liberalism - When the Berlin wall fell, liberalism expanded into East Germany for the first time in many years.