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Yalta Conference
This conference was a meeting of: Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. They agreed to force Germany to surrender and they also agreed on other things as well but mainly to discuss Germany. It was at the time of when WW2 was coming close to end and they talked about post-war things that needed to be done. Citations: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference -
Policy of Containment
The Policy of Containment was a policy that was put in place to keep communism from spreading. It was implemented by the United States. It was created after the Soviet Union was attempting to have other countries turn over to communism. Citations: Notes and
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Korean War
This was a war between the Northern and Southern parts of Korea. On this day the North attacked the South after a fight at the border. Because of this, Korea split into two separate countries in 1948. Its relevance to the Cold War is that it happened during the time that the Cold war took place. Citations: https://www.history.com/topics/korea/korean-war -
The Domino Theory
The Domino Theory was a theory created by Dwight D. Eisenhower. It stated that if one country switched from capitalism to communism, neighboring countries would too. This a way of the United States to tell other countries to not switch to communism because it would take over. Citations: https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/domino-theory -
Space Race
This was a race between the Soviet Union and the USA. The goal was to be the first country to have one of its men walk on the moon. Winning the "Space Race" was an honor of ones country to prove their power and military. Citations: https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/space-race -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a war that happened in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. It was fought between North Vietnam who was communist and South Vietnam. The United States lost the Vietnam War. It lasted for twenty years. Citations: https://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/vietnam_war.php -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuba started an invasion at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba. In a riot, Fidel Castro overthrew their dictator Fulgencio Batista. He did this to end communism in Cuba. Citations: https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/the-bay-of-pigs -
Berlin Wall
The Soviets built the Berlin Wall around East Berlin. The purpose of the wall was to keep people from going to the West side of Berlin. As time went on more crowded areas had more protection. Citations: Notes -
Cuban Missile Crisis
It was a 13 day feud between the USSR and the US over nuclear missiles. The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world came to WW3. The outcome was that the Soviets took down the nukes. Cititations: Notes and
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall
Ronald Reagan asked Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. Years later, the announcement was made that the borders were open and people could go through all of Germany. Most of the wall was taken down by people as they celebrated the end of it. Soon after, Germany was reunified into one country. Citations: https://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/berlin_wall.php
