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THE IRON CURTAIN
The Iron Curtain was initially a non-physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991. -
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THE IRON CURTAIN
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THE YALTA CONFERENCE
The Yalta conference was the meeting between Iósif Stalin, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, before the end of World War II, as Presidents of the Government of the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe. -
GREECE CONFLICT
The conflict in Greece took place between 1946 and 1949, and was the first case of a communist insurrection after World War II, which is why it can be considered the first war conflict of the Cold War. The civil war pitted the conservative population and the monarchist government armed forces, supported by the United States and the United Kingdom, against the Greek Communists and members of the largest anti-fascist resistance organization. -
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GREECE CONFLICT
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THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE
The Truman Doctrine was a measure created by the United States that was intended to support free peoples who are resisting attempts at subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressure. They want to fight against the spread of Soviet influence and, above all, of communism in Western Europe. -
THE CREATION OF NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. -
THE KOREAN WAR
The Korean War was a war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea. The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea. (1950-1953) -
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THE KOREAN WAR
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THE CREATION OF WARSAW PACT
The Warsaw Pact was was a military cooperation agreement signed on May 14, 1955 by the countries of the Eastern Bloc. Designed under the leadership of the (USSR), its express objective was to counter the threat of (NATO), and especially the rearmament of the German Federal Republic, to which the Paris Accords allowed to reorganize its armed forces. -
THE VIETNAM WAR
It was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. (1 November 1955-30 April 1975) -
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THE VIETNAM WAR
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HUNGARY CONFLICT
The Hungarian Revolution was a nationwide revolution against the Hungarian People's Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies, lasting from 23 October until 10 November 1956. -
THE "SPUTNIK"
Sputnik, launched on October 4, 1957 by the Soviet Union, was the first artificial satellite in history. -
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THE BUILDING OF THE BERLIN WALL
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THE BUILDING OF THE BERLIN WALL
The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Construction of the Wall was commenced by the German Democratic Republic. -
THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
The Cuban missile crisis is the name of the conflict between the United States, the Soviet Union and Cuba in October 1962, generated as a result of the discovery by the United States of Soviet medium-range nuclear missile bases in Cuban territory. (16 oct. 1962 – 28 oct. 1962) -
THE FALL OF THE BERLIN
The fall of the Berlin Wall (in German, Mauerfall), was an essential event in world history that marked the fall of the Iron Curtain, and the fall of the inter-German border took place soon after. This fact marked the end of the Cold War, which was declared at the Malta Summit three weeks later, and the reunification of Germany, which took place the following year.
