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Hydrogen Bomb
After the atomic bomb worked out so nicely, the idea of forming a new bomb that has no limit on the yield of this weapon, made it seem all so real. After the cold war start Edward Teller, an activist to develop the ‘super’ during the Manhattan project. A group of scientist lead by Edward Teller supported its new development. He and his group made approaches to the military. Then later in 1950, President Truman announced work to continue on the hydrogen bomb. Later on November 1, 1952 the US det -
Bay of Pigs
It was an invasion of Cuba on January 1, 1959 by the CIA to take back Cuba after Fidel Castro and his arm overthrew the general. Fidel Castro was a welcomed by many Cubans after he overthrew the dictatorial President Fulgencio Batista. This made the U.S very uneasy because of there only being 100 miles between Cuba and the US. Castro did not like the way the US interacted with Cuba and the way the land was split up. This event is important to the Cold War because of the rise of communism so c -
Fidel Castro Comes to Power
He was the leader of Cuba from 1959 until 2008. He was the first to establish communism in the Western Hemisphere after overthrowing the military dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in 1959. During his ruling he reduced illiteracy stamping out racism and improving public health care. He is also very criticized for his stifling on economic and political freedoms. Castro coming to power was after two times. He tried to ambush the government but failed and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. He wa -
The Berlin Wall Goes Up
On august 13, 1961 East Germany started to build a barbed wire and concrete wall. It is referred to as ‘’ antifascist bulwark’’ between Eastern and Western Berlin. The purpose was the keep the western ‘’ fascists’’ out of East Germany. More importantly this just helps keep East Germans in the wall. The wall stood till November 9, 1989 until the leaders of the communist party in East German said that they could pass freely through now. The night many went into West Berlin and most brought hammers -
US Sends Man to the Moon
In 1957 the soviets sent a satellite orbiting around earth. Russian and American scientist then started the race to see who could make the next break through. On September 20th 1961, John F. Kennedy suggests that the Soviet Union and the United States join together to accomplish getting to the moon. Finally on July 20, 1969 the US had a breakthrough and we were on our way to space. Apollo 11 was the name given to this mission. A few members along the crew were Neil Armstrong, Edwin ‘’ Buzz’’ Al -
Nixon Visits China
This on February 21, 1972 visit helped formally normalize the relationship between the Republic of China and the US. This was the first visit a U.S. president visited the PRC. This visit ended 25 years of separation between the two countries. This visit allowed the world and people from the U.S. to view images from PRC. This shifted the weight in the Cold War because it was not showing that the PRC was with the U.S. and now against the Soviet Union. This is said to be one of President Nixon’s
