Cold war

Cold War

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  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine
    With the Truman Doctrine, President Harry S. Truman established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces. end of (Truman Doctrine 1952).

  • The Marshall plan

    The Marshall plan
    The European Recovery Program (ERP), more commonly known as the Marshall Plan (the Plan),
    was a program of U.S. assistance to Europe during the period 1948-1951. The Marshall Plan—
    launched in a speech delivered by Secretary of State George Marshall on June 5, 1947—is
    considered by many to have been the most effective ever of U.S. foreign aid programs. End of Marshall plan (June 5, 1947)

  • Berlin Blockade/Airlift

    Berlin Blockade/Airlift
    The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. The Soviets offered to drop the blockade if the Western Allies withdrew the newly introduced Deutsche Mark from West Berlin. End (12 May 1949)

  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion
    On April 17, 1961, 1,400 Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba.
    In 1959, Fidel Castro came to power in an armed revolt that overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. The US government distrusted Castro and was wary of his relationship with Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of the Soviet Union.(April 20 1961)

  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall
    The Wall cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany, including East Berlin. The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls, accompanied by a wide area (later known as the "death strip") that contained anti-vehicle trenches, beds of nails and other defenses. The Eastern Bloc portrayed the Wall as protecting its population from fascist elements conspiring to prevent the "will of the people" from building a socialist state in East Germany. end (November 09 1989).

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    The Cuban Missile Crisis, was confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union which escalated into an international crisis when American deployments of missiles in Italy and Turkey were matched by Soviet deployments of similar ballistic missiles in Cuba. Despite the short time frame, the Cuban Missile Crisis remains a defining moment in U.S. national security and nuclear war preparation. (November 20 1962)