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Containment Policy
U.S. made strategies to prevent the spread of Communism especially in Europe. -
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Cold war
45-year long War. -
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Marshall Plan
US gave a large amount of economic aid to European countries to rebuild their countries after WW2 -
Berlin Airlift
People from different countries (U.S) supplied food and needs to citizens in West Berlin while USSR blocked it. -
USSR tests Atomic Bomb
Russia tests its first atomic bomb -
NATO
A.K.A (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). European countries defended each other from the possibility of communist Soviet Union taking control of their nation. -
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Korean War
First military action of the Cold War. China and USSR communist governments supported North Korea. U.S supported South Korea. General MacArthur from U.S and U.N came to Korea and fought against North Korea -
VIetnam War
Vietnam splits into North and South at 17th parallel -
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Vietnam War
A 20-years long conflict of North Vietnam and southern allies. Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its ally, the United States. U.S withdrew the war at the end and Vietnam became Communist and influenced other asian countries to become communist -
U-2 spy Plane
USSR captures an U.S pilot and President Dwight D. Eisenhower admit that U.S had been flying spy missions over USSR for years with U-2 spy Plane. -
Berlin Wall was built
Constructed by German democracy republic, was built between East and West berlin and surrounded West berlin to not let West berlin people to not escape to the East. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
A failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group. BAy of Pigs is located in Cuba -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet Union decides to place nuclear missile on Cuba for invasion to the U.S. U.S figures out that Soviet Union placed so they tell them to stop. After 12 days, might have declared a war, Soviet Union leaves the Island with the missile. -
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Berlin Blockade
USSR's Stalin prevented supplies from other countries to the West Berlin and tried to control the West Germany -
Apollo 11 lands on moon
Apollo 11 makes the first lunar landing with three astronauts in history. -
Space Race
U.S and Soviet Union had a competition to reach the moon with their spacecrafts and astronauts. It was important because it showed which country had the best science and technology in the world. -
Berlin Wall Destroys
The East German Government announced that everyone could visit West Berlin and West Germany. Many citizens broke the walls the day with hammers. -
Berlin Wall fall
Eastern Germany government announces that east German can cross to the west berlin and Germany. Many citizens of Germany went to the wall and started to break the wall with tools like hammers. -
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European countries become independent
Many European countries became communists during Cold War, and European countries started to gain independence from Soviet Union. -
Reunification of Germany
Germany was divided by East and West while Cold war was on, and as the berlin wall falls, they reunited as one country. -
Communist governments fall
As European countries gained independence, the communist governments started to fall -
1991 End of USSR
USSR finally fell down with communism because many countries gained independence from USSR and the great number of radical reforms. There is no country called Soviet Union anymore. Boris Yeltsin becomes the president of new independent RUSSIAN state. -
The cold war ends
The Soviet Union collapsed, all countries gained independence and the communist governments fell. Finally the Cold War ended with no winner. -
Cold war starts
A competition of U.S and Soviet Union starts. It's a war without actually battling directly to each other.
