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Creation of the "Iron Curtain"
The "Iron Curtain" is a term used to represent the sharp division of Europe after WWII. {Also between Warsaw Pact and NATO countries}. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was a pledge to help countries with economic and military aid to oppose the spread of communism. -
The Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan provided 13 billion dollars to help rebuild Europe. This plan was named after George Marshall. -
The Berlin Airlift
The attempt to supply West Berlin by air after Soviet troops and armies blocked off certain trade routes to try and drive people out of the city. -
Forming of NATO
After the airlift, the U.S, Canada, and most western European countries joined together in a military alliance called the NATO. -
Forming of Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union and nations of Eastern Europe form their own alliance, the Warsaw Pact. -
Vietnam War
South Vietnam was an allie of the US and North Vietnam was an allie of the USSR. The US feared if North Vietnam won the war other countries in South Asia would also fall to Communism. -
Creation of the Berlin Wall
The wall was created to prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
A confrontation came between the Soviet Union and the U.S over the Soviets installing nuclear missiles in Cuba. President John F. Kennedy convinced the soviets to remove their missiles, and in return he promised to removed U.S nuclear missiles from Turkey and not to attack. -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Cold War began to unthaw in Eastern Europe, and the spokesperson announced that the east's relations with the west had changed, and at midnight, the wall would be torn down. -
Dissolution of the USSR
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formally dissolved.
