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1945 WW2 Ends and the Cold War Begins
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Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister, gave his speech to express the division of Communist Eastern Europe and Democratic -
US & Britain break the soviet blockade of west Berlin with Berlin Airlift
They did it so they can force the western powers in order for them to abandon their post- World War II powers in West Berlin . The main cause for this was because of the cold war was beginning . Stalin was also taking over the eastern Europe and they had just turned into communist. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Is Formed
It was an intergovernmental military alliance between several of the North America and Europe that were based on the North Atlantic Treaty . It was the first peacetime that the US had entered into. -
Korean War
When the North and the South of Korea had gone into war. The Us had came on the South Koreans while china had joined the North Koreans . Not only did they have china but the soviet union came and joined them. -
Warsaw Pact is Formed
Was the treaty of friendship it was looked at as a threat because of the communist dominance and the american opponent. The signing became a pact symbol of the soviet dominance in Europe. -
Vietnam War
First war between France said that Vietnam as a colony including the communist forces . It was one of the longest in the US history and that was until the Afghanistan started. The US had failed to achieve a military victory and the republic of the South Vietnam . It was known as the only war that the US had lost. -
Bay of pigs defeat the US in Cuba
The bay of pigs wasn't whatsoever a success. It ended up being a huge fail and only lasted two days. It was defeated by the Cubans armed forces under the direct command of Castro. -
Berlin Wall is Built
It was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin . -
Cuban Missile Crisis
It known as the October Crisis and the Caribbean Crisis . The US and the Soviet Union concerning American ballistic missile deployment in Cuban . It was in respond for the fail of Bay of the Pigs. -
Vietnam War is Over
Richard M. Nixon assumed responsibility for the Vietnam War as he swore the oath of office. He knew that ending this war honorably was essential to his success in the presidency. The Communists in North Vietnam actually signed a peace treaty, effectively surrendering.
