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Creation of the "Iron Curtain"
The Iron Curtain is a boundary that seperated the Warsaw Pact countries from the NATO countries from 1945 until 1991. The Iron Curtain represented the way Europe was viewed after WW2. -
The Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was a program to aid Europe economies after WW2 in order to prevent communism. The plan lasted for four years beginning in April 1948. -
The Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was the allied response to a soviet blockade on the allied sector of Berlin to starve the population. The allies flew air supplies night and day to feed the city. -
Korean War
The Korean War began when North Korea invaded South Korea. The United States came to the aid of South Korea. China came to the aid of North Korea, and the Soviet Union gave some assistance. -
Vietnam War
A war that took place in Vietnam where South Vietnam and North Vietnam were fighting and America was afraid that if North Vietnam won they would become a communism. -
Sputnik
The Sputnik crisis was the American reaction to the success of the Sputnik program. The Sputnik program was a key Cold War event that began on October 4, 1957 when the Soviet union launched the Sputnik 1. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs was a CIA sponsored invasion of the Cuban government in order to overthrow Fidel Castro. It was a tricky plan to execute, as US was not in war with Cuba. -
Creation of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was erected in the dead of night and for 28 years kept East Germans from fleeing to the West. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
The Cuban Missle Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. The United States armed forces were at their highest state of readiness ever. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin Wall happened almost as it rose. There had been signs that the communist bloc was weakening. The fall of the Berlin Wall was the main reason Communism fell in Russia. -
Cold War Interview
I choose to interview my Grandma, because she remembers the Cold War and has some interesting things to say about it. I asked my Grandma how the Cold War affected her life, How it affected war, and how it affected America. My Grandma said that the war didn't affect her that much until her crush Elvis Presley got drafted and it broke her heart. She also said that it showed them war isn't the best option because of how much it costs and all the death it could lead to with modern technology.
