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Potsdam Confrence
It failed to settle important issues, such as the postwar world, and cause a somber ending. Truman became convinced to adopt a tough policy toward the Soviets. -
Truman Doctrine
The doctrine was aimed at stopping the spread of Communism by positioning the U.S. as the defender of a free world in the face of Soviet aggression and caused conflict between US and Soviet Union as it attempted to prevent Soviet expansionism. -
Berlin Blockade and Airlift
The US prevented the Soviet plan to hold West Berlin hostage, while simultaneously demonstrating to the world that they are
self resilient. It made the Soviet Union look to the rest of the world like they are cruel. -
USSR Test First Nuclear Weapon
The USSR had a successful test of a 20-kiloton bomb years ahead of American predictions. This created the nuclear arms race and tension between the Soviet Union and U.S.. -
Korean War
The United States and the Soviet Union had fought a 'proxy war ' in a third country. This set the tone for the for the Cold War between the two powerful groups. -
Vietnam War
Vietnam became a battleground in the Cold War for the U.S. and Soviet Union. -
Space Race/ Sputnik
The Soviets launched Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, which caught the Americans off guard and was proof for them that the USSR had the missile technology to attack the United States. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
It was the most significant point in the Cold War and was the closest the world has come to war between the US and USSR, nuclear war and annihilation. -
NATO: "Able Archer"
NATO conducted a routine simulation, named Able Archer, that was designed to train and test the procedures for shifting to nuclear war. However, the Soviet Union interpreted the exercise as a prelude to a first strike by the United States. -
Soviet Union Collapses
The divison of the of the country signaled the end of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States
