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Yalta Conference
Stalin, Franklin D Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill meet up in the Black Sea Coast of Crimea as World War ll was coming to an end. This is also where they discussed the future of Germany, and Europe in general. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower was the Supreme commander of NATO who became U.S. president in 1953. Eisenhower also took part in D-day which is when allied forces invaded Northern France. -
Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh was leader of the Viet Minh movement, which fought to free Vietnam from French colonial rule throughout the 1950s. Ho Chi Minh was a nationalist and communist. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombing
An American atomic bomb was dropped on Japan. This bomb had wiped out 90% of the city and killed about 100,000 people.The first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and the second bomb was dropped three days later on Nagasaki. This was due to the curiosity of how much damage and power this bomb could emit. -
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The creation of the "Iron Curtain"
"Iron Curtain" is a expression used to separate the Warsaw Pact countries from the NATO countries. To the east of the Iron Curtain were the countries that were governed by the Soviet Union. While to the west was the US allied countries, NATO. -
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This is an image of the Domino Theory and the fear the US had that all the countries in Asia were going to become communist because of one country. Just like when one domino falls, so do all of them. -
The Berlin Airlift
Stalin (Soviet Union) blocked all transport systems to the allied side of Berlin to starve the people into uniting with them. Hence, the Berlin Airlift which would bring supplies day and night to the people of West Berlin. -
The Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was a plan to aid Europe rebuild their war torn countries. Their ultimate goal was the stabilize Europe after WW2. The US gave monetary support in hopes to also rebuild the economy. Another reason was to help prevent the spread of Communism. -
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The Forming of Nato
In 1949, due to the fear of communists becoming dangerous, the United States and 11 other Western nations came together to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which was created to provide security against the Soviet Union. -
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Korean War
Korea was ruled by Japan until the end of WW2. Then Soviet Union declared war on Japan and by agreement with the United States occupied Korea north of the 38th parallel. U.S. forces occupied the south and Japan surrendered. Two separate governments had been set up. Both claimed to be the legitimate government of Korea, and neither side accepted the border as permanent. The conflict escalated into war when North Korean forces supported by the Soviet Union and China invaded South Korea. -
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This is an image of the United States flag and instead of stars, there are bombs falling. This is significant because it represents the bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
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Cold War Music Video
http://youtu.be/oQqlmv4Xko4
This music video reflects the Cold War because it speaks about all the important events in the Cold War. -
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The Forming of The Warsaw Pact
Since the US had made the NATO organization, the Soviet Union felt threatened and therefore created the Warsaw Pact which included Albania, Poland, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Bulgaria as members. -
Vietnam War
The cold war was a war between the United States and the USSR. South Vietnam was allied with the US and North Vietnam was allied with the Soviet Union. The US was worried that if North Vietnam (Domino Theory) won the war other countries in South Asia would also fall to Communism. -
Sputnik
Sputnik was the first artificial Earth Satellite to every be launched. Sputnik was launched by the Soviet Union and the idea was mind blowing to the Americans.The Launch was successful and the American people were a little disappointed because they expected the US to discover this new technology first. It was a key Cold War event that began on October 4, 1957. -
The U-2 Incident
In the U-2 incident, an American aircraft was shot down in Soviet Airspace. At first the mission and purpose of the plane was denied by the US, but later on it was admitted that the plane was used for surveillance purposes. At this time president Dwight Eisenhower was in charge for the US and Nikita Khrushchev was in charge for the Soviet Union. -
The Bay of The Pigs
This invasion happened when the CIA attacked Cuba with intentions of throwing over Fidel Castro, the president of Cuba. This event was quite confusing because the US was "not involved" in a war with Cuba at that time.The attack was a complete fail. Due to this, Cuba requested military aid from the Soivet Union, which included the construction of missile bases in Cuba which then lead to the Cuban Missile Crisis -
The Creation Of The Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was built by Stalin and its purpose was to separate east Germany from west Germany. The east was governed by the Soviet Union, while the west was ruled the US. This wall had stayed up 28 years and kept East Germans from fleeing to the West. -
Tsar Bomba (Cold War Tech)
The Tsar Bomba was an atomic bomb created by the Soviet Union and tested at Sukhoy Nos. The Tsar Bomba remains as the most powerful explosive weapon to be created. Only one copy of the bomb has been created, other than a mock copy. This impacted the era because it was the new technology that was needed to create the bombs, missiles, and nuclear weapons they threatened the US with. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis had begun when the Soviet Union stashed nuclear missiles armed in Cuba, (Close to the US) When these missiles were discovered, The President (John F. Kennedy created a blockade around Cuba to prevent a further Soviet buildup. -
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This is an image demonstrating the basics of the Cold War. One side is the US representing freedom and wealth of the man, while the other side is showing the communist bear which represents Russia. -
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Soviet Afghan War
This was a war fought by the Afghan forces, who were supported by the Soviets and the Rebel group called mujaheddin who were supported by the US Soviets helped the Afghans because of their natural resources and their belief in communism. The US than supported the rebels to indirectly fight the Soviets. -
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John F. Kennedy
Before being president, Kennedy was in the House of Representatives and Senate. But eventually me became the thirty-fifth U.S. president born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts. Inn his term he had faced a great deal of crises with Berlin and Cuba. He dealt with these issues through the nuclear ban test treaty, which limits the use of nuclear weapons primarily for both the Soviet and US.
