Cold war

Events from The Cold War

By ConnorK123

  • Second Red Scare

    Second Red Scare
    Fear of the growing power of communist countries in the wake of the Second World War, particularly the Soviet Union. Many in the U.S. feared that the Soviet Union and its allies were planning to forcefully spread communism around the globe

  • Creation of NATO

    Creation of NATO
    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a military alliance originally established in 1949 to create a counterweight to Soviet armies stationed in central and eastern Europe after World War II.

  • Korean War (625 War)

    Korean War (625 War)
    The Korean War was fought between North and South Korea from 1950 to 1953. North Korea invaded South Korea following clashes along the border and rebellions in South Korea. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union while South Korea was supported by the United States and allied countries.

  • Space Race

    Space Race
    The Space Race was a 20th-century competition between two Cold War rivals, the United States and the Soviet Union, to achieve superior spaceflight capability.

  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Fall of the Berlin Wall
    Half a million people gathered in East Berlin in a mass protest. East German leaders had tried to calm mounting protests by loosening the borders, making travel easier for East Germans. They had not intended to open the border up completely.