Events of the cold war

  • creation of the united states

    creation of the united states
    The creation of the United states is the world's third largest country in size and nearly the third largest in terms of population. James Madison, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Wilson ran the creation of the united States
  • Pots dam conference

    Pots dam conference
    The pots dam conference was to negotiate terms for the end of World War II. The pots dam conference was held in Yalta
  • Second red scare

    Second red scare
    McCarthyism, also known as the Second Red Scare, was the political repression and persecution. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy was the leader of the second red scare
  • Truman doctrine

    Truman doctrine
    President Harry S. Truman established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces. They opposed the Truman doctrine because they didn't want us to meddle in other country's affairs.
  • Berlin Blockade

    Berlin Blockade
    The Berlin Blockade is cutting off all land and river transit between West Berlin and West Germany. Joseph Stalin was the leader of the Berlin blockade
  • Creation of NATO

    Creation of NATO
    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. NATO was the first peacetime military alliance the United States entered into outside of the Western Hemisphere.
  • Korean war

    Korean war
    the Korean War began on June 25, 1950, when the Northern Korean People's Army invaded South Korea. Chung II-kwon was the leader of the Korean war.
  • Cuban revolution

    Cuban revolution
    The Cuban revolution is a social and armed conflict led by Fidel Castro to overthrow the government of Fulgencio Batista. Fulgencio Batista's regime ruled the Cuban revolution
  • The space race

    The space race
    The space race was a 20th Century struggle between two nation-states, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US). John F Kennedy was the leader of the Space race
  • Vietnam war

    Vietnam war
    The Vietnam War was a long, costly, and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The conflict was intensified by the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.
  • Suez crisis

    Suez crisis
    The Suez Crisis of 1956, in which the Egyptian Government seized control of the Suez Canal from the British and French. The leaders are
    Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anthony Eden, Moshe Dayan
  • Berlin crisis of 1961

    Berlin crisis of 1961
    East German police and military units sealed off all arteries leading to West Berlin. Nikita Khrushchev was the leader of the Berlin crisis of 1961
  • Bay of pig invation

    Bay of pig invation
    The boy of pig invation had two air strikes against Cuban air bases. The bay of pig invation is located in Cuba
  • Soviet afghan war

    Soviet afghan war
    the Soviet–Afghan War was a protracted armed conflict fought in the Soviet-controlled Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. The soviet afghan war was located in Afghanistan
  • fall of the soviet union

    fall of the soviet union
    Planned by hardline Communists, the coup diminished Gorbachev's power and propelled Yeltsin and the democratic forces to the forefront of Soviet and Russian politics. About 66% of Russians regretted the fall of the Soviet Union, setting a 15-year record, and the majority of these regretting opinions came from people older than 55.