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Events of the Cold war

By kgreer

  • Creation of the U.N.

    Creation of the U.N.
    This organization was created in 1945. This was created to prevent future world wars.

  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine
    This is an American Foreign policy. This was created to provide political, military, and economic assistance to all democratic nations.

  • Berlin Blockade

    Berlin Blockade
    This was to force the Western allied powers out of their posts in Berlin. This started on June 24th, 1948 to July 17th, 1975.

  • Creation of Nato

    Creation of Nato
    Nato which is short for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization which was created in 1949. This was created to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.

  • Korean War

    Korean War
    This is when North Korea invaded South Korea. The united states entered this war to prevent an independent nation by communism.

  • Second Red Scare

    Second Red Scare
    This was the political repression and persecution of those who supported Communism and Soviet influence. This occurred from the late 1940s through the 1950s.

  • Cuban Revolution

    Cuban Revolution
    This was a military and political effort to overthrow the Cuban government. This occurred between 1953 to 1959.

  • Space Race

    Space Race
    This was a competition between the U.S and the Soviet Union. This was a race to be the first to get a man on the moon.

  • Suez crisis

    Suez crisis
    This occurred from October 29th, 1956- November 7th, 1956. This is when the British/French/ Israeli invaded Egypt.

  • 1960 U2 Incident

    1960 U2 Incident
    A United States U-2 spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Air Defence Forces. Only one casualty occurred from this.

  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion
    This was a failed military landing. This operation was financed and directed by the U.S. government.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    This was a confrontation between the U.S and the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union responded to a missile from the U.S with one of their own.

  • Soviet-Afghan War

    Soviet-Afghan War
    This was an armed conflict in the Soviet-controlled area of Afghanistan. This was from 1979-1989.

  • Chernobyl Disaster

    Chernobyl Disaster
    The No.4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant exploded. Today this site is still radioactive.

  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Fall of the Berlin Wall
    During a peaceful revolution this concrete barrier was destroyed. This reunified the East and West sides of Berlin.