Cold War

By Lizbeth78

  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference
    The Yalta Conference was significant to the Cold War because it divided Germany into 4 military zones and Berlin into 4 military zones. For the US, China becoming communist set off alarms and caused us to get involved in the Korean and Vietnam wars to stop the spread of communism.

  • Berlin Blockade

    Berlin Blockade
    The Berlin Blockade was significant to the Cold War because it exposed the deep ideological differences separating East and West, provoked genuine fears of war in the West, and it accelerated the Allies plans to set up the state.

  • Korean War

    Korean War
    The Korean War was significant to the Cold War because it was the first time that the United States and the Soviet Union had fought a proxy war in a third country.

  • Hungarian Revolution

    Hungarian Revolution
    The Hungarian Revolution was significant to the Cold War because it exposed the weaknesses of Eastern European communism, bankrolled by Moscow, restored a dictatorial regime in the country and closed all the borders again.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    The Cuban Missile Crisis was significant to the Cold War because it was the closest the world has come to war between the US and USSR, nuclear war and annihilation.

  • Ping Pong Diplomacy

    Ping Pong Diplomacy
    The Ping Pong Diplomacy was significant to the Cold War because it helped lay the groundwork for establishing official diplomatic relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China.

  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War
    The Vietnam War was significant to the Cold War because it was the first war to come into American living rooms nightly. The war caused turmoil on the home front, as anti-war protests became a feature of American life.

  • SALT I & II

    SALT I & II
    The SALT I & II was significant to the Cold War because it intended to restrain the arms race in strategic ballistic missiles armed with nuclear weapons.

  • Tiananmen Square Massacre

    Tiananmen Square Massacre
    The Tiananmen Square Massacre is best known for the 1989 protests and massacre that ended with a military crackdown.

  • Collapse of the Soviet Union

    Collapse of the Soviet Union
    The Collapse of the Soviet Union was significant because Russia has enjoyed rapid economic expansion.