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Berlin Airlift
Soviet Authorities had permanently closed down the highway, which connected Germany to Berlin. All traffic came from the was stopped from west to east. The Marshall Plan helped Western Europe, United States gave 13 billion dollars to help them. -
NATO Forms
Established by the 12 western nations the United States, Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Luxenmborg, Norway, Iceland, Canada, and Portugal. -
Korean War Starts
Over 75,000 North Korean and crossed the 38th Parallel. Containment was a tactic used by U.S. to keep Communism in Korea -
First US H-Bomb Tested
During the arms race with the Soviet Union, the US launched it's first Hydrogen Bomb for testing. Which more powerful than any other nuclear device in the world. -
Warsaw Pact
This pact put the Soviets in charge of war efforts of the countries involved. -
Soviets Launch Sputnik
Sputnik is the world's first satellite to be launched into space. It was approximately the size of a beach ball -
Berlin Wall
A symbol of the Cold War, the wall divided Berlin from East and West. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A confrontation between the Soviets and the United States -
SALT I Agreement is signed
President Nixon and the President Brezhnev met in Moscow. With the Soviets in dangerous war with China and the United States was hoping gain back momentum after the Vietnam War. -
Mikhail Gorbachev comes to Power
Affter the death of Konstantin Chernenko became general secretary and was then Gorbachev was promoted. Perestrokia was a political movement for the reformation of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union -
Major Arms Control Agreement is reached
This agreement went into effect. -
Iron Curtain begins to Crumble in Europe
The Iron Curtain started to crumble when Brezhnev Doctrine was refused by Russia. -
Soviet Union collapses
Many coutries were associated with Soviet Union, after so many of them started to declare independence from the USSR. -
European Union established
Comprised of 28 member states, it was created by the Maastricht Treaty, -
Al Qaeda attacked the United States
Al Qaeda, a terrorist group attacked the Twin Towers in New York City. -
United States Invades Iraq
George W. Bush had announced that American forces were in the early process of military operations to disarm Iraq. Saddam Hussein declared to his people that it is no doubt that faithful will be victorious and he went into hiding.
