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Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles ended the war between Germany and the allied powers. This was what some say caused the Cold War between Russia and the U.S. -
Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill gave a speech declaring an "Iron Curtain" across the world, indicating the start of the Cold War. The Iron Curtain symbolized a large seperation between the U.S., Russia, and the U.K. -
Truman Doctrine
In the Truman document, he offered aid to any European countries that needed help to avoid dictation by any "outside" forces. This was pretty much a call against Communism and announced where the U.S stood in the cold war. -
the Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was put into place supplying European countries with thirteen billion dollars to provide support against the Soviet Union. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was a way for the Soviet Union to cut off power to West Berlin. Their tactic was to force everyone out and to move out of that area while the U.S supplied them with weaponry to protect themselves, like they had promised in the Truman Doctrine. -
NATO Created
NATO was created by Canada, the U.S., and several European countries to protect themselves against the Soviet Union. -
Troops to Vietnam
Although not related to the Soviet Union, this was U.S's mission to stop communism as Korea invaded them. -
McCarthy Speech
Joseph McCarthy gave a nation-wide speech advising the U.S about communism within the country itself. Because he gave specific names and examples of people working in the government that supposedly supported communism, they were autmoatically taken out of their positions. -
WARSAW Pact
Eastern European countries and the Soviet Union joined together and became enemies of the US side during the coldwar. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Because Fidel Castro was a strong supporter of Communism, the CIA and Cuban refugees tried to capture him and get rid of him, mainly because of his beliefs on Communism. -
The Berlin Wall
The Eastern Side of Berling was losing their citizens fast because of the amount of Communism ruling the region. Because of that, they tried to move to the western side which lead to the creation of the Berlin Wall creating a large divider and catching anyone trying to escape. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The U.S and the Soviet Union fought over missiles in Cuba for a long, hard, 13 days. -
Invasion of Aghantistan
In efforts of supporting Communism and spreading it to other countries, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, another large step towards dictation and Communism taking over. -
Ending of the Berlin Wall
President Reagan orders the Berlin Wall to be taken down, starting the end of the Cold War.
