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The Cold War Battle
The Cold War The Cold War is the battle with the Communist nations led by the Soviet Union and the democratic nations led by the United States. -
The start of the Cold War
The start of the Cold WarThis day marked the beginning of the Cold War, after Germany was divided between the western allies and the Soviets. The U.S wanted free trade throughout the whole world and the Soviet Union wanted to stop trade from international commerce. -
The end of World War 2
Atomic BombThe cause of World War 2 ending was that Germany surrendered on May 7th. Atomic Bombs were dropped on two cities in Japan, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
North American Treaty Organization
The NATO( North American Treaty Organization) is a treaty with Western Europe and the U.S. It was established on April 4, 1949 and involved 12 different nations. The original countries were the United States, Canada, France, Great Britain, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg, Portugal, and Iceland. that created it. The NATO is still in effect to this day. -
North Korea's massive attack
North KoreaIn June 1950, North Korea launched an attack on South Korea because North Korea wanted to rule all of Korea under communism and South Korea faught back by tanks and guns till the end of the cold war. -
First Nuclear Submarine
USS NautilusNuclear SubmarinesThis USS Nautilus allowed long periods of underwater traveling. The United States became one of the top leaders in aquatic weaponry.The us made the first nuclear submarine in Jan. 21, 1954. to the diesel electric subs that preceded it the subs are still in use to this day the nautilus had a practically unlimited range. -
Warsaw Pact
Warsaw PactThe Warsaw Pact was a strategy with eight different communist countries in Eastern Europe. This pact was created by the Soviet Union. This pact basically means that if one country is attacked the others have to help out. -
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John F. Kennedy's Presidency
John F. KennedyKennedy was elected president on November 8, 1960. Unfortunately JFK was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963 -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 videoApollo 11This was the first man space craft that landed on the moon. This is when the American Flag was planted on the moon. The crew was the first successfull space crew to return home with the very first samples of the moon and get back home alive.The U.S. defeated them In a race of who will make it to the moon and come back successful aganist Russia. -
The Moscow Olympic Games
Olympic GamesOlympic Games VideoThe 1980 Olympic games were most memorable because the United States and sixty-one other countries decided to boycott the olympics.The 1980 Olympic Games were hosted in Lackplassid, New York. -
The fall of the Soviet Union
Soviet UnionOver the years the Soviet Union separated into fifteen different countries. The United States celebrated as they watched their enemy collapse to their knees and surrender to end the cold war of 1991. -
End of the Cold War
The end of the Cold WarBerlin WallThere were many things that contributed to the end of the Cold War like the Berlin Wall being destroyed and the NATO being passed. The union began to split apart and that cuased the fall of the Soviet Union and Russia tried to take what was left of the Soviet Government and they fell too.
