The Cold War 1945-1991

  • Yaita Conference

    Yaita Conference
    Meeting of FDR ,Stalin and Churchill
  • Berlin Blockade and Airlift

    Berlin Blockade and Airlift
    Was one of the first major international crisis of the Cold War
  • Korean War

    Korean War
    The Korean War began when North Korea invaded South Korea.
    It ended on July 27, 1953
  • Warsaw pact formed

    Warsaw pact formed
    It was a political and military alliance between the soviet union and Eastern European countries.
  • Soviet Invasion of Hungary

    Soviet Invasion of Hungary
    It was a nationwide revolt against the government of the Hungarian people's Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies.
  • Space Race

    Space Race
    A competition between the Soviet Union and the United States, for supremacy in spaceflight capability.
  • Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro

    Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro
    Fidel Casto ruled over Cuba
  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs
    The Cuban exiles launched an invasion on the South Coast of Cuba.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    The Cuban Missile Crisis was a pivotal movement in the cold war.
  • Strategic Arms Iimitation talks

    Strategic Arms Iimitation talks
    It was two rounds of bilateral conferences and corresponding international treaties involving the Soviet Union and United States.
  • President Nixon was the first leader to visit China

    President Nixon was the first leader to visit China
    He was the first U.S. president to visit the People's Republic of China since it was established in 1949.
  • Soviets Invade Afghanistan

    Soviets Invade Afghanistan
    They begin a war that ends in their withdraw.
  • Berlin Wall was destroyed

    Berlin Wall was destroyed
    Decline of Soviet Empire
  • East and West Germany reunited

    East and West Germany reunited
    They both joined the Federal Republic as a full-fledged Federal City-State.
  • The end of the Soviet Union

    The end of the Soviet Union
    Mikhail Gorbachev resigned his post as president of the Soviet Union and the Soviet Union ended.