The Cold War 1945-1991

By edinardo5

  • The Iron Curtain

    The Iron Curtain
    The political and ideological barrier created by the Soviet Union to seal itself off from the Allies and other nonCommunist areas

  • Second Red Scare

    Second Red Scare
    After WWII, Americans began to fear that Communism would spread to theUnited States.

  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan
    An American initiative to aid Western Europe after WWII

  • Berlin Airlift/Blockade

    Berlin Airlift/Blockade
    The Soviet Union started to block the Allied zones of Berlin which cut them off of rail, road, and water access. The United States nd the United Kingdom airlfted food and other supplies into these Allied controlled zones.

  • Formation of NATO

    Formation of NATO
    The United States and the other 11 Western NAtions opposed to Communism formed a pact that helped divide Europe politically.

  • Communist China

    Communist China
    USSR helps China become Communist

  • Korean War

    Korean War
    The U.S. had entered Korea to help back up South Korea because Northern Korea became aggressive and tried to convert all to Communism

  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact
    All Communist nations in Europe signed a treaty

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    The Soviet Union (also known as USSR) launched the world's first artifical satellite. This frighented Americans due to the overwhelming power USSR now had.

  • Space Race

    Space Race
    Competition between the U.S. and USSR to explore space first

  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs
    Fidel Castro, the dictator of Cuba, and his troops were a threat the the U.S. The CIA sent in American B-26 bombers to destroy Castro's tiny air force but was defeated.

  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall
    The Eastern Berlin government built a wall seperating the West side of Berlin.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    The U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a 13 day political and military standoff. Fidel Castro of Cuba and the Soviet Union formed a bond and USSR placed nuclear missiles in Cuba toward Florida.

  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Fall of the Berlin Wall
    Eastern Berlin announced that Western Berlin was now allowed to cross borders. More than 2 million people from Eastern Berlin began to tear the wall down. These people felt the Col War for real as they were seperated for so long.

  • Ukraine

    Ukraine
    Ukraine became independent when Boris Yeltsin assumed power of USSR and USSR became Russia. Communism fell and thus ended the Cold War