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Formation of West Germany
West Germany was created when the United States, Great Britain and France brought together their zones that they had occupied since the end of World War II. -
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Berlin Blockade
In 1948 the Soviet Union attempted to limit the U.S, Great Britain and France to travel to the sector of Berlin they had, which was in East Germany that was occupied by Russia. The Soviets blocked the rails, roads, and canal access to the west zone, that left civilians with no access to food, medicine and other goods. https://www.canva.com/design/DAEeMe-uoYY/ZEeUJ9l_vvDOp8cxdW-Uvw/view?utm_content=DAEeMe-uoYY&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink -
NATO Formed
12 countries in North America and Western Europe joined together to sing the North Atlantic Treaty. It was a security pact, a military attack against one is an attack against them all. The members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) consisted of the U.S, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Iceland, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Norway. More members came into the organization over the years and some left and only return years later. -
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Korean War
The Korean war was between North and South Korea, thought they both had help from either the Soviet Union and China (North Korea) or the UN and the United States (South Korea). The war was a back and forth war for territory across the 38th parallel that lasted for three years. https://www.canva.com/design/DAEfJRfr-Gc/6R1hJuidbTgnkXLvxXqXHA/view?utm_content=DAEfJRfr-Gc&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink -
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Warsaw Pact
Like NATO, the Warsaw Pact created a defence against attacks. It also has internal security that was useful to the Soviet Union. The Warsaw Pact consisted of the USSR, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Poland, Romania, and Hungary. This remained until the end of the Cold War dismantling all of the Communist governments in Eastern Europe. -
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Space Race
The space race was a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. Both parties wanted to have the upper hand of technology that reaches outer space. https://www.canva.com/design/DAEfahWNlLE/GzBKh3zwJ2EnOmu224TnOg/view?utm_content=DAEfahWNlLE&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban missile crisis brought high tensions for both the United States and the Soviet Union over the nuclear-armed missiles placed in Cuba by the Soviet Union. Both side where close to starting a nuclear war, but was resolved when the missiles where withdrawn. https://www.canva.com/design/DAEfamnkT4I/56KFsx5iZo049PkkhFMMKQ/view?utm_content=DAEfamnkT4I&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink -
SALT Agreement
The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) agreement was signed in 1972 by the Soviet President and the US President. It limited the number of antiballistic missile (ABM) sites each country could have and the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched ballistic missiles they could have. -
START
The Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) treaty was signed between Russia and the United States. It was to reduce the two countries armoury of nuclear weapons and technology of delivering such weapons. The talks started in 1982, but was final signed in 1991 at the end of the Cold War. -
Fall of the Soviet Union
Events that led to the fall of the Soviet Union led to 15 independent countries; Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. On Christmas day, Gorbachev (the USSR leader) gave up his office and stated that it was the end of the Cold War and the arms race. He also said that it was the end of the government and country that crippled their economy and public morals.