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The (fairly) Cold War
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SPACE RACE
A race to get to the moon. It was between the USA and USSR. Exploring space was a huge competition. -
Yalta Conference
The second meeting of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill in wartime. The three made plans for after the war during this meeting. They also decided to demand that Germany surrender. -
Potsdam Conference
A meeting in which Germany was formally divided into four zones along with the capital of Berlin. It divided Korea into two. The border of Russia and Poland was also determined. -
Hiroshima
An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima to end the second world war. Along with the Nagasaki bombing at least 129,000 civilians were killed. It also sent a message to Russia, who was about to invade. -
Nagasaki
An atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki to end the second world war. Along with the Hiroshima bombing at least 129,000 civilians were killed. It also sent a message to Russia, who was about to invade. -
Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill speaks about the USSR. He condemns their policies. He says and iron curtain has descended upon Europe. -
Truman Doctrine
An american foreign policy. It was America's oath to fight communism. It was the death of American isolationism. -
Formation of Western Germany
The western sections of Germany merged. The three sections belonged to Britain, America, and France. This would have included the capital, too. -
NATO
NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally included the countries Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It was created with the intention of not being communist. -
The Korean War begins
The tensions between the USA and USSR set off a spark in Korea that starts a war between the two halves. It rages on until 1953, but the war doesn't officially end. In 2018 significant progress was made and the war might end after Korea finally shakes off the foreign influence that has been tearing apart. -
Sputnik
The first man made satellite to orbit Earth. It was a metal sphere with four antennae. It was launched by the USSR. -
U-2 incident
It occurred in Kosulino, Russia. A United States U-2 spy plane was shot down in Soviet airspace. It caused an international diplomatic crisis. -
Berlin Wall
A wall that existed until 1989. It was destroyed by construction. It was built to separate Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A standoff or confrontation between the two cold war superpowers that lasted for 13 days. JFK blockaded Cuba and threatened military force to neutralize the threat to national security. It ended in missiles being removed from Cuba (and Turkey secretly). -
Vietnam conflict
Cold war tensions spark a conflict in Vietnam. The north and guerrillas invade the south. This leads to Vietnam becoming communist.
