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The Cold War

By Jack1771
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    The Cold War

  • NATO

    NATO
    NATO was an organization created by the West to make sure they had a defense against Russia if they ever invaded. This included Western Europe and America. Tensions were really high because the Soviets were unpredictable as ever.

  • The Red Scare

    The Red Scare
    Americans began to fear communism. They used the color red to represent it, hence the name, the red scare. A lot of Americans began to become paranoid and actions were taken to prevent the spread the communism.

  • The Korean War

    The Korean War
    North Korea invaded South Korea. America rushed in to aid South Korea, and they were able to establish and armistice. The Korean leaders from both sides are actually meeting today to discus peace, and everyone is hoping for the best.

  • Joseph Stalin

    Joseph Stalin
    He was the leader of the Soviets until his death in 1953. He was very pro communist and wanted to spread it around the world. America hated this dude.

  • The Arms Race

    The Arms Race
    The U.S. and the Soviet Union struggled to get better military than the other. They developed nuclear weapons and stuff like that. They both spent tons of money on their military.

  • The Suez Crisis

    The Suez Crisis
    Britain, France and Israeli countries moved troops into Egypt. They nearly brought the Soviets into the conflict, and they damaged their relationships with the US. They did this because the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the canal.

  • The Space Race

    The Space Race
    America and Russia wanted to see who could get into space first. It was a huge show of power if one side could pull it off. It would show advance in science, technology, and even economics as well.

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    Russia successfully launches a satellite named Sputnik into space. This was a huge accomplishment and it made America really nervous. America then started to try really hard to get something into space.

  • The Bay of Pigs Invasion

    The Bay of Pigs Invasion
    Fidel Castro marched his guerrilla army into Havana, Cuba. They overthrew Fulgencio Batista. American trained Cubans tried to overthrow Castro, but they were badly outnumbered and surrendered 24 hours in.

  • The U-2 Incident

    The U-2 Incident
    An American plane was shot down. It was a U-2 spy plane, hence the name of the incident. The Soviets shot the plane down.

  • The Berlin Wall

    The Berlin Wall
    Russia closed off their side of Berlin from the allies. They wanted to keep the land that they took during World War Two. This action symbolized the spread of communism and the Iron Curtain.

  • The Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Cuban Missile Crisis
    The Cuban Missile Crisis was a point where the USA and Russia became very close to nuclear warfare. Cuba allowed Russia to put nukes on their country. With the press of a button, America would be destroyed. America would fire theirs at Russia, and the world would end.

  • The Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty

    The Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty
    The U.S., Britain and the Soviet Union signed this Treaty. This banned nuclear testing in space, the atmosphere and underwater. John F. Kennedy signed the treaty just months before his death.

  • Detente

    Detente
    The ease of tensions between the U.S. and the Soviets. The word is French. This commenced when American president Nixon visited the Soviet leader, Leonid I. Brezhnev.

  • The Fall of the Soviet Union

    The Fall of the Soviet Union
    The Soviet Union was finally dissolved. It is now led by "president" Vladimir Putin. The Soviets were facing starvation and they couldn't keep up with anyone else so it was dissolved.