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Berlin Airlift
The Communist part of Germany wanted to stop the usfrom aiding the free section of Berlin so they created a blockade. As a result the we flew in supplies.Marshall Plan (was an American initiative to aid Western Europe, in which the United States gave $13 billion in economic support to help rebuild Western European economies after the end of World War II -
NATO forms
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Groups of nations form an alliance against communist nations. Support the policy of containment-stoping the spread of Communism. -
Korean War Starts
US policy of containment pulls us into supporting the South Korea when Communist North Korea invades. This war is not over because a cease-fire was never signed. -
US H-Bomb
United States invents the H-bomb. This Hydrogen bomb is 10X more powerful that the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Warsaw pact
Like NATO the Soviet Union forms an organization of its satelite nations. -
Soviets launch Sputnik
Sputnik was the first satelite that was ever launched into space. This was the start of the space race. -
Berlin Wall
Berlin wall is formed to separate Communist Berlin from Free Berlin. Iron curtain(Communism) falls over Europe. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Russia stationed missiles in Cuba that could reach anywhere in the US in minutes. This was the closest we came to firing weapons during the Cold war- race for more advanced technologies/Communism vs Democracy/War without weapons fired. -
Salt I agreement is signed
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks Agreement . SALT I froze the number of strategic ballistic missile launchers at existing levels and provided for the addition of new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) launchers only after the same number of older intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and SLBM launchers had been dismantled. -
Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power
Gorbachev wanted to take a more open approach because he wanted to help his people so he was not as cruel to his people and to Democratic nations. Perestroika-a political movement for reformation within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the 1980s, widely associated with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and his glasnost (meaning "openness") policy reform. Detente-the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries. -
Major arms control agreement is reached
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was signed between the United States and Soviet Union in 1987 and ratified in 1988, leading to an agreement to destroy all missiles with ranges from 500 to 5,500 kilometers This was the first time we made an effort to disarm since the end of WWII. -
Iron Curtain Begin to Crumble in Europe
In 1989 the Soviet Union is struggling, Its people are starving and so slowly it lets go of many of its Satelite nations. Fall of the Berlin wall also happens during this time. -
Soviet Union Collapses
The Soviet Union falls and with it all of its Communist nations fall as well. For the first time since WWII Eastern Europe is free and the Cold war is over, -
European Union Established
A political and economic union between 28 European nations is established. This helps to promote peace and support each European nation. -
Al Qaeda attacked the United States
Al Qaeda-a global militant Sunni Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden. They attacked the World Trade Center and ended the lives of many people. This extreme terrorist group created lots of fear throughout the nation -
United States Invaded Iraq
Saddam Hussein- militant leader of Iraq for 28 years
United States government disagreed with his actions so we invaded it was called operation enduring freedom.
