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Beginning of the Arms Race
The arms race officially started when the USA successfully dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It was was a race to see which country could have superior arms over the other. It became very expensive for both countries. It officially ended when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 -
Berlin blockade and airlift
An attempt by the Soviet Unionto force the Western Allied powers (the United States, the United Kingdom, and France) to give up their post-World War II position in West Berlin. the soviets blocked every route in and out of Berlin. For 15 months the United States and the United Kingdom delivered lots of supplies and food with airplanes. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is made up of members of countries in Europe and North America that was founded in 1949. All of the countries have promised to help defend each other if they any of them are attacked. The headquarters are in Brussels, Belgiim -
Korean War
It was the first major conflict during the Cold War. The Soviet Union supports the North Korea and the United States support South Korea. The countries are still divided today. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was signed by the Soviet Union and seven nations in Eastern Europe. It was an alliance between the counties just like NATO that was formed in 1949. The Warsaw Pact was ended at the end of the Cold War. -
The Space Race
The space race was a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to explore space. NASA headed the space exploration in the United States. In Russia launched Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, -
Sputnik
Sputnik was the first artificial Earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it on October 4, 1957. Three months after it was launched it fell in to the atmosphere. -
U-2 incident
The USSR shot down an American U-2 spy plane in Soviet air space. The airplane, flown by pilot Francis Gary Powers, crashed near Sverdlovsk. Powers was able to parachute safety but he was captured. He was released in February 1962 -
The Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was made out of barb wire, iron, and concrete. It was located between the west and eastern Berlin. It was made to keep German Fascists out. -
The Start of the Cuban Missile Crisis
It started because The Soviet union started to put nuclear missiles on Cuba. The United States would NOT allow them to do this. After 13 days of negotiations the Russians agreed to remove them.
