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The Cold War in Action

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  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference
    Soviet Union and the Unites States couldn’t decide which government they would implicate on Germany. The decision was made to split the country and its capital, causing conflict at the Yalta Conference.

  • Stalin's 1946 Speech

    Stalin's 1946 Speech
    Stalin makes a speech say that capitalism and communism are incompatible. This showed that both capitalism and communism cannot exist together. It has to be one or the other.

  • Sinew of Peace

    Sinew of Peace
    Winston Churchill gives his “Sinew of Peace” or “Iron Curtain” speech. This offended the Soviets because comments were made about Eastern Europe separating itself from the world.

  • Truman Doctrine is released

    Truman Doctrine is released
    The Truman Doctrine was released. It stated that America would help any non-communist country resist communist pressure.

  • NATO

    NATO
    The NATO is created. The NATO is the alliance between U.S., Canada, and 10 Western European nations. They will support each other in the event of an attack.

  • Soviets Test an Atomic Bomb

    Soviets Test an Atomic Bomb
    The Soviet Union explodes their first atomic bomb. Once news reached the U.S. they felt threatened because the Soviets were now capable of attacking them.

  • Korean War Begins

    Korean War Begins
    The war in Korea begins. The war is between communist North Korea and nationalist South Korea. The U.S. and Soviets choose to take opposing sides. Once again, tension rises.
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    Korean & Vietnam Wars

    Nearly 100,000 American lives were lost during the Korean and Vietnam wars. These wars were both communism vs. capitalism.

  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact
    The Warsaw Pact is created. This is the alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. Now that alliances have been formed, war is in the air.

  • Khrushchev Rejected from Disney

    Khrushchev Rejected from Disney
    Khrushchev, dominant leader of the Soviet Union, visits the United States and is denied access to Disneyland. The denial of access offends the leader, causing tensions to rise once more.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    The Cuban Missile Crisis begins. The Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba pointed at the U.S. They could fire these missiles at us at any moment. This frightened Americans extremely.

  • Soviet Union Falls

    Soviet Union Falls

  • Conflict Between U.S. & North Korea

    Conflict Between U.S. & North Korea
    Tensions still exist between North Korea and the United States. North Korea threatened to drop an atomic bomb on the United States.