The cold war

The end of WWII and The Cold War

By chris__panza

  • Nuremberg Trials

    Nuremberg Trials
    Allied military courts tried more than 200 nazi and military officails

  • The Iron Curtain

    The Iron Curtain
    A sharp division of Europe that was a result of soviet actions. The curtain seperated the east from the west.

  • The Truman Doctrine

    The Truman Doctrine
    The Truman Doctrine was a pledge to provide economic and military aid and to oppose the spread of communism.

  • The Marshall Plan

    The Marshall Plan
    The U.S. government launched a program of economic aid. U.S. secratary George Marshall, provided $13 billion for rebuilding Europe.

  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift
    Berlins residents were no longer able to import food, coal, and other vital supplies. Berlin Airlift was a massive effort to supply West Berlin by air.

  • NATO

    NATO
    An alliance called the North Atlantic Treaty Organizaton. It was designed to counter Soviet power in Europe.

  • Hydrogen Bomb

    Hydrogen Bomb
    The U.S. tested the first fusion-powered hydrogen bomb with spectacular results.

  • The Warsaw Pact

    The Warsaw Pact
    The Soviet Union and the communist nations of eastern Europe formed their own alliance.

  • The Arms Race

    The Arms Race
    The Arms Race was struggle between nations to gain atvantage of weapons.

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    Sputnik was historys first artificial satellite- an object that rotates earth. In response the U.S. government founded the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA in 1958