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Cold War
The Cold War was a period of tension between nations. (I couldn't find the actual date it started.) -
Iron Curtain
This is when the Communist nations started to be called "Iron Curtain". -
Marshall Plan
Plan for recovery in Europe; $13 billion of U.S. loans. April 3rd the document was signed by Truman. -
Berlin Blockade
Soviets blocked all entrances to Berlin. -
Berlin Airlift
Supplies are flown into Berlin. -
NATO
This is a military alliance providing mutual help. -
Arms Race
The USSR and USA compete in making explosives. -
Korean War
U.N. forces sent to stop Communist aggression. -
Joseph Stalin Dies
The Soviet leader dies. -
NIkita Khrushchev
Khrushchev came to power after Stalin's death. -
Warsaw Pact
This is a military alliance of Communist Block nations. -
Vietnam War
Vietnam divided into two sates. The U.S. entered the war in March of 1964. -
Space Race
Russia and the US get in a competition of sorts to get to space. -
Sputnik
Sputnik was the first satellite to orbit the Earth and sent radio signals back. -
U-2 Incident
An American spy plane was shot down by the USSR. -
Bay of Pigs
Cuban exiles invade Cuba. This failed. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was used to cut off Berlin, by land, from the rest of Germany, so it could not get supplies. Construction started on Aug. 13th 1961 and was destroyed on Nov. 9th 1989. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
USSR placed nuclear missiles in Cuba. -
German Reunification
The German reunification helped to end the Cold War. -
USSR Breakup
The Soviet Union dissolved.
