Assignment 2 : Part B The Cold War

Turman Doctrine Announced

Mar 12, 1947

• He asked congress to grant economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey
• He wante to help them resist communism
• The Soviets and the U.S were allies, but not during the Post-War
• The speech became established

Assignment 2 Part B : The Cold War

Period: Mar 12, 1947 to Dec 11, 1989

Soviet Union explodes 1st Atmoic Bomb

Apr 17, 1949

• They set off the 1st atomic bomb by code name " First Lightening"
• They put animals in cages close by the explosion to see if it had an affect on human-like mammals
• They built buildings and bridges to see if those would get ruined too from the bomb
• A U.S spy saw the explosion and Turman annoced they had bombs too

North Alantic Treaty Orginization (NATO) established

Apr 28, 1949

• It was created by the U.S, Canada, and other Westren European nations to provide security against the Soviet Union
• It was the 1st military allaince in the U.S
• Europe struggled to rebuild their economics and ensure their security

U.S and U.N members fight North Korea

Jun 8, 1950

• They war asted 3 years
• Korean War had complicated issues
• The United Nations had to deal with or lose credibility after 5 years
• At the end of the war, Korea was split into two
• The south was now in America's hands

Soviets launch first man-made Satellite

Oct 4, 1957

• The Soviets launch Spunktnik 1 which was the 1st artifical satellite
• It was 184 pounds and 22.4 inches long
• Sputnick transmitted radio signals for 21 days
• After that it disappeared into the Earth's atmosphere

China explodes the 1st Atomic Bomb

Oct 16, 1964

• Soviets helped China become better with technlogy in the necular industry
• They didnt provide correct information to them though
• China had to rey on a Scientist to help them build the atomic bomb
• They said that they'd only use it in self-defense during wars

U.S sends tropps to South Vietnam

Apr 4, 1965

• They keep troops to protect the U.S airbase
• China and the Soviet Union threaten the U.S if they keep sending troops to Vietnam
• Chinese and Vietnanmese students supportedthe attack on the U.S Embassy

Soviet Red Army invades Afghanistan

Dec 16, 1979

• The war lasted nine years
• The Cold War was fought between two allinces
• The Peshawar Seven and the Tehran Eight
• Afghans went to a different country like Iran or Pakistan
• Many were killed during the invansion

U.S invadess Grenada

Dec 13, 1983

• The U.S invades a small island they know they can wipe out quick
• It was no match for America's military
• The invansion was due to a military coup that lasted 4 years
• Media with the U.S covered it as negative

Berlin Wall is ruined

Dec 11, 1989

• The wall was a symbol of the Cold War
• It defined the fate of German people
• Also, it sepreated the socialists who were controlled by the U.S.S.R from the democrats
• It fell because there was tension from cities and countries began to attack