Cold war

Arms race

1906

between U.S and Soviet Union

Truman doctrine

1947

President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology. Showed US stance against communism

Berlin blockade

1948

Soviet blocking of Berlin from allies; Causing the Berlin Airlift

JFK becomes president

1960

He created plans to overthrow the Cuban government, which failed when Khrushchev finds out; Tensions increase.

Construction of Berlin wall

1961

Separated E. and W. Germany, forming the boundary of the "Iron Curtain". Further divided the Communists and
the Capitalists

Bay of pigs invasion

1961

Cuban missile crisis

1962

an international crisis, the closest approach to nuclear war at any time between the U.S. and the USSR. JFK ordered the removal of USSR missiles on Cuba. This resulted in the first attempts at nuclear disarmament.

Cuban missile crisis

1962

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Salt 1 treaty

1972

a pact between the US & USSR which froze the production of nuclear arms

Invasion of Afghanistan

1979

USSR invasion to support the communist government - US-supported mujahideen

Ronald regan becomes president

1981

Continued the fight against communism and promised to defeat the USSR

Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty

1985

an agreement to remove their medium-range missiles from Europe (Reagan and Gorbachev)

Fall of berlin wall

1989

Berlin wall was taken down; Beginning of the fall of communism and the Soviet Union - symbolized the failure of communism and massive socialism

Breakup of soviet union

1990

many republics declared independence, leading to the dissolution of the Soviet Union.