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Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was an American foreign policy to stop Soviet imperialism during the Cold War. It was announced to Congress by President Harry S. Truman on March 12, 1947 when he pledged to contain Soviet threats to Greece and Turkey. No American military force was involved; instead Congress appropriated a free gift of financial aid to support the economies and the militaries of Greece and Turkey. More generally, the Truman doctrine implied American support for other nations threatened by So -
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The Cold War Era
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The Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North and South Korea, in which a United Nations force led by the United States of America fought for the South, and China fought for the North, which was also assisted by the Soviet Union. The war arose from the division of Korea at the end of World War II and from the global tensions of the Cold War that developed immediately afterwards. -
The Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was a collective defense treaty among Soviet Union and seven Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War. -
Sputnik
In 1957, Russia launched the worlds first man made satelite into space. This launch was a major blow to the United States and officially began what was known as the Space Race. -
Fidel Castro
On February 16, 1959, Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba. From this day until 2008, Castro would serve as Cuba's primary image of revolution, change, and defiance against western influences. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion, known in Latin America as Invasión de Playa Girón (or Invasión de Bahía de Cochinos or Batalla de Girón), was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 on 17 April 1961. A counter-revolutionary military, trained and funded by the United States government's Central Intelligence Agency, fronted the armed wing of the Democratic Revolutionary Front and intended to overthrow Fidel Castro. -
Berlin Wall is Built
The Berlin Wall was a barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Constructed by the German Democratic Republic , starting on 13 August 1961, the wall completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin until it was opened in November 1989. -
The Cuban Missle Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day (October 16–28, 1962) confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba. It played out on television worldwide and was the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. -
The Vietnam War
The Vietnam was known as one of the most bloodiest wars the U.S. ever intervened in. The U.S. supported pro Saigon forces and deployed units and military support across Vietnam.
