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Red Scare
The Red Scare was hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the US during the cold was between Soviet Union and the United States. They described Red for their allegiance to the red Soviet flag. 1920 -
Truman Doctrine
the Truman Doctrine was a policy of containment by the United States against the Soviet Union. The Truman Doctrine implied AMerican support for other nations thought to be threatened by soviet communism. 4/30/1975 -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall plan caused to start of the cold was because USA was attempting to take control of Eastern European countries with aggression which angered the USSR. The Marshall plan is known as European Recovery program. It provided aid to Western Europe following the devastation of World war ll. Marshall plan created an economic miracle in western Europe. 1990 -
Berlin Blockade/Airlift
Berlin Airlift began when the Soviet Union blockheaded the western zone of Berlin. It last 18 months. Stalin wanted to eject the USA of west Berlin to protect his communist influence in Eastern Europe. When they blocked all access to West Berlin, Stalin was also testing the American policy. 5/12/1949 -
Suez Canal
This began with Egypt taking control of the Suez Canal which was flowed by military attack from Israel, France, and Great Britain. 3/1957 -
Space Race
The space war was competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop aerospace capabilities. The space race was won by U.S. The Space race was to develop superior spaceflight capacity in the 20th century. 12/26/1991 -
U-2 Incident
The U-2 spy plane incident raised tensions between the U.S. and Soviet during the Cold war. there was large political clash between the two superpowers and their allies that emerged following World War II. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics show down an American U-2 spy plane in Soviet air space -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs invasion was attempted in 1961. It was there to remove Fidel Castro from power in Cuba. But the invasion was failure and most of the attackers were captured or killed. 4/18/1961 -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall became a stark and foreboding symbol of the cold war. The building of the Berlin wall was the East German regime's response to the huge increase in the numbers of its citizens escaping to West Berlin. 11/9/1989 -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban missile crisis was arguably the hottest point of the cold war. It was dangerous confrontation between united states and Soviet Union during cold war. The missiles had been placed to protect Cuba from further planned attacks after the failed Bay of pigs invasion. 12/20/1962 -
Non-Proliferation Treaty
Non-Proliferation Treated was an agreement signed by major nuclear and non-nuclear powers to cooperate to prevent the proliferation of nuclear technology. 1995 -
Perestroika and Glasnost
Perestroika and Glasnost were reforms first introduced by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s.Perestroika aimed to the reconstruction of the political and economic system to help end the cold war. That helped citizens a voice in the government. This two people helped to end the cold war. 1991