Cold War

By annieannieannie
  • Birth of the Soviet Union

    Birth of the Soviet Union

    The Soviet Union was born ot of the Russian Revolution of 19717.
  • Cold War Begins

    Cold War Begins

    An intense competition for global power and lasted more than 45 years
  • Germany Surrenders

    Germany Surrenders

    When Germany surrendered, it was divded into two; east and west Germany
  • Truman Doctrine came up with the idea of containment

    Truman Doctrine came up with the idea of containment

    President Truman Doctrine came up with the idea of containment, which is containing or limiting communism to countries where it has taken over
  • West Germany is FREE

    West Germany is FREE

    West Germany became an independent nation with a democratic government
  • The U.S. formed a more permenant alliance for mutual protection

    The U.S. formed a more permenant alliance for mutual protection

    The Berlin Blockade convinced the U.S. and its allies to form a more permanent alliance for their mutual protection.
  • The Soviet Union created their first attomic bomb

    The Soviet Union created their first attomic bomb

    The Soviet Union created the first atomic bomb, marking the beginning of the Arms Race.
  • The Warsaw Pact was created

    The Warsaw Pact was created

    The Warsaw Pact called for military cooperation among the Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Rumania, and East Germany
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall

    The berlin wall was created to divide East and West Germany.
  • The Soviets put up a wall to stop the East Germans from going to West Germany

    The Soviets put up a wall to stop the East Germans from going to West Germany

    East Germany and the Soviets tried to stem the tide of east Germans fleeing to west berlin by putting a wall between the two parts of Berlin