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Marshall Plan
An Act to promote world peace and the general welfare, national interest, and foreign policy of the United States through economic, financial, and other measures necessary to the maintenance of conditions abroad in which free institutions may survive and consistent with the maintenance of the strength and stability of the United States. The Marshall plan caused the cold war to become a reality in the lives of people of the countries involved. -
Organization (NATO)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance formed in 1949 by ten Western European countries, the United States, and Canada. In cold War, NATO's primary purpose was to unify and strengthen the Western Allies' military response to a possible invasion of western Europe by the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies. -
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Korean War
A conflict between North Korea and the South Korea, lasting from 1950 to 1953; the US, along with other UN countries, fought on the side of the South Koreans, and China fought on the side of North Korea.It was the first major conflict of the Cold War as the Soviet Union supported North Korea and the United States supported South Korea.The Korean War thus represented an important shift in US Cold War policy. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 during the Cold War and separated East and West Berlin. The Cold War was the name given to the relationship between the USSR and USA after the end of WW2. The wall symbolized the lack of freedom under communism. It symbolized the Cold War and divide between the communist Soviet bloc and the western democratic, capitalist bloc. Professor Stein: Berlin was on the frontline in the Cold War struggle between the superpowers. -
End of Vietnam war.
The so-called “Ho Chi Minh campaign” was conducted with the goal of capturing Saigon in time to celebrate their leader's birthday. Saigon fell on April 30, 1975, marking the end of the Vietnam War.Ending the Vietnam War, 1969–1973. President Richard M. Nixon assumed responsibility for the Vietnam War as he swore the oath of office on January 20, 1969. He knew that ending this war honorably was essential to his success in the presidency.
