Cold War events

  • Containing communism

    Containing communism

    Presdiant Truman try to contain communism from spreading anymore
  • Berlin airlift

    Berlin airlift

    when the soviet blockaded west berlin to starve the allies out but the allies us airplanes to dilivere supplies
  • western alliance

    western alliance

    when the united states, Canada, and 10 european countrie formed an alliance called NATO
  • Korean war

    Korean war

    The first major proxy war between South and north korea backed up by The united states and the U.S.S.R
  • Hydrogen bombs

    Hydrogen bombs

    When both the U.S.A and the U.S.SR tested there first hydrogen bomb
  • Mutual assured destruction

    Mutual assured destruction

    A belief that the U.S.S.R would not attack us with nuclear warfare if doing so meant the certain destruction of there own country
  • The Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Cuban Missile Crisis

    When the U.S.S.R send missiles to cuba so they can attack the united states when needed
  • New Soviet leader

    New Soviet leader

    When Gorbachev took office and loosen his grip on the country giving more freedom
  • Communism collapses

    Communism collapses

    secand revolution in russia led by Boris Yeltsin with hope of democracy