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End of World War II
During wartime, relation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union was considered a high point considering they have different ideology. Their cooperation was a significant factor in defeating the Nazi Germany, eventually bringing about the end of world war 2. -
Marshall Plan
Secretary George C. Marshall proposed massive economic assistance to the devastated nations of Europe. Left unsaid, the pla emphasized the free market economy as a defense against communism. -
Berlin Blockade and consequent airlift increases tension
The Berlin blockade by the Soviet Union was intended to limit countries like France, Great Britain and the United State from traveling to their sectors in Berlin. The Allied powers decided to unite their different occupation zone in Germany, but the Soviet Union opposed. -
NATO
Conflict between the Western Nations and the Communist Eastern Bloc began just as WW2 ended. The formation of pro-Soviet governments were seen in many more areas and as a response, the Western Allies sought for ways to prevent the expansion. The United States and 11 other Western nations came together to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). -
Korean war outburst
With the Soviet Union not showing up for the Veto caused the first Proxy war. The Korean war began when North America invaded South Korean, initially bringing the allies into the war as well. -
Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union and 7 other European countries signed the Warsaw Pact in response to the NATO. The treaty says that the membering states shall come to the defense of any member attacked by an outsider. -
Khrushchev calls for Peaceful Co-exsistence
When Stalin died, Khrushchev had positioned himself as a possible successor, later becoming the head of the Communist Party. He has a complicated relationship with the west, being a believer in communism; however; he prefered a peaceful co-existence with capitalist countries. -
The Hungarian Uprising
From 1945, Hungarian was under the control of Moscow. When Stalin died, all people from Eastern Europe were given some hope that they might be free from the Soviet Union. -
Berlin Wall
During the Cold war, west Berlin was a geographical loophole which thousands of East German fled to. As a result, the Communist East German authorities built a wall that encircled the West Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
During the Cuban Missile Crisis there was a standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union due to the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba. It was feared that the world was on the brink of a Nuclear war, as Pres. Kennedy explained his decision to enact a blockade in Cube. The war was avoid in agreement that the Soviet the missile in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba. -
The Prague Spring Ends
The Prague Spring was a period of time when the government Czechoslovakia wanted to democratise the nation and lessen the control Moscow had. This period ended when the Soviet Union invaded and removed the leader, Alexander Dubcek. The Brezhnev doctrine then followed, stating that Russia has the right to use military force to maintain strict rules. -
The Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty
The objective was to prevent the spread of Nuclear weapons and technologies. A total of 191 countries have joined the treaty. -
Ending of the Vietnam War
The end of the Vietnam War shows the failed attempt of containment. Domino theory suggest that if a country takes in communism, the surrounding countries eventually will too. -
Helsinki Accords
The U.S., the Soviet Union, Canada and most European countries signed the Helsinki Final Act providing a degree of detente between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, and its allies. Detente is basically lessening the tension between Russia and America. -
The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
A the end of 1979, the Soviet sent thousands of troops into Afghanistan and immediately assumed military and political control of Kabul. This further complicated the relationship between the U.S. and Russia. -
Pro-democracy in Poland
It took over 3 decades of civil resistance for Polish society to begin organizing and consolidation itself. Solidarity is unity based on interest, objectives and standards. -
The Berlin wall falls
The Berlin wall stood until the head of the East German Communist Party announced that citizens could cross the border whenever they pleased. That night the wall was swarmed, many crossed while others picked at the wall. -
End of Warsaw Pact
Individual countries claimed their sovereignty withering away the Warsaw Pact. Movements of anti-Soviet and anti communist began to crack the pact. -
Soviet Union Dissolved
After the west had claimed freedom, the world watched as the Soviet Union dissolved into 15 separate countries. -
START Treaty
It was a bilateral treaty between the U.S. and the Soviet Union on the reduction of strategic weapon arms. It expired on 2009 with the option of extending it.
