Cold War

By pameesp
  • Lend-Lease Act

    Lend-Lease Act

    This act set up a system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed as "vital to the defense of the United States."
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway was a battle between the U.S Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy 6 months after the attack on Pearl Harborto secure dominance over the region. This battle resulted in around 2,500 casualties.
  • Hiroshima & Nagasaki Bombs

    Hiroshima & Nagasaki Bombs

    Killing between 129,000 - 226,000 people, the detonated bombs used by the US agaisnt both Japanese cities were to bring the war with Japan to a quick end as well as demonstrate a new weapon to the Soviet Union.
  • Potsdam Conference

    Potsdam Conference

    The United States, Great Britain, & China called for the unconditional surrender of Japan. The US also wanted to disarm & dimilitarize Germany. The conference made The Soviet Union feel the need of more war reperations from Germany.
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    Established by President Harry S. Truman, this doctrine was to provide political, military, and economic assistance to democratic nations under threats.
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    A war between North Korea & South Korea with the main causes of American containment, the spread of communism, & Japanese occupation of Korea during WWII. Although the war helped bring an end to communism, neither side won the Korean War.
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War started with the desire of North Vietnam to unify the country modeled after the Soviet Union & China. This war killed 2 million Vietnamese civilians, 1.1 million North Vietnamese troops, 200,000 South Vietnamese troops, & 58,220 US troops.
  • Hungarian Revolt

    Hungarian Revolt

    Originally started as a protest against the Stalinist government with the main causes of poverty, Russian control, & destalinisation. Ended with a Soviet victory.
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall

    This wall was built to prevent the German Democratic Republic population from escaping Soviet-controlled east to West Berlin. Ended up with the Soviets bringing down the wall for the first step towards German reunification.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    During this 13-day standoff leaders from the U.S and Soviet Union argued about the installation nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba. Which Kennedy then ordered a naval ¨quarantine¨ of Cuba.