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glasnost and perestroika
Glasnost. Glasnost, ( Russian: “openness”) Soviet policy of open discussion of political and social issues. It was instituted by Mikhail Gorbachev in the late 1980s and began the democratization of the Soviet Union. -
Yalta
The Yalta is a conference between the three leaders Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt. The three leaders met to decide how they wanted to separate Germany among the three allies (Russia, England and USA). Around this time marks the beginning of the Cold War. The division of Germany created tension between the super powers. -
Iron Curtain Speech
The Iron Curtain was the name for the boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991. A term symbolizing the efforts by the Soviet Union to block itself and its satellite states from open contact with the West and non-Soviet-controlled areas. -
containment policy
Containment was a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad. A component of the Cold War, this policy was a response to a series of moves by the Soviet Union to enlarge its communist sphere of influence in Eastern Europe, China, Korea, and Vietnam. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was organized by the United States and Britian. The Airlift provided food and fuel to those being deprived/supressed in West Berlin. This event connects to the Cold War because the communist Soviets were the people behind the depravation to those living the West Berlin. -
NATO
NATO stands for North Atlantic Free Trade Organization. This was an alliance formed between the North American countries, (Canada, USA, and Mexico) and some countries in Europe. In total 28 countries complete the Organization. The treaty connects to the Cold War because it was created in order to prevent Soviet domination. -
Korean War
The Korean War was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. The United Nations helped aid South Korea while China helped aid North Korea. The Korean war connects to the cold war because once again the conflict spawned from communist prevention. The United Nations wanted to protect North Korea from taking over South Korea and making their country a communist country -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam war was caused through the attempt to stop the spread of communism. It was the United States and help of the South Vietnamese against the Northern Vietnamese. The war became the epitome of what no to do during foreign conflict because the United States lost incredible amounts of support from the U.S citizens, -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Two principal courses are offered: an air strike and invasion, or a naval quarantine with the threat of further military action. To avoid arousing public concern, the president maintained his official schedule, meeting periodically with advisors to discuss the status of events in Cuba and possible strategies. -
end of the cold war
During 1989 and 1990, the Berlin Wall came down, borders opened, and free elections ousted Communist regimes everywhere in eastern Europe. In late 1991 the Soviet Union itself dissolved into its component republics. With stunning speed, the Iron Curtain was lifted and the Cold War came to an end.
