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The Marshall Plan
This was a European Recovery Program instated by the US thats goal was to help rebild Eurpoean nations devestated by WWII. Also, it intended to stop the spread of Communism. -
Creation of NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance, containing the US, whose members agree to mutual defense if one of them is attacked by an enemy. NATO fought Communism and developed military plans during the Cold War. -
The Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea, mainly over a territorial dispute. The 38th parallel had served as a dividing line for the two countries, but the polar opposite governments both were on edge. America joined to support the North Koreans, but no real victory was reached. -
Creation of the Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw pact was similar to NATO in the fact that it was a military alliance. The Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Czecholslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Albania were all involved. These were the Soviet Union's satellite nations. -
Vietnam War
This was was fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam, who was supported by the USA. The United States was focused on stopping the spread of Communism, but the public support of this war was very low. -
Soviet Launch Sputnik
The Sputnik was the first man made satellite in space. This began the space race, and the Soviet won this first battle. Many scientific information could be gathered from this satellite. -
Bay of Pigs
America invaded Cuba with intent to overthrow the leftist Cuban government. They failed, and were driven out of the country within three days. This Cuban victory strengthened Fidel Castro and eventually led to the Cuban Missile Crisis. -
Fidel Castro Comes to Power in Cuba
Castro came to power and enforced his Communist ideas on a struggling Cuba. He befriended the Soviet Union, and became an enemy of the United States. He was a key part of the Cuban Missile Crisis. -
The Berlin Wall Goes Up
This wall was erected in order to seperate Allied controlled Germany and Soviet Union controlled Germany. Both countries imposed their own political systems on their specific zones, but the wall eventually was destroyed with the fall of the Soviet Union. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
This was a 13 day stand off between the United States and Cuba (Soviet Union) concerning the placement of nuclear weapons on Cuba. The Soviet Union wanted to do this because it would prevent the US from attacking Cuba anymore. The Soviets eventually dismantled their arms in Cuba. -
The Six Day War
This was a very short conflict between Irael, Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. Israel quickly won, taking the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, West Band and East Jerusalem from Jorda, and the Golan Heights from Syria. -
US Sends a Man to the Moon
There was an intense space race between the Soviet Union and the United States. The United States was victorious in sending the first man to the moon, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed in 1969. -
Olympic Hockey Team
This was a huge victory for the Soviet Union USA rivarly as the United States Olympic Hockety team beat the Soviet team in the 1980 olympics. The Soviets had been the dominanat hockey force up to that time and this was a huge suprise, in a way a slap in the face for the Russians. -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
On this day the Berlin Wall that divided East Germany and West Germany. This was due to the fall of the Soviet Union, and came as a great shock to all of those who lived in East Germany. -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
In 1991, the Soviet regime finally ended, as Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev handed over the nuclear launch codes to Boris Yeltsin and the Soviet flag was lowered. All fifteen republics gained independence as well.
