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The Truman Doctrine
So Truman’s stated policy – the Truman Doctrine –' was not just about supporting the rights of a majority against the armed might of a minority, it also had a strategic bearing to it.' -
The Marshall Plan
Congress passed the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, and on April 3, 1948, President Truman signed the act that was known as the Marshall Plan. -
Berlin Airlift
Allied aircraft logged the 100,000th flight of the Berlin airlift. The airlift began after World War II when Germany was occupied territory and Berlin was surrounded by the Soviet zone. -
Creation of NATO
After World War II, the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. took up alot of Europe. The United Nations Charter, 12 nations established the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to coordinate the military defenses of member nations against possible Soviet aggression. -
The Korean War
A war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). -
Vietnam War
This particular war was very long and costly. More than 3 million people died during the Vietnam War including 58,000 Americans.President Richard Nixon ordered the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 -
Bay of Pigs
Unsuccessful military invasion of Cuba. Known in Latin America as La Batalla de Girón, The invaders were outnumbered by Castro’s troops, and they surrendered after less than 24 hours of fighting. -
The Berlin Wall Goes Up
On the morning of August 24, border police were given instructions to fire warning shots and then shoot to kill. The first of the 100 people who to die trying to cross into West Berlin died that afternoon. -
German Reunification/ Fall of Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was the physical division between West Berlin and East Germany. Also, symbolic boundary between democracy and Communism during the Cold War. The Berlin Wall stood until November 9, 1989. That night crowds surrounded the wall until it didnt stand anymore. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Happened Between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side, and the United States on the other. The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. -
The Six Day War
Within the span of six days, the IDF overran the Sinai peninsula; took the entire West Bank of the River Jordan; and captured a part of the Golan Heights. The culminating event was the capture of the Old City of Jerusalem. -
1980 Olympic Hockey game
Team USA went on to win the gold medal by winning its last match over Finland. The Soviet Union took the silver medal by beating Sweden in its final game. -
Creation of the Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was a response to a treaty made by the Western Allies in 1949 (the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, or NATO) as well as the re-militarization of West Germany in 1954, they both had a threat. -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
Occured on Christmas and collapased as a victory for freedom. The primary causes were political and economic and they were the result of the culture of war.
