Events of the Cold War

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  • Potsdam Conference

    Potsdam Conference

    The Big Three, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and U.S. President Harry Truman met in Potsdam, Germany to negotiate terms for the end of World War II.
  • Second Red Scare

    Second Red Scare

    The fear of communism that spread through American politics, culture, and society.
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    It was a policy which stated that the US would give aid to any country threatened by communism.
  • Berlin Blockade

    Berlin Blockade

    All roads, trains, and waterways were blocked from Berlin by Soviet Union. They could not get food or gas.
  • Creation of NATO

    Creation of NATO

    Security against Soviet Union by Western European nations, United States, and Canada.
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    Conflict between North Korea and South Korea in which at least 2.5 million persons lost their lives.
  • Space Race

    Space Race

    Competition between United States and Soviet Union for space technology.
  • Suez Crisis

    Suez Crisis

    The Suez Canal is a man-made waterway in Egypt. It connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. Egypt took control followed by Israel, France, and Great Britain.
  • 1960 U2 Incident

    1960 U2 Incident

    American spy plane shot down over Soviet Union airspace.
  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion

    An attack by the CIA to remove Cuban leader Fidel Castro from power that failed.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    Confrontation between United States and Soviet Union when both came close to nuclear conflict.
  • Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia

    Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia

    Soviet Union led Warsaw Pact troops in an invasion of Czechoslovakia to crack down on reformist trends in Prague.
  • Chernobyl Disaster

    Chernobyl Disaster

    Nuclear power explosion at plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine.