-
Period: to
The Cold War
-
Japanese Surrender
brought world war 2 to a close
japanese surrender ceremony on board USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay
The major cities were devastated by atomic or conventional attack, and the casualties numbered in the millions. -
Berlin Blockade
one of the first major international crises of the Cold War
the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Allied control
Their aim was to force the western powers to allow the Soviet zone to start supplying Berlin with food and fuel, thereby giving the Soviets practical control over the entire city.
In response, the Western Allies organized the Berlin airlift to carry supplies to the people in West Berlin. -
Period: to
Berlin Blockade
-
Berlin Blockade Ends
The continued success of the Airlift humiliated the Soviets, the four powers began serious negotiations, and a settlement was reached, on Western terms.
-
Korean War
was a war between the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
It was primarily the result of the political division of Korea by an agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War at the end of World War II. -
Period: to
Korean War
-
Korean War Ends
There was an armistice signed by North Korea, China and the UN but not South Korea. Korea is still split into North Korea, which is communist, and South Korea which is non-communist.
-
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
The Vietnam People's Army (North Vietnamese Army) engaged in a more conventional war, at times committing large units into battle. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces relied on air superiority and overwhelming firepower to conduct search and destroy operations, involving ground forces, artillery, and airstrikes. -
Period: to
Vietnam War
-
Construction of Berlin Wall begins
The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic
that completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin.
the Wall served to prevent the massive emigration and defection that marked Germany and the communist Eastern Bloc during the post-World War II period. -
Period: to
Berlin Wall
-
Cuban Missile Crisis
was a 13-day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side and the United States
the Cuban and Soviet governments secretly began to build bases in Cuba for a number of medium-range and intermediate-range ballistic nuclear missiles (MRBMs and IRBMs) with the ability to strike most of the continental United States.
The United States considered attacking Cuba via air and sea, but decided on a military blockade instead -
Apollo 11 lands on the moon
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight which landed the first humans, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on the Moon
All three astronauts returned to Earth safely after travelling in space for 8 days.
The Apollo spacecraft had three parts: a Command Module with a cabin for the three astronauts which was the only part which landed back on Earth; a Service Module containing propulsion, electrical power, oxygen and water; and a Lunar Module for landing on the Moon. -
Vietnam War Ends
the capture of Saigon by the Vietnam People's Army in April 1975 marked the end of the war, and North and South Vietnam were reunified the following year.
-
Soviet War in Afghanistan
was a nine-year war during the Cold War fought by the Soviet Army and the Marxist-Leninist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
The Afghan government fought with the intervention of the Soviet Union as its primary ally. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
After allowing for loopholes throughout the summer, Hungary effectively disabled its physical border defenses with Austria
The Hungarians prevented many more East Germans from crossing the border and returned them to Budapest. These East Germans flooded the West German embassy and refused to return to East Germany. -
Germany Reunited
was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic (GDR/East Germany) joined the Federal Republic of Germany
and when Berlin reunited into a single city
