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United States drops Atomic Bomb
We dropped the bomb to display the power we had and to keep the Soviet Union out of Japan -
Iron Curtain Speech
Churchill gave a speech about an iron curtain that symbolized the division between Eastern and Western Europe between communismand democracy. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine started a containment policy that would not allow communisim to spread from one country to another. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was the way American planes sent a year long supply drop to West Berlin in response to the Soviet blockade. -
Formation of NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization allied against the Soviet Union to stop commuism and said that an attack on one of the countried covered by NATO would be taken as an attack on all of the countries. -
2nd Red Scare
Joseph McCarthy accused people in the government of being communists which led to fear in the country because anyone could be a communist or Russian supporter. -
Vietnam War
The United States fought with South Vietnam against North Vietnam to stop communism from spreading. -
Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe ally together for communism and say that an attack against one of it's countries would be taken as an attack against them all. -
Cuba Becomes Communist
Once Cuba is under control of Fidel Castro, they turn communist and are supported by the Soviet Union. This is important because Cuba is so close to Florida that if there were any kind of attack, it would be taken as a threat to NATO. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A United States bolockade of Cuba until the Soviet Union removed their nuclear missles. This almost led to a nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the United States. -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
The Freedom Fighters rebelled to get rid of communists led by Mujadideen. -
New Soviet Leader
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the new Soviet leader and starts to stray away fro communist policies. -
The Berlin Wall Falls
Berlin is no longer divided, this is a symbol of the Cold War andcommunism coming to an end. -
East and West Germany Reunited
The Soviet Union lost control and this showed the failing of communism. -
Cold War Ends
The Soviet Union breaks up into independent republics and George H. W. Bush delivers a speech to announce the end of the war.
