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Yalta Conference
This marked the beginning of the Cold War. Many of the decisions that were made at this conference sparked the Cold War. They discussed things such as the dividing up of Germany, the formation of the United Nations, German war reparations, the entry of the Soviet forces into Japan, and the future of Poland. -
United States first Atomic Bomb in War
This was a significant event because it was the first time the United States made a move and it was a threat to the Soviet Union. -
The Creation of the "Iron Curtain"
The "iron curtain" was the boundary that separated the NATO countries and the Warsaw Pact countries. The NATO countries were countries that supported the United States, and the Warsaw Pact countries were the countries that supported the Soviet Union. -
Marshall Plan is Announced
The Marshall Plan was created by the United States and the goal was to help out Europe by rebuilding their economy after World War II. -
Forming of NATO
NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was formed by the United States and 11 other Western nations. It was mainly a security pact between the countries, stating that a military attack against one of them was an attack against them all. -
The Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was created as a rival allience to NATO that the United States created. This pact was created by the Soviet Union and was supported by other Communist nations. -
Vietnam War
This is an important event to the Cold War because South Vietnam was an allie to the United States and North Vietnam was an allie to the Soviet Union. The United States were worried that if North Vietnam won the Vietnam war then other countries in Asia would become communist. -
Sputnik Launched into Orbit
Sputnik was the first artificial Earth satellite that the Soviet Union launched. It is known as "The Sputnik Crisis" to the United States because even though it was harmless, its launching still scared the American people. -
The U-2 Incident
The U-2 Incident was when the United States had a spy plane that was shot down over the airspace of the Soviet Union. This was considered an incident because the United States originally denied that their plane was a "spy plane" but was eventually forced to admit it. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs was an American attack on the Cuban government in an attempt to take down the Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro. The United States was not in war with Cuba and claimed they did not want to get involved with them but they decided to overthrow the Prime Minister anyway. -
Building of the Berlin Wall Begins
The Berlin Wall was created to keep the East Germans from escaping to the West. This wall was up for 28 years. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was when the United States and the Soviet Union commanders in Cuba were extremely close to being in a nuclear war. President John F Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev avoided disaster by stopping the nuclear war before it could get started. -
Vietnam War Ends
North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam. This is significant because North Vietnam was supporting the Soviet Union and Communism, and this was a threat to the United States. -
Berlin Wall Falls
Comminism was weakening in several countries and the people of East Germany were tired of the Berlin Wall so the citizens dramatically tore it down. -
End of the Soviet Union
This event marks the end of the Cold War. Ever since the Soviet Union collapsed and the Cold War ended, we are on better terms with Russia and our world is safer.
