The Cold War

  • The Red Scare

    Period of time where people fear the wide spread of communism
  • Hiroshima Bombing

    The United States dropped bomb on Hiroshima, killing 80,000
  • Nagasaki

    The United States dropped atomic bombs on Nagasaki, killing 70,000.
  • Berlin Blockade

    The Soviet Union blocked Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to parts of Berlin under Western Control.
  • Russia tests out first atomic bombs.

  • The Space Race

    The Space Race

    Competition between the Soviet Union and the United States to achieve the first successful flight in outer space.
  • Suez Crisis

    Invasion of Egypt in late 1956 by Israel. This was followed by the United Kingdom and France.
  • Hungarian Revolution

    Nationwide revolution between the Hungarian's Peoples Republic and its Soviet-imposed Policies.
  • Sino-Soviet Split

  • U-2 Incident

    An American U-2 Spy Plane was shot down by the Soviet Air Defense Forces.
  • Berlin Crisis of 1961

    Soviet Union cut off land access between West Germany and West Berlin
  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Failed landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961 by Cuban exiles.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Direct confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in the Cold War. This was also the closest the two countries got to a nuclear war.
  • Tiananmen Square Incident

    Troops with assault rifles and tanks fired at those who blocked the military's advancement into Tiananmen Square

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