The period of Cold War between the US and USSR

By A square

  • Creation of NATO

    The North Atlantice Treaty Organiztion was based on the North Atlantic Treaty.It was combination of military defence in member states to attack enemies or help within countries. They all combine all military spending for members. The US and other European countries involved, and they wanted to againtst the Russa invasion by using it.

  • Laotion Civil War

    It is known as a secret war between Communist and Royal Lao government. After Lao got independent from France, North Vietnam sent their troop to Lao to spread the communist. As USA wanted to contain communist, they helped Lao government. Many people were killed but some people were escaped to Thailand. USA allowed and built camps for Laotian.

  • Formation of SEATO

    Southeast Asia Tready Organization was established in 8th september,1954 in Bangkok . It was an international organization for collective security;including a security arrangmanet and regional or global; created by the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty. They formed organization to contain communism in Southeast Asia. USA supported member nation because they didn't want Southeast Asia to fall under Communism. However, the organization was elimated because member nations were espelled from

  • Warsaw Pact

    it was signed in 31st ,Jan, 1955 by the Soviet Union and other Europe countiresl; Poland, Alvania, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Czechosolovakia and Bulgaria. Warsaw pack commonly known as it will remain part of the international political and military landscape. It was an effective pact that lasted until 1991.

  • The Suez Crisis (Egypt)

    It was of the a major world confict in 1956 for the canal. They can go the Mediterranean to the Indain Ocean by using this canal to trade with Asia,the Middle East,and Europe . Briatain and French wanted to control it for trading and colonial interests. The US and Britain agreed to give aid to Eypt and to build the dam in the Nile. They couldn't provide it because Nasser took the canal as nation own.Finally Britain and French occupied the Suez region but the canal was given to Egypt in 1957

  • Tibetan Uprising

    Tibet was occupied by the communist party of China. There were also Chinese from the Kan and Amdo wanted to reform the socialist. As Tibetans and Chinese in the Kan and Amdo, they fought against socialist. The guerrilla warfare later spread to other areas of Tibet. USA funded training and armed to the guerrilla warfare.

  • Nicaraguan Civil War 1961- 1989

    It was one of the Proxy War in the Cold War.Nicarauan was under the control of dictatoarship,and it was happened some violences in reforming economy and social by socialism.It was civil war between Sandinista National Liberation Front and opposition groups or party.The US intervened in Nicaraguan by supporting contras to fight socailists.

  • Yom Kippur War

    Egypt and Syria made a surprise attack to Israel on the holiest day on Yom Kippur. Isreal was just beginning to set up the forces but the enemy was came from two fronts. They were succeded and could contro the Key Israeli intelligence. Actually, the Syrians broke the past cease-fires lines and also occupied a large area in Iseral. Both th US and USSR supported their allies during the war.

  • Angolan Civil War

    The war started after became from Portugal, and it was a major civil conflict in the African state of Angola.The Civil was a struggle for power between the People's Movement for the liberation of Angola (MPLA) and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola(UNITA).It was because of the intervention by the US and USSR.

  • Salvadoran Civil War

    It was a war conflict between US backed Military-led government and Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front. FMLF was very good at fighting called guerrilla. It was a great tension between US Packed Military-led governments because it lasted for 12 years. 7500 people were killed in Salvadoran Civil War.

  • Iran Hostage Crisis

    It was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States. 52 Americans were captured as hostage for 444 dyas since 4 November 1979 after a group of Islamist students took over the American Embassy in Tehran.They were released after Iraq invasion of Iran and Iranian governmet signing of the Algiers Accords.

  • Afghan-Soviet War

    The Islamic tribes of Afghanistan were against the Communist government which was established by Soviet Union.Both Soviet soldiers and Afghans were killed. Anti-communist Afghan forces were supported from many countries, mostly from the US.

  • Iran-Iraq War

    The war started Iraq invaded Iran both invasions by air and land.They had fought over teritorry.As there was Iranian Revolution at the time, Iraq thought that they will win. But they didn't win, overmore Iran regained all lost terrotiry . Since it last along 8 years and it cost many lives, United Nations Security Coucil called them for ceasefire. The war ended in August 1988.

  • Union invasion of Grenada

    Grenada was a poor country which controlled by Soviet Union.USA worried about Grenada dangerous level of health care, literacy, housing, democracy and economic independence. So they sent their military troops to Grenada. It only took a few hours to victory, so it was known as a easy victory for the United States.