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The Marshall Plan (LOW TENSION)
American program to aid
Europe, Where the U.S. gave
monetary support to help
rebuild European economies
after the end of WW2 in
order to prevent the spread
of soviet communism. -
The Berlin Airlift (MEDIUM TENSION)
The soviets blocked off Berlin to stop supplies from getting in, and making the citizens starve to death -
NATO (LOW TENSION)
In 1949, the prospect of further communist expansions prompted the U.S and 11 other western nations to from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) -
The Korean War starts (HIGH TENSION)
This began as a civil war between North and South Korea, but this all changed when the U.N allied with South Korea, and China allied with North Korea, which ended up in dividing Korea in two. -
Space Race (MEDIUM TENSION)
This is where the US and Soviets had an intense rivalry about space and who can get the farthest first. Soviets started with the lead with Sputnik 1, however when they kept competing it actually brought them together and made the international space station -
Sputnik (LOW TENSION)
Sputnik was the first artificial satellite sent into space by humans. It was created by the soviets for the Space Race. -
U-2 Reconnaissance Plane (HIGH TENSION)
U.S CIA sent a spy plane on Russia. The Soviets found it, and shot it down. This led to a conference between U.S and Russia -
The Bay of Pigs (HIGH TENSION)
This is about how much the Americans were scared that Fidel Castro could make a surprise attack on them. USSR and Cuba allied and the nuclear missile on Cuba made a problem. Then U.S tried to invade Cuba, but failed horribly. -
Germany Reunited (LOW TENSION)
This is where East and West Germany reunited, East Germany was no longer communist, and this was evidence that the Warsaw pact's days were numbered. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall (LOW TENSION)
In this events the citizens of Germany took down the wall and were able to make Germany into one again and were able to visit friends and family members again
