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In 1936 Japan and Germany agreed to work together to oppose the spread of communism.
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In May 1945, the war was ended in Europe. By then Germany was pretty much in ruins and had no sourt of a working government. The Allies decided to think ahead and planned for Germany's future before the fighting happened.
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In February 1946 Stalin stated that he believed war between the East and the West was going to happen. In January 1946, President Truman also had stated a war was in the making.
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The Western leaders organized the Berlin airlift. This was a big success and the Soviets called off the blockade of Berlin.
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In June 1950, the North Koreans attacked South Korea. Their goal was to unite the country under a Communist government.
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During 1951, the war had went into a stalement. The battle lines stayed where they were before North Korea's initial invasion.
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In 1953 both of the sides agreed to an armistice. North Korea remained a Communist state, and South Korea was an ally of the West.
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This division was ment to be temperary. The Western leaders were planning to create an independent democratic German nation.
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The Cuban missile crisis was a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiels in Cuba.
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In 1968 Richard Nixon was elected U.S. President. He created the SALT I. This led to alot of agreements limiting the number of nuclear weapons held by each side.
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In 1960's and 1970's the civil rights movement helped inspire a renewed women's rights movement .
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In the early 1970s, rapid inflation and high unemployment had slowed the U.S. economy dramatically.
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In 1980 Ronald Reagan was elected U.S. president. With him being elected he helped the Soviet Union and the U.S. relationship to improve.
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In 1980 Polish electrician LEch Walesa led hundreds of thousands of workers in an anti-government protest movememnt .
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In the 1990's the internet was at a rapid growth. The internet helped alot of people out. It created trememdous opportunities.
