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Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill delivers the speech in the United States. He is concerned about Soviet aggression in Eastern Europe. The Iron Curtain is the division between Capitalist Western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe. He wanted America to take a bigger role in Soviet aggression. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was about the United States giving aid to other countries by providing political, military and economic assistance if they did not support communism. -
Berlin Blockade
During the Cold War, the soviet union blocked the western allies of Berlin. Closing all roadways, rail ways and canal access. Preventing anything to come out. Those who tried to escape was shot on sight. -
Berlin Airlift
In response to the Berlin Blockade, the United States did a mission called the Berlin Airlift which gave massive supplies to Berlin. The U.S. gave Berlin supplies everyday in order to let them know that their not alone. -
Marshall Plan
This plan was made by President Truman ,He made this as the European recovery program, Which was a U.S program that helped to restore Western Europe and to also restore the damages from WWII. The U.S. gave $12 billion dollars to help western Europe restore their land. -
Communist take over China
During the 19th century, China's communist leader, Mao Zedong lead a communist revolution, resulting to a communist victory and taking over China's Mainland. -
NATO
This organization was made by the U.S. , Canada, and other Western Europe Nations in 1949. It was the first peacetime military alliance the U.S. entered into the outside of the Western Hemisphere. It was made to keep collective security from the Soviet Union. -
Korean War
War between Communist(North Korea) and a Non-Communist(South Korea) occurred due to North Korea crossing the 38th parallel and invading South Korea. North Korea's leader, Kim ll-Sung launched the attack with its army with the help of the soviet unions army tanks. -
Vietnam War
Vietnam was ruled by the French since 1880's. Then in 1955 The Vietnamese people decided to fight for their independence. The war lasted for four years and Vietnam taking back their land. After the war ended, Vietnam decided to split there country in half, one side being Communist North Vietnam and the other is a Non-Communist South Vietnam. -
Revolt in Hungary
During the cold war the Hungarian people tried to revolt against the Soviet government. As the Hungarians tried to fight, the Soviet Army crushed their uprising with their troops and tanks. In doing so some of the Hungarians were wounded, killed or left the country -
Sputnik
Sputnik was the first Earth Satellite that was launched into space. The people who first launched the Sputnik was the Soviet Union. It is said that it orbit the earth for 3 weeks before the battery died. And then for 2 months it fell back on earth. -
Great Leap Forward
China's Communist leader, Mao Zedong was planning on transforming china into a society capable of competing against other nations in a short time. In doing so he failed due to the lack of planning in the Chinese government. -
Apollo Program
The Apollo Program was designed to send the first Human to the moon and back. This program was carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The first rocket that was sent to the moon and back was Apollo 11. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
During the Cold War, the U.S. president JFK and The Soviet Union their leader Nikita Khrushchev had a conflict that almost triggered a nuclear war, Due to show who is the most powerful country -
Cultural Revolution
China's communist leader in the 60's, Mao Zedong launched a mass movement in order to make his role as leader stronger in the Chinese government. -
Revolt in Czechoslovakia
The Soviet Union sent Warsaw troops in Prague in order to stop the reformist movement.
