the cold war
by Mario
cold war
after world war 2 tensions between rivalry the two nations.These two nations where the united states and the soviet union.Tensions lasted for most of the second half of the 20th century resulted in suspicions.
Why is it important to remember the cold war
the cold war was important because it mostly took place the free nations of the world.the united states took leadership to stop communism from spreading worldwide with that it brought a major clash with the soviet union.experts also believe that the cold war also started when the united states drop the first atomic bomb on japan.
events during the cold war
nuclear test-ban treaty
In the early 1960's, U.S President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev each expressed deep concern about the strength of their respective nation's nuclear arms forces. This concern led them to complete the first arms control agreement of the Cold War, the Limited Test Ban Treaty of 1963.
the red scare
A "Red Scare" is the promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism. In the United States, the First Red Scare was about worker (socialist) revolution and political radicalism.
arms race
An arms race, in its original usage, is a competition between two or more parties to have the best armed forces. Each party competes to produce larger numbers of weapons, greater armies, superior military technology, etc. in a technological escalation.
the korean war
korean war
On June 25, 1950, the Korean War began when some 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People’s Army poured across the 38th parallel, the boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the north and the pro-Western Republic of Korea to the south. This invasion was the first military action of the Cold War. By July, American troops had entered the war on South Korea’s behalf. As far as American officials were concerned, it was a war against the forces of international communism itself. The Korean peninsula is still divided today.
facts and events of the cold war
Fact 1 of the cold war
in 1946 british prime minister winston churchill's speech marks the beginning of the cold war.
Fact 2 of the cold war
in 1959 cuba becomes a communist country under fidel castro.
Fact 3 of the cold war
in 1989 the berlin wall falls.
event during the cold war
in 1990 east and west germany are reunited
event during the cold war
in 1991 the soviet union breaks up into independent republics; the cold war ends.