Cold war notes activity

Brief notes outline:

Berlin Blockade-  (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) Soviet Union blocked off the allied forces railways and canals. Their aim was to make the allied forces stop giving Berlin food and supplies. This way, the Soviets could take over that duty, effectively giving them control over the entire city.

Korean War- (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) A war between North and South Korea due to the splitting of the county by the allies.

Sputnik- 4 October 1957A soviet union satellite that was the first satellite launched into space, and triggered a rivalry between the soviet union and the United States.

Bay of Pigs- 17–19 April 1961The landing site of the United States attack on Cuba to overthrow its dictator, Fidel Castro in 1961.

Cuban Missile Crisis- October 16–28, 1962The soviet union was weak compared to the U.S, so they shipped nuclear warheads to Cuba which fostered them because they were angry at the U.S for the failed pay of pigs invasion. Although the U.S and Cuba were both threatening  to wage nuclear warfare, no missiles were actually fired. The U.S also had missiles kept in Turkey and Italy.

Berlin Wall- 13 August 1961 A wall set up by Germany splitting up the city of Berlin. The wall was built to stop massive emigration from Germany.

Vietnam War- 1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975 Vietnam is no longer controlled by the French, and is divided into north and south sections. When the communist north attacks the south, the U.S enters and leaves several years later. All of Vietnam is converted to communism.

Iranian Hostage Crisis-November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981 52 American hostages were held in a U.S embassy in Iran, while 6 secretly escaped due to help from the Canadian government. The others were released after 444 days of being held hostage.

Soviet invasion of Afghanistan- December 24, 1979 – February 15, 1989 S.U invaded Afghanistan and waged war against Afghanistan to gain natural resources and access to the Indian ocean. They justified it by telling their soldiers they were saving the Islamic "extremists" from their own ignorance.

Star Wars- 1984-1993 A defense initiative by president Reagan that would protect the U.S from missiles by shooting them down with space satellites.

 Fall of Berlin Wall- November 9, 1989 East Germany mad a decision to open barriers, and eventually the wall was torn down

Soviet Union dissolves- 1991 political, economic, and social structure was rapidly dissolving. Along with this, many countries in the Soviet Union were declaring their independence from the Union, eventually causing it to dissolve into separate countries. With a weakened government, the Soviet Union was no more.