Major Events of the Cold War

The Cold War

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The Berlin Airlift

1948First Cold War confrontationBerlin

middle of Soviet controlled Germanydivided, too

U.S.S.R. Blocked transportation in & out of

West Berlin (French, British, U.S.)Britain, U.S. Airlift food, supplies to

West Berlin One yearStalin eventually gave in

The Korean WarFirst “hot” conflict of Cold War

Sets stage for confrontations outside Europe

During WWII Korea in Japanese empire U.S. & Soviet Union push Japanese out

38th parallel line separatesSoviet Union controls NorthU.S. controls South

Post-WWIIS.U. = North

• Want Communist gov’tU.S. = South

• Want Democratic gov’tCannot work out deal

Legacy of Korean War 2.5 million dead No peace even

today

Berlin Wall Berlin: 4 sectors3 for Allies, 1 for Soviets

Berlin Wall-surrounding West Berlin

http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall/videos/kennedy-responds-to-berlin-wall

Erected 4.13.61Prevents East Berliners from

leaving to WestRussia did not want people leaving http://www.history.com/videos/berlin-wall-deconstructed#berlin-wall-deconstructed

Torn down 11.9.89Signal of fall of communism in

Soviet Union http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnCPdLlUgvo

Berlin Wall from Eastern side

West Berliners waiting to go to East Berlin (1963)

Yellow Line represent Berlin Wall

President Kennedy at the Wall

http://www.history.com/shows/vietnam-in-hd/videos/deconstructing-history-vietnam?m=528e38969e64d

Vietnam WarLongest, most famous of Cold War conflicts

http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall/videos/the-road-to-war?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false

1961-75Fear = Asia goes communist

China, N. Korea first, now Vietnam?

Important NotesCommunist victory

Mighty U.S. defeated by small group

Failure for U.S. b/c…Only partial support of

Vietnamese peopleU.S. not ready to fight guerrilla

warfareAnti-war foreign policy for

decades afterwards

http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history/videos/vietnam

Cuban Missile Crisis

Nuclear stare downU.S.: JFKSoviet Union: Nikita Khrushchev

October 196213 daysSoviet Union placed nuclear

missiles in CubaU.S. & Soviet Union bargain &

make peace, narrowly avoid nuclear war

Changes U.S. foreign policyModel for dealing with problems

with nuclear nationsVIDEO ON DISCOVERY ED

http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/videos#cities-of-the-underworld-3-stalins-communications-bunker

http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history/videos/the-road-to-war

Picture of missile storage facilities in Cuba

Russia Invades AfghanistanThe Russian “Vietnam”

Afghanistan in civil warMajority populationCommunist style gov’t

Soviet troops “invited” in 1979Fight for communist gov’tMany citizens join (Mujahdeen)

Soviet Union overmatchedTurns into Soviet version of Vietnam WarUse poison gas, napalm

U.S. actionWeapons, training to Mujahdeen

Mujahdeen splits- Taliban (Osama) comes out

Boycott ‘80 Olympics

Charlie Wilson’s War

Democratic Representative from Texas

Helped start the covert operations of funding is best known for leading Congress into supporting the largest-ever CIA covert operation, which supplied the Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet war in Afghanistan along with others like Gordon Humphrey (Rep - New Hampshire), Fred Ikle, and William Casey

After the Communist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan took over during the Afghan Civil War and asked the Soviet Union to help suppress resistance from the Islamist Mujahedeen.