COLD WARMikayla Fetters, Amanda Minich, Hannah Bissett,

Paige Miller, Jonny Ross, and Olivia Sexton

The Cold War

● The Cold War lasted from 1945 to 1991.

● It was NOT an actual war

● It was the name given to the relationship between the United States and Russia USSR

Cold War● However There were wars over communism

and capitalism.

These wars include:

● Korean War 1950-1953

● Vietnam War 1966-1973

Important Events1950 - Korean War began. It was the 1st armed conflict.

1954 - SEATO is formed to stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia. Vietnam War begins shortly after Vietnam splits, it was the US’s longest war.

1961 - Berlin Wall is built.

Important Events

1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis, 13-day confrontation over missiles deployed in Cuba

1967 - Six Day War, was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967 by Israel of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria

1972 - President Nixon becomes the first US leader to visit communist China.

Resolving

1979 - Soviet Union invades Afghanistan beginning a war lasting from 1979 to 1988.

1985 - New Soviet leader begins to ease away from old communist policies.

1990 - Berlin Wall falls.

1991 - START is signed to disarm nuclear weapons. Soviet Union breaks up into independent republics. The Cold War ends.

Cold war video

Citations (Pictures)

Stanzola, Phil. Cuban Missile Crisis Protest. 1962. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. New York City. Blog.oup. Web. 28 October 2015.

TIME magazine. “Nuclear Threat.” TIME magazine. 3 June 1985. Front cover. Content.time. Web. 28 October 2015.

Tumblr .Duck and Cover. 2013. Tumblr.com. 29 October 2015

Citations (Work)

Cold War." History.com. A&E Television Networks. Web. 29 Oct. 2015.

C N Trueman "What Was The Cold War?" historylearningsite.co.uk. The History Learning Site, 25 May 2015. 29 Oct 2015.

"The Cold War." The Cold War. Sandbox Network, INC. Web. 28 Oct. 2015.