cold war (only the 10 events) Flashcards
(20 cards)
What was the first event of the cold war and when was it?
Berlin airlift (1948-1949)
What was the second event of the cold war and when was it?
ussr donates their first a-bomb (successful) (1949)
What was the third event of the cold war and when was it?
korean war (1950-1953)
What was the forth event of the cold war and when was it?
sputnik (1957)
What was the fifth event of the cold war and when was it?
berlin wall constructed (1961)
What was the sixth event of the cold war and when was it?
cuban missile crisis (1962)
What was the seventh event of the cold war and when was it?
vietnam war (active US involvement) (1965-1973)
What was the eight event of the cold war and when was it?
moon landing (1969)
What was the ninth event of the cold war and when was it?
nixon visits china (1972)
What was the tenth event of the cold war and when was it?
fall of the berlin wall (1989)
what was the Berlin Airlift
To counter the blockade imposed by the Soviet regime. To get supplies to West Berlin
what was USSR Detonated their first atomic weapon
A nuclear weapon explosive device
what was the korean war
Conflict after World War II, US troops occupied the southern part of Korea, and soviet troops occupied the northern part of Korea
what was Sputnik
The Soviet Union launched a satellite into space
Berlin Wall constructed
Barrier that separated Berlin’s communist party. Separated East and West Germany
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union began to secretly install missiles in Cuba to launch attacks on US cities
Vietnam War (active US involvement)
A war between North and South Vietnam- severely damaged US econ.
moon landing
neil armstrong took first ever human steps on the moon
Nixon visits China
He visited it to gain more leverage over relations with the Soviet Union
fall of the Berlin Wall
East German Communist Party announced that citizens of the GDR could cross the border. That night, crowds swarmed the wall
