Cold War - RC by Rylan Clarke

Vietnam War

rc485 — 2025-01-21 20:20:26 UTC

Conflict in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. It was mainly between North Vietnam which was supported by communists like USSR and China, and South Vietnam was supported by anti-communists like USA.

Korean War

rc485 — 2025-01-22 19:57:56 UTC

Conflict between North and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by USSR and China, South Korea was supported by USA. It's was the first confrontation between the 2 nuclear powers.

USSR Test Site

rc485 — 2025-01-22 20:09:21 UTC

One of the sites where most of the USSR nuclear tests took place.

USSR Test Site

rc485 — 2025-01-22 20:19:35 UTC

One of the sites that the USSR nuclear tests took place. Is where the Tsar Bomb was dropped.

Cuban Missle Crisis

rc485 — 2025-01-23 18:00:36 UTC

Took place in 1962. It was a 13 day confrontation. It was the closest the world came to nuclear war, One man stopped the world from nuclear war. The USSR had missiles in Cuba near America and they had missles in Turkey which is by USSR.

Fall of the Berlin Wall

rc485 — 2025-01-27 04:38:22 UTC

The wall fell on November 9, 1989. It was the step that led up to Germany's unification.

Afghan-Soviet War

rc485 — 2025-01-27 05:05:25 UTC

Lasted 9 years from December 1979 to Febuary 1989. It was the only time the USSR invaded a country outside of the Eastern Bloc. This event is what led to the detente.

Berlin Blockade

rc485 — 2025-01-27 21:25:07 UTC

Divided Germany into the East and West. Berlin was under Stalin, he wanted Germany to stay weak so they don't become a threat to the USSR again.

Bay of Pigs Invasion

rc485 — 2025-01-28 01:57:37 UTC

Cuban exiles launched a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs in southern Cuba on April 17, 1961. The invasion failed which strenghthend the position of Castro's administration, which is what led to Cuba to get closer to the USSR and become communist aswell.

Death of Joseph Stalin

rc485 — 2025-01-28 02:29:16 UTC

Died on March 5, 1953 from a stroke. Khrushchev became the new leader of the USSR. This caused a leadership scramble in the communist party when he died.

Dissolution of the USSR

rc485 — 2025-01-28 02:50:11 UTC

The USSR dissolved on December 26, 1991. The union collapsed which resulted in many independent republics to be established in the Baltics, Central Asia, and Russia to change government and become the Russian Federation.

Yalta Conference

rc485 — 2025-01-28 06:49:39 UTC

Was held in Yalta in Febuary 1945. It was the meeting after world war 2 with all the heads of government of different nations involved. This conference was to discuss the post war situations. The Yalta is what set the stage for economic and political tensions between the East and West.

Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia

rc485 — 2025-01-28 07:09:02 UTC

On August 20, 1968, the USSR led Warsaw Pact troops into Czechoslovakia to stop reforms in the nation and to support the communist party in Czechoslovakia.

U-2 Incident

rc485 — 2025-01-28 07:28:07 UTC

On May 1, 1960, a USA spy plane called the U-2 was shot down by the USSR air force when it was doing a military observation deep inside the USSR territory. This resulted in the cancellation of a summit conference in Paris between the USA, the USSR, France, and the UK. This summit was to discuss the ongoing situation in divided Germany.

Formation of the Warsaw Pact

rc485 — 2025-01-28 07:44:18 UTC

The Warsaw pact was formed on May 14, 1955. It was the opposite of NATO, the Warsaw pact represented the Eastern Bloc. It was an alliance of communist nations that started an arms race with NATO. This pact was also the ones who caused conflicts in Europe and Asia to spread communism ex. the invasion of Czechoslovakia.