Hayle Fong and Hei Yeung Lau by Hayle Fong

Greece Civil War 1943

haylef — 2024-04-16 11:40:37 UTC

Greece was fighting a civil war with communists, the communists getting aid from the Soviet Union. Truman issued the Truman Doctrine, saying the US must help free people against communism.

Marshall Plan 1947

haylef — 2024-04-16 11:48:26 UTC

US gave European countries broken from war billions of dollars called the Marshall Plan, creating an economic miracle and European countries started producing a lot more.

Warsaw pact formed 1955

heiyeungl — 2024-04-16 11:49:03 UTC

Warsaw pact was an alliance of communist countries, primarily focusing on defense among other members, created to battle the democratic alliance of NATO.

Berlin Airlift 1945

haylef — 2024-04-16 11:49:06 UTC

In response to Stalin's Berlin Blockade, President Truman sent supplies such as food and fuel everyday for over a year to West Berlin

Launch of Sputnik 1957

heiyeungl — 2024-04-16 11:57:49 UTC

Sputnik was the first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet union in 1957. It was followed by a space race where the US and USSR battled to achieve superior spaceflight capability.

Bay of Pigs 1961

heiyeungl — 2024-04-17 04:55:59 UTC

The US did not trust Castro with the Soviet union, so they planned an invasion in an attempt to overthrow Castro, but Castro found out about the plan and prepared for it. At the end the invasion failed and it accelerated Castro's ties with the USSR.

Cuban Missile Crisis 1962

heiyeungl — 2024-04-17 05:03:38 UTC

Soviet placed missiles in Cuba and American found out by flying spy planes. Tension was rising and the community feared war might break out. Kennedy and Khrushchev exchanged message and deescalated tension, removing missiles from Cuba.

NATO formed 1942

haylef — 2024-04-17 11:35:48 UTC

North Atlantic Treaty Organization formed by 12 countries, agreeing that an attack against any of the members would mean an attack on all members. NATO wanted to promote democratic values.

Berlin Wall Erected 1961

haylef — 2024-04-17 11:42:20 UTC

The USSR created a barbed wire and concrete wall as to stop the flow of people escaping East Germany to West Germany, saying it was for the purpose of stopping fascists from entering East Germany.

Korea War 1950

haylef — 2024-04-17 11:45:32 UTC

Proxy war as North and South Korea fought against each other. North Korean leader Kim Il Sung wanted fulled control of all of Korea, with the financial support of the USSR, they fought. South Korea was given aid by the US.

Vietnam War 1954-1974

heiyeungl — 2024-04-17 11:53:05 UTC

The communist party led by Ho Chi Minh in the North of Vietnam wanted to unite Vietnam under communism. The communists were supported by the USSR and PRC, while the USA supported South Vietnam's non-communist party. The USA was heavily involved and the war lasted 19 years, despite people speaking out against US involvement. At the end of the war, North Vietnam won and the country is still communist.

Launch of Apollo 11 1969

heiyeungl — 2024-04-17 11:55:47 UTC

Apollo 11 was the first space flights that first landed humans on the moon, commanded by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on 1969.

Nixon Visits Communist China 1972

heiyeungl — 2024-04-18 04:28:19 UTC

A significant shift in the cold war when President Nixon of the US visited Beijing, China, arranging discussions with Mao Zedong, the leader of a communist party

The Fall of the Berlin Wall 1989

heiyeungl — 2024-04-18 04:34:04 UTC

Berlin's communist party announced people could start going through from both Germanys East and West. People started chipping away at the wall with hammers and tools while bulldozers tore down the wall, reuniting Germany.
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