Map by YIN LIN

Kazakhstan 1957

yinl6 — 2024-05-02 17:22:34 UTC

The Soviet Union launched the first earth satellite into orbit in 1957. Soon there was a battle to achieve superior spaceflight capability. America set a goal of putting a man on the moon.

Greece

2024-05-02 17:27:12 UTC

In 1943, Greek communist tried to overthrow the government of Greece with financial aid from the Soviet union and other nearby countries starting a civil war within Greece. In response, the Truman Doctrine was issued by President Harry pledging that United states will stop the spread of communism in Greece by their financial aid.Greece got the victory leading to their membership with NATO in 1952.

Bay of Pigs, Cuba 1959

yinl6 — 2024-05-02 17:30:28 UTC

JFK plan to train a group of Cuban exiles living in America for an invasion of their homeland. The goal of the invasion was to overthrow Castro and the establishment of a non-communist government. The Cuban government soon found out but JFK still went according to plan. The US government believed that the Cuban troops would not be stationed in a swampy location at night but they were wrong. The disaster of the Bay of Pigs had a lasting impact on JFK. Cuba and Soviet Union soon were allies, Soviet station nuclear weapons on Cuba.

Washington D.C., DC

2024-05-02 17:33:22 UTC

After WWII, Out of fear that the Soviet union would help rebuild European cities and spread communism, The US provided $17 billion to European countries called the Marshal plan resulting in an economic boom for both the Europe and the US and preventing the spread of communism.

Havana, Cuba 1962

yinl6 — 2024-05-02 17:38:00 UTC

American spy planes flying over Cuba saw the missiles placed by the Soviet Union. JFK decided to place a naval blockade on Cuba to prevent further Soviet shipments of missiles. JFK announced that the U.S. forces would seize "offensive weapons and associated material." International community feared that either side might drop a nuclear bomb. The Soviet Union and the U.S. soon came to an agreement, the missiles in Cuba would be removed and JFK would withdraw the missiles in Turkey.

Berlin, Germany

2024-05-02 17:42:31 UTC

Soviet leader Joseph Stalin closed all railroads into Berlin to remove western powers from the city, Depriving people of food oil etc called the Berlin Blockage.President Truman responded with the Berlin Airlift sending food fuel and other resources by air everyday for over a year till the soviets called off the blockade in 1949.

Vietnam 1954

yinl6 — 2024-05-02 17:42:32 UTC

Communist North Vietnam was controlled by the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China. Non-communist South Vietnam was controlled by the U.S. U.S officials decided to apply the policy of containment to prevent communist from overrunning South Vietnam. From 1954 to 1974 America sent over 2 million troops and spent billions of dollar to fight North Vietnam. The aggressive approach was driven by the domino theory. America believed that if Vietnam fell under communism so would the surrounding countries.

Florida, USA 1969

yinl6 — 2024-05-03 15:16:34 UTC

The American government committed itself to winning the space race. America declared that they would land a man on the moon to show that they are the one with the better skills and more show that they are powerful. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the moon.

The Berlin Wall and its Fall at Schwedter Strasse, Bernauer Straße, Berlin, Germany

2024-05-03 15:21:01 UTC

After WWII, Berlin was split into two halves by wall built by socialists with West Berlin under control of the US, Britain and France while East Berlin under control of the USSR.Its purpose was to to keep West Berlin "fascists" away from East Germany but instead kept East Berliners from escaping to the West.

China 1970

yinl6 — 2024-05-03 15:21:13 UTC

In 1970 the United States began its effort to cool down the Cold War. President Nixon took the first step toward normalizing relations with the Communist PRC by traveling to Beijing. The talk between them resulted in a significant shift in the Cold war. Driving a wedge between the Soviet Union and China, weakening the Soviet Union in the eyes of the international community.

Berlin, Germany 1989

yinl6 — 2024-05-03 15:26:05 UTC

East Berlin's Communist party announced a change in the city's relation with the west. The Berlin wall was destroyed, citizens of GDR were free to cross the country's border and travel anywhere they wanted. East and West Berlin flocked to the wall as a symbol of decades of Cold War tension. Berlin was United for the first time since 1945. The reunification of East and West was made official on Oct 3, 1990.

South Korea

2024-05-03 15:31:58 UTC

Was also split with the Soviet supporting North Korea(communist) and The US supporting the South(non communist).Kim II Sung (communist leader) tried to make peace between the two but then launched an invasion on the south resulting in a brutal proxy war within Korea.After fighting the two sides ceased fire near the 38th parallel creating a border between the the countries that still exists today called the DMZ.

Warsaw, Poland 1955

yinl6 — 2024-05-03 15:32:53 UTC

The Warsaw pact was signed in Warsaw it was an alliance of Communist countries including Russia, East Germany,Hungary, Poland, Romania Albania, Bulgaria, and Czechoslovakia. They focused on guaranteeing defense among its member nations to prevent enemy attack. It prevented pact members from seeking greater independence. It was created to battle the democratic alliance NATO. It ended in 1991.

Washington, D.C.

yinl6 — 2024-05-07 03:07:47 UTC

In April 1949, 12 countries formed an alliance against the Soviets. It was primarily a security pact as each side agreed that a military attack against any of its members would be considered an attack against all members. The purpose of NATO was to promote democratic values, to help members and to prevent conflicts.