Cold War Timeline by MAXWELL BLACKBURN

Yalta Conference Drafts Post War Plan (Feb 1945)

mblackburn25 — 2024-03-27 17:24:35 UTC

The United States and Britain discuss with the Soviet Union to discuss what it would take for them to get involved with the war with Japan and how to handle Germany.

US Drops Atomic Bombs on Japan (August 1945)

mblackburn25 — 2024-03-27 17:26:53 UTC

Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the United States use Atomic Bombs to basically destroy Japan. This was the first ever use of nuclear weaponry in warfare and it was very deadly. It made other nations realize how much power these bombs held, and put a sense of fear in people who felt threatened of these. The US were the only people who had access to this technology, and people were very fearful towards them.

Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech (March 5, 1946)

mblackburn25 — 2024-03-27 17:54:08 UTC

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill comes to the home town of US president Harry Truman to deliver a speech. Churchill warned against the Soviet union stating that an "Iron Curtain" is seperating the two. This was because the soviets had communist ideologies which were opposed to the capitalist views of the other nations. This is said to have started the cold War since it builds animosity between the United States and the USSR due to tensions over the spread of communism. It also started the Containment policy used by the United States to contain communism and stop its spread.

Truman Doctrine first applied in Greek Civil War (March 12, 1947)

mblackburn25 — 2024-03-27 18:15:04 UTC

The Truman Doctrine was a speech by Harry Truman stating that the US would become involved when it comes to aiding nations against communism. The doctrine was used in Greece when they were having a civil war and it was seen that communism was going to come into power. The US got involved and provided economic and military aid to the Greeks and eventually prevailed in containing the spread of communism.

Marshall Plan is announced to rebuild Europe (June 1947)

mblackburn25 — 2024-03-27 18:19:00 UTC

The Marshall plan was established after World War II to rebuild and reestablish peace in Europe. The US established program provided aid and provided more than $15 billion to help finance and rebuild Europe. The plan contributed greatly to the rapid renewal of the western European chemical, engineering, and steel industries. This also was an effort to stop the European countries from resorting to communism to help rebuild their society and economy.

Berlin Blockade and Airlift begins - June 1948

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-08 17:18:21 UTC

This was the first major crisis during the Cold War. Russian forces cut off all of west Berlin's supply of food and other goods and cut off their means of transportation. Since the city was blockaded, the Western allies of Britain and the US airlifted food and other items into the blockaded region. This made the Communist forces look bad since they were blockading a city and the American forces were coming to the rescue by flying in food and supplies.

NATO alliance formed - April 1949

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-08 17:28:10 UTC

This was an alliance created by the United States, Canada and many other western European allies to have a combined force against the Soviet Union. This was to unify a strength against a potential Soviet invasion of Europe, and once again make the Americans seem like the good guys. NATO's purpose is to guarantee the freedom and security of its members through political and military means, which promotes the likeness of capitalism and that communism could not provide this equality. With this alliance, anti-communist forces felt more secure and strong when battling the spread of communism.

Russia Tests its first Atomic Bomb - August 1949

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-08 17:37:37 UTC

Soviets constructed a few buildings and brought many human like mammals to a remote area in Kazakhstan and tested an atomic bomb in an operation they called, "First Lightning". However, a US spy plane picked up signs of the explosion, and further investigated and reported it back to the president. He later announced that the Soviets had discovered the technologies of the Atomic Bomb, and it was discovered that a person who helped build US atomic bombs had leaked the secrets to the Soviets. This caused American citizens to fear being bombed, and started a skeptical feeling about the cold War. It also made people more aware of espionage, and people often threatened each other thinking they could be a spy. This caused another red scare to begin, and the fear of communism was evident.

Mao Zedong wins Chinese Civil War and creates the People's Republic of China - October 1949

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-08 17:49:35 UTC

Before World War II, Chinese communist forces led by Mao Zedong were fighting against the anti-communist forces led by Chiang Kai-shek. This is because they are trying to form a Republic to lead all of China, and they can't decide on a communist lead or a non-communist lead. Mao Zedong's forces won, and communist rule was developed in China. The anti-communist forces lose and fled to Taiwan, and called themselves the Republic of China. Mao calls the Chinese the People's Republic of China. The US aids the forces in Taiwan, but no further conflict happens.

McCarthyism and the Red Scare takes hold in the US - February, 1950

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-08 18:01:30 UTC

This is the political containment and persecution of communist individuals and people who are thought to be working for communist forces. Evidence is not required, if one was accused they would be blacklisted. Joseph McCarthy was the most "red scared" politician and he claimed to have a list of communist people in the government whom he would get rid of if elected. A prime example of this is Julius and Ethel Rosenberg who got accused of espionage. They were said to be funneling American governmental and military secrets to communist russia, and were put to jail and killed without any evidence.

Korean War - 1950-1953

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-08 18:14:45 UTC

Korea was originally ruled by Japan, but when Japan lost, the Soviets ruled the northern area and the US ruled the southern area. North Korea launched an invasion of South Korea and nearly drove the American rule out of the area. However, the United Nations deployed troops to South Korea and the war keeps going back and forth. After 2 years of negotiation, they chose to stay divided by the 38th parallel.

United States first H-Bomb tested - March 1, 1954

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-10 17:39:45 UTC

This is the first test of a different type of nuclear bomb. This bomb's explosion was 10,000 times the power of the Atomic bomb. This was an example of the arms race in the US was competing with the Soviet union during the cold war. This showed the world that the US had the technology to pretty much destroy the world and that they were to be feared. However, this also caused other nations like Russia to begin the development of their own.

KGB Founded - March 1954

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-10 17:55:34 UTC

The KGB was the security police and intelligence agency of the Soviet Union. They were formed to serve as police for the communist party and served as protection for communist leaders and the borders of communist countries. The agency was very feared by other countries because of how intense its spy network was. They were very persuasive as well and often used propaganda to promote the communist ideas and to throw shade onto capitalist countries.

CIA helps overthrow unfriendly governments in Iran and Guatemala - March 1954

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-10 17:56:21 UTC

The coup of Iran was a US and British led overthrow of the elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in favor of strengthening the monarchical rule of the shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, with one of the significant objectives being to protect British oil interests in Iran. The coup in Guatemala overthrew the democratically elected communist leader and further put an end to the Guatemalan Revolution. This coup established rule in the country that was selected by the US to stop communism from spreading to Guatemala.

Warsaw Pact formed - May 1955

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-10 18:06:04 UTC

In response to the formation of NATO, the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact. The pact consisted of many Eastern European superpowers and other communist nations. This allowed the Soviets to dominate the Eastern European region since they were the creators of the Warsaw Pact. Soviets originally claimed that the pact was formed to defend Eastern Europe, but it was eventually discovered that they were just trying to develop communist dominance in the region. This provided the Soviets with more strength and if the US were to get into a battle with the Soviets, they run the risk of another world war.

Transfermium wars begin - 1955

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-11 16:30:20 UTC

Since the two world powers were in an arms race to see who could develop the biggest and best bombs, scientists decided to as well. The United States's research facilities at UC Berkeley and the Soviet research facilities in Dubna were racing to find new elements on the periodic table. This was known as the Transfermium Wars. Oftentimes, the new elements would be named after the scientists who discovered it, and they would argue over the naming of the elements and their legitimacy. The transfermium wars are often forgotten about and were the least known "conflict" of the Cold War.

Rebellion put down in Hungary - Nov 1956

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-11 16:38:56 UTC

During this time, the people of Hungary started a rebellion against the communist government. The Soviet Union did eventually put the rebellion down. However, this rebellion did expose some weaknesses in the communist rule. It showed that the communist governments did not have control over the people and that communism was not able to control nations. Many Hungarians even fled the country since communism was not the correct governmental system for them.

USSR launches first ICBM - August, 1957

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-11 17:28:17 UTC

The Soviets launched the first long-range nuclear missile called an intercontinental ballistic missile. By launching this, the Soviets showed that they were capable of launching a nuclear missile from anywhere that could destroy any part of the world. Although the United States had developed an ICBM a month before the Soviets, the American launch was a disaster. The Soviets developed the first successful ICBM and showed that they had the power to destroy the world.

Sputnik Launched into orbit - October, 1957

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-11 17:34:51 UTC

Just a few months following the ICBM launch, the Russians launched Sputnik into the Earth's orbit. Sputnik was a satellite meant to put a radio transmitter into the orbit of the Earth. This struck fear into Americans as it seemed that the Soviets were pulling away in the arms race and were soon to come into world dominance. This also made American engineers and scientists try to speed up the development of more advancements in technology. However, this just lead to more failures and a period of Soviet Success and American Failure began.

Fidel Castro takes power in Cuba - January 1959

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-11 17:41:47 UTC

A communist revolution in Cuba led to the rise of power for Fidel Castro. With Cuba gaining a communist government, the gained the support of the Soviets. This allowed the Soviet Union to have an indirect influence in central America, and Americans began to really feel the threat of communism.

U2 spy plane shot down over USSR - May 1960

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-11 17:52:17 UTC

A U2 is a spy plane that flies on the edge of outer space and takes pictures of a region. Since they were at such a high altitude, many thought that they could not be reached by a missile since it would not have oxygen. The USSR shoots down this spy plane and the pilot of the plane survives the crash and is captured by the Soviets. This was an extreme embarrassment for the United States since they were caught spying on the USSR. This was yet another victory for the Soviets during the Cold War, and things were looking very poorly for the American containment policies.

Bay of Pigs Invasion - April 1961

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-11 18:02:41 UTC

The CIA gathers Cubans that do not like Fidel Castro's communist rule. They develop their military skills and get them ready to invade Cuba and overthrow the government. The invasion was meant to have US air support, but President Kennedy decided against it since he did not want the US to seem too involved. The invasion was a huge failure, and the US starts to look very bad at this point. This however puts fear into Fidel Castro since he does not want to go to war with the US. This led to him contacting the USSR, and they decide to help and put missiles around Cuba, all pointed at Washington D.C.

Cuban Missile Crisis - October, 1962

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-24 16:24:23 UTC

Since Fidel Castro and Communism gained power in Cuba, Russia now had an ally in a very close proximity to the US. The US were now afraid of nuclear attacks from the Russians posted in Cuba. This was the closest threat to thermonuclear war, and it was solved just in time. This was unofficial negotiated by an agreement for the US to take their Nuclear missiles out of Turkey and Italy, and the Russians would take theirs out of Cuba. This showed that we need a direct line of communication with the US president and the Soviet leaders.

Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Ratified - July, 1963

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-24 16:37:12 UTC

This Treaty banned the test of Nuclear Missiles or other weapons underwater, in outer space, or the atmosphere. This did not ban underground tests, but it did prohibit them from being able to cause radioactive waste to leak out from the underground test site. This made the world safer from radioactive waste spreading to them and set a precedent for more peace agreements to be ratified. This also lowered the threat of full-blown nuclear warfare since new models of nuclear missiles could not be tested as well as they could have been previously.

Gulf of Tonkin incident and resolution - August, 1964

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-24 17:25:17 UTC

The North Vietnamese Navy (supposedly) launches some torpedoes at US naval destroyers. This became known as the Gulf of Tonkin incident. President Lyndon B Johnson declares that we need more combat forces deployed in the region. He used this incident to rally the emotions in congress to make them want to use military action to contain the spread of communism. This will lead to a more direct involvement in relations with communist North Vietnam and eventually leads to the Vietnam war.

US Marines sent to Dominican Republic to Fight Communism - April, 1965

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-24 17:33:11 UTC

The Dominican Government was set to be overthrown by a revolution, and communism could take power. Due to Cuba already falling to a communist revolt, President Lyndon B Johnson sends troops to the Dominican Republic to prevent them from establishing a communist government. The president declared that this was to protect American lives and that it was necessary in order for Americans to feel safe. With another use of military action to prevent the spread of communism, Americans were starting to sense a larger-scale conflict beginning to happen. This event could be seen as another reason the Vietnam War happened since President Johnson was unanimously turning Congress in a direction to support the war.

US announcement to dispatch 200,000 US troops to Vietnam - July, 1966

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-24 17:38:10 UTC

Once again, President Johnson sends an increased military action to stop the spread of Communism. There was an immediate reaction throughout the world to this latest escalation, with communist leaders attacking Johnson for his decision to send more troops to Vietnam. This was a big turning point in the time period because it announced that the US was ready to go to war to stop the spread and that war was going to happen in Vietnam.

B-52s Bomb N. Vietnam in Operation Rolling Thunder - 1966

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-24 17:53:02 UTC

President Johnson is attempting to bomb North Vietnam into submission. We used more bombs in this war than in WWII in both Europe and America. This seemed like an effort to win the whole war by simply using Air Force. Not only did the bomb North Vietnam, they also bombed Laos and Cambodia to stop the Ho Chi Minh trail.

Red Army crush Czechoslovakian revolt - August, 1968

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-24 17:59:42 UTC

Prior to this time, Czechoslovakia is being controlled by the Russians and forced to be communist. However, they are tired of it and are starting to try to break away from communist Russian rule. Russians then respond by sending tanks and other military means to stop the revolt. They easily crush the defiance of the Slovakian people and communism is strengthened in the region.

Apollo 11 lands on the moon - July 20, 1969

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-24 18:07:21 UTC

The moon landing marked a victory for the US in the space race. The US successfully sent astronauts to the moon before the Soviets and this accomplished a goal established by John F. Kennedy. This was the first time in which humans set foot on another body in our solar system. It was a remarkable time for people living during the Cold war as it gave them something to cheer for.

construction of the berlin wall - August 1961

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-24 18:10:04 UTC

The Berlin Wall would prevent the West from having further influence on the East, stop the flow of migrants out of the communist sector, and ultimately become the most iconic image of the Cold War in Europe. This further prevented the spread of both democracy and communism by stopping the communication of eastern and western Berlin. This also showed containment policies of both communism and democracy.

Publication of the Pentagon Papers - 1971

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-29 17:20:00 UTC

The Pentagon papers were the United States Department of Defense history of the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam. The Pentagon papers revealed that the US secretly escalated the tensions in Vietnam and made it to where it was necessary for war. This was a detailed description of the United States overall political and military involvement in Vietnam from the end of World War II to the Vietnam/Cold War. It showed just how willing the US were to contain communism, and that they would even escalate a situation in order to stop it.

President Nixon Visits China - Feb 1972

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-29 17:29:44 UTC

Made an image for himself as a very hardcore anti-communist. When he becomes president, he starts opening up diplomatic trade relations with communist China. In doing this, he attempts to guide China away from an alliance with the soviet union. This is a change of pace from the high-paced panicky state of the Cold War to a more peaceful and calm state of the cold war.

SALT l Signed - July 1972

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-29 17:35:58 UTC

This stands for the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty. This basically limits the amount of Nukes that a country can have. This was effective in lowering the tensions of the cold war. The signing of this showed an end to the arms race and was very effective in making the people of both countries feel more safe from being nuked. This worked until both parties decided to ignore the treaty and it basically became void. This was a very good example of Nixon's "detente" policy working at reducing the tensions of the cold war.

US supported Coup overthrows Chilean Government - Sept 1973

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-29 17:42:04 UTC

The US supported the Chilean people in overthrowing the communist leader who was elected democratically. This heightened the tensions of the cold war as it showed how willingly the US would support Anti-Communist governmental policies, even if it meant going against democracy. This period also led to some bad events in Chile such as the abusal of human rights and a period of recession, showing that the US were not just in overthrowing the democracy in Chile.

Oct. 1973: Egypt and Syria attack Israel; Egypt requests Soviet aid

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-29 17:49:22 UTC

This was known as the Yom Kippur war and the Arab coalition led by Egypt and Syria attacked Israel. Israel gained the support of the American powers and the Arab coalition gained the support of the Soviets. The involvement of these superpowers increased the tensions of the cold war and challenged the thoughts of president Nixon's detente policy. In response to American support towards Israel, Arab countries set an oil embargo. This led to crisis in the west since they did not have anywhere better to get their oil, and showed the importance of the middle east geographically.

South Vietnam falls to North Vietnam - April 17, 1975

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-29 17:55:36 UTC

This gave power to communism in all of Vietnam. The elongated struggle for power in Vietnam was over, and the containment of communism was weakened. This was the bloodiest conflict of the cold war, and the US lost many soldiers to it. This made people support the cause of containing communism even less, and changed the way people in the western alliance felt about the cold war.

Feb 1976: Soviet and Cuban forces help to install Communist government in Angola

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-29 17:59:10 UTC

The Soviets provided economic and military aid to the people of Angola for a coup that would put in place a communist government. Cuba also aided in this to show an alliance with the Soviets and this strengthened communism. With the US being so close to Cuba, the threat of an invasion was possible, and the spread of communism was becoming pretty rapid. This also showed the willingness of soviets to get involved if communism was able to come into power.

US and China officially establish diplomatic relations and Trade - Jan 1979

mblackburn25 — 2024-04-29 18:16:49 UTC

The US and China established Trade with each other, specifically with China sending pandas to the US. This was known as Panda Diplomacy. Panda Diplomacy refers to the practice of the Chinese government gifting or loaning giant pandas to other countries as a symbol of friendship, goodwill, or to strengthen diplomatic relations. This symbolized a coming together with a communist nation and a capitalist nation which meant that maybe there would be peace re established among nations after all.

Feb 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War

mblackburn25 — 2024-05-01 17:41:44 UTC

Following the resolution of the Vietnam War, Vietnam was its own country and it was ruled by communist forces. In Cambodia, the neighboring country to Vietnam, Communism was also in power. However, this country used some extreme tactics and would often commit genocide. Vietnam then invades and dethrones the leader of Cambodia, who is allied with China. Therefore, China invades Vietnam. This is an example of communist forces fighting communist forces, showing that not all altercations were due to communist and capitalist differences.

Shah of Iran overthrown, Iran hostage crisis begins - Nov. 1979

mblackburn25 — 2024-05-01 18:02:26 UTC

The US used Iran in order to get raw materials that were very accessible in Iran like oil. This also leads to the US trying to keep the leader of Iran on the throne thus called the Shah. In November of 1979, he is overthrown by religious fundamentalists and they put a theocracy in place. This puts in a shiah as the ruler by the name of Ayatollah Khomeini. This is not a form of communism, but they do cut off ties with the Americans. The government of Iran captures American college students and holds them hostage for 444 days, and they will give the hostages back in exchange for the ruler who was overthrown and is currently in America.

Dec. 1979: Soviet forces invade Afghanistan

mblackburn25 — 2024-05-01 18:11:20 UTC

In 1977, a Marxist Coup d'etat overthrew the government of Afghanistan. The Marxist government attempted to do many reforms, all of which failed. Afghan people were very opposed to the Marxist government, especially the ahteist ideas of the government. This started a series of uprisings in the country, and it looked as if they would try to overthrow the government soon. This led to the soviets getting involved because they did not want to lose a communist ally that was on the borders of their own country. The soviets did put down the threat of an overthrowing of the Afghan government and kept an unpopular force in rule.

Feb 22, 1980: US Hockey defeats USSR at Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY.

mblackburn25 — 2024-05-01 18:12:24 UTC

The USA national hockey team defeated the Soviets national hockey team in a very good game. This victory was seen as a win in the cold war too, with a communist country losing to a capitalist nation. Washington and Moscow viewed the Olympic medal rankings as competition between democracy and communism to determine which system could produce better athletes. With the US victory, it was shown that the US could produce better athletes that year and this weakened communism.

June-Aug 1980: US Boycotts Summer Olympics in Moscow

mblackburn25 — 2024-05-01 18:14:43 UTC

The Summer olympics were being held right in the heart of russia. The US did not deem it safe for their athletes to be in the communist nation. Therefore, they boycotted the Olympics and did not go. This was seen by the USSR as very disrespectful, and angered the communist Soviet government.

Reagan proposes SDI or Star Wars - 1983

mblackburn25 — 2024-05-02 16:26:50 UTC

The SDI or Strategic Defense Initiative was a missile defense system meant to protect the United States. This was proposed to protect from Soviet and other Countries missile launches, particularly nuclear ICBMs. However, this program was not successful in ridding the world of nuclear weaponry. It was also seen as very reckless because it gave US citizens a false sense of security from Nuclear weapons when it really did not protect from them.

US troops overthrow regime in Grenada - Oct 1983

mblackburn25 — 2024-05-02 16:29:09 UTC

Grenada was experiencing a Marxist Regime beginning to take power, and the US did not feel like the American citizens on the island would be safe. Because of this, they invaded the island of Grenada from direct orders from Reagan. The US troops put a halt to the regime and appointed an interim government policy In the region. This was the first armed overthrowing of a communist government since World War II, and soviets believed that the invasion violated international law. This increased the tensions of the cold war, and made smaller territories very susceptible to bigger powers invading them.

July-Aug, 1984: Eastern Bloc boycotts LA Summer Olympics

mblackburn25 — 2024-05-02 17:23:21 UTC

In response to the US and others boycotting the Olympics in Moscow, the Soviet Union and some of its allies boycott the Olympics in Los Angeles. The stated reason for their boycott was that they were trying to protect their athletes from such a fiercely anti-communist region. This shows how communism and capitalism were starting to effect global events, even with countries that had no interest in choosing sides over communism or capitalism. It also shows some increasing tensions as it is pretty disrespectful to boycott a global event like the Olympics.

1985: Gorbachev begins “glasnost” and “perestroika” in efforts to reform the USSR

mblackburn25 — 2024-05-02 17:40:23 UTC

In an effort to reform the USSR, Gorbachev started using a policy of "glasnost" which meant openness or transparency. Perestroika was the first political reform movement of the glasnost policy. Its purpose was to restructure the Soviet economy. Perestroika allowed more independent actions from various ministries and introduced many market-like reforms. Perestroika allowed more independent actions from various ministries and introduced many market-like reforms. This allowed private businesses to operate and make a profit. This is a step towards the fall of the USSR and an establishment of a non communist government in Russia.

Jan 1989: Soviet troops withdraw from Afghanistan

mblackburn25 — 2024-05-02 17:51:23 UTC

Gorbachev believed that the Soviet involvement in Afghanistan was causing internal troubles politically and economically. He proposed the withdrawal of the troops, and his proposal was granted. After nearly a decade of fighting, this ended the Soviet afghan war. However, the Soviet invasion left a significant impact on the Afghan people. The country was left in a state of chaos, with many political parties fighting for power and control.

1989: Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and Romania oust Communist governments

mblackburn25 — 2024-05-02 18:02:39 UTC

Throughout 1989, many citizens of communist countries stormed the streets in protest of communism and demanded reforms. This was like a chain reaction of successful democratic revolutions. Many dictators were overthrown, and communist regimes were starting to come to an end in Europe. This marked a turning point in causing the Cold war to come to an end since the overthrowing of communist parties in countries so close to Russia were happening.

June 1989: Tiananmen Square Massacre

mblackburn25 — 2024-05-02 18:10:13 UTC

The Tiananmen Square protests were student-led demonstrations in 1989 calling for democracy, free speech and a free press in China. Pro-democracy protesters initially marched through Beijing to Tiananmen Square following the April 1989 death of Hu Yaobang, a former Communist Party leader who had worked to introduce democratic reform in China. While mourning Hu, the students called for a more open, democratic government nationwide. Eventually thousands of people joined the students in Tiananmen Square, with the protest’s numbers increasing to the tens of thousands by mid-May. The protests were halted in a deadly crackdown, known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre, by the Chinese government on June 4 and 5, 1989.

Berlin Wall Falls - Nov 1989

mblackburn25 — 2024-05-13 16:22:04 UTC

Prior to this time, the Soviet Union was economically struggling. All states that were in the Warsaw Pact were puppets of the Soviet Union, and since the USSR was failing, they started becoming their own countries. This can be seen represented by the fall of the Berlin Wall. This marks the reunification of Germany and looks to lead towards the end of the Soviet Union.

Boris Yeltsin Elected President of Russia - May 1990

mblackburn25 — 2024-05-13 16:35:56 UTC

Replaces Gorbachev who was trying to reform the Soviet Union. Boris Yeltsin officially ends the Soviet Union. The military and communist supporters try to overthrow the government, but the people of Russia are in support of Boris. Boris Yeltsin became the first president of the Independent state of Russia. He eventually stepped down, but relinquished power to Vladimir Putin.

Aug, 1991: USSR dissolved - 15 Republics gain independence, including Russia.

mblackburn25 — 2024-05-13 17:18:11 UTC

The USSR is made up of many different countries, and in August of 1991, these countries break apart. Independence is declared by all of these countries in somewhat of a domino effect. This ended the reign of the Soviet Union and nobody saw it coming. This marked the end of the Cold War.

Germany Reunited

mblackburn25 — 2024-05-13 17:21:14 UTC

Following the destruction of the Berlin wall, Germany starts to glue back together. This reestablished the economy of Germany, and helped rebuild its despairs from war. Some people were nervous about the reunification of Germany since they did do some pretty bad things in the war. However, there have been no problems so far.

What are 3 ways in which the USA & USSR waged the Cold war?

mblackburn25 — 2024-05-13 17:37:04 UTC

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