https://padlet.com/aldridgeen011_1/em4wyuqpj3v5itzt en-us 2023-05-17 12:47:47 UTC 2025-11-14 10:55:46 UTC hello@padlet.com aldridgeen011_1 https://padlet.com/aldridgeen011_1/em4wyuqpj3v5itzt/wish/2594678002 The Berlin Wall was built in 1961. It had a physical and symbolical division between West Berlin and East Germany. It was built to keep East Berliners from leaving.  ]]> 2023-05-17 12:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/aldridgeen011_1/em4wyuqpj3v5itzt/wish/2594678002 aldridgeen011_1 https://padlet.com/aldridgeen011_1/em4wyuqpj3v5itzt/wish/2596873099 In 1945, Churchill, Truman, and Stalin met to discuss the separation of Germany. They decided that Germany was going to be split between France, Britain, U.S., and the Soviet Union. ]]> 2023-05-19 00:29:23 UTC https://padlet.com/aldridgeen011_1/em4wyuqpj3v5itzt/wish/2596873099 aldridgeen011_1 https://padlet.com/aldridgeen011_1/em4wyuqpj3v5itzt/wish/2596884238 In 1948, Stalin ordered there to be a blockade around West Berlin. However, Stalin called off the blockade once the U.S. dropped supplies into West Berlin. This event would end up depending on the division between Western and Eastern Europe. ]]> 2023-05-19 00:38:11 UTC https://padlet.com/aldridgeen011_1/em4wyuqpj3v5itzt/wish/2596884238 aldridgeen011_1 https://padlet.com/aldridgeen011_1/em4wyuqpj3v5itzt/wish/2596892585 The Marshall Plan allowed the U.S. to give billions of dollars to Western Europe. The U.S. did this so Western Europe wouldn't fall to communism.]]> 2023-05-19 00:45:08 UTC https://padlet.com/aldridgeen011_1/em4wyuqpj3v5itzt/wish/2596892585 aldridgeen011_1 https://padlet.com/aldridgeen011_1/em4wyuqpj3v5itzt/wish/2596895635 The Cuban Missile Crisis is the closest the superpowers got to direct war. It began after the Soviets had built missile launch sites in Cuba. There was a naval blockade around Cuba that was ordered by President Kennedy. ]]> 2023-05-19 00:47:49 UTC https://padlet.com/aldridgeen011_1/em4wyuqpj3v5itzt/wish/2596895635 aldridgeen011_1 https://padlet.com/aldridgeen011_1/em4wyuqpj3v5itzt/wish/2596918430 The arms race led to the development of hydrogen bombs. This was the U.S. and Soviet Union competing to see who could make bigger and better weapons. The hydrogen bomb was more destructive than the atomic bomb that was created by the Soviet Union. ]]> 2023-05-19 01:07:45 UTC https://padlet.com/aldridgeen011_1/em4wyuqpj3v5itzt/wish/2596918430 aldridgeen011_1 https://padlet.com/aldridgeen011_1/em4wyuqpj3v5itzt/wish/2596936470 After the war ended in a stalemate, Korea was divided into two countries. This happened at the 38th Parallel. North Korea were communists. South Korea were democrats with U.S. military presence. ]]> 2023-05-19 01:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/aldridgeen011_1/em4wyuqpj3v5itzt/wish/2596936470 aldridgeen011_1 https://padlet.com/aldridgeen011_1/em4wyuqpj3v5itzt/wish/2596945135 The cultural Revolution meant to purge the impure elements from China. It was carried out by Red Guards. These were usually high school students. ]]> 2023-05-19 01:29:14 UTC https://padlet.com/aldridgeen011_1/em4wyuqpj3v5itzt/wish/2596945135 aldridgeen011_1 https://padlet.com/aldridgeen011_1/em4wyuqpj3v5itzt/wish/2596953402 Mao wanted to collectivize land and increase coal, cement, steel, and electricity. He did this by the Great Leap Forward. It created huge collectivized farms called communes. However, this was a huge failure and led many people to starve. ]]> 2023-05-19 01:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/aldridgeen011_1/em4wyuqpj3v5itzt/wish/2596953402