The Cold War by Nate Wasylenchuk

Chernobyl Diasaster

nw680 — 2025-01-21 17:17:51 UTC

The Explosion of nuclear reactor 4 in Chernobyl, Ukraine on 26 April 1986 is the largest Nuclear diastor to date. It relesed unheard of levels of radiation into the atmosphere and left the city uninhabitable. it also led to the deaths of

Cuban missile crisis

nw680 — 2025-01-21 17:34:31 UTC

The cuban missile crisis in oct. 16, 1962 remains the closest the World has gotten to Nuclear war. Without the hestation of soviet officer Vasily Aleksandrovich Arkhipov stopping a soviet submarine from launching a nuclear torpedo, we would have had full nuclear war.

Cambodia

nw680 — 2025-01-22 16:05:49 UTC

The U.S bombing of Cambodia on march 18, 1969 in an attempt to weaken North Vietnam directly led to the Cambodian Genocide. The cambodian genocide remains one dedliest genocides in history, killing 25% of Cambodia's population in just 4 years.

Vietnam War

nw680 — 2025-01-22 16:06:16 UTC

The Vietnam war lated from Nov 1, 1955 to Apr 30, 1975. it was fought between Comunist North Vietnam and democratic South Vietnam. The U.S supported the south in order to contain the spread of communism, but the war was a failure. The U.S was unable to defeat the north and 58 000 americans died.

The bombing of Hiroshima

nw680 — 2025-01-23 16:43:53 UTC

The U.S bombing of Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945 Was the first time in history a nuclear weapon was used for war. the initial blast killed 70 000 people instantly.

The bombing of Nagasaki

nw680 — 2025-01-27 04:29:00 UTC

The bombing of Nagisaki, Japan on august 9th, 1945 was the second time the U.S used a nuclear bomb. The bomb, called Fat Man, caused massive destruction to the city and killed tens of thousands of people instantly. Many historians argue that the bomb was responsible for causing Japans surrender in WW2.

Castle Bravo - Marshall Islands

nw680 — 2025-01-27 04:42:51 UTC

The Marshall islands are where The U.S conducted Many nuclear weapon tests. Most notably the Castle Bravo bomb was detonated here. Castle bravo was the U.S's first thermonuclear bomb. It was much more powerful then expected, causing the evacuation of over 230 people and deaths of Japanese fisherman from the fishing vessal Daigo Fukuryū Maru

Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site, Kazakhstan

nw680 — 2025-01-27 04:45:01 UTC

The Semipalatinsk test site also known as "The Polygon" Was the USSR's primary testing site for Nuclear weapons. Over the course of 40 years from 1949 to 1989 456 nuclear tests were conducted here. Little care was taken in saftey mesures during these tests so as a result over 1.5 million people were eposed to nuclear fallout during those 40 years. This site is important as it were the soviet union detonated their first atom bomb, officialy starting the nuclear arms race.

The Tsar Bomba

nw680 — 2025-01-27 04:46:13 UTC

This location is were the Soviet union detonated the Most powerful Nuclear bomb in history, The Tsar Bomba. The bomb had a explosive yeild equivalent to 57 megatons of TnT or in other words 1570 stronger than the bomb dropped on hiroshima. This seaves as a testement to the horribal weapons humans are capibal of constructing.

The assasination of John F. Kennedy

nw680 — 2025-01-27 04:51:18 UTC

John F. Kennedy or "JFK" was the 35th president of the united states and was in office from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was elected during the hight of soviet tensions leading to many difficult decisons, such as the Bay of pigs invasion. JFK's assasination has spurred many conspiracy theorys over the years, Including the theory that he was assasinated by the CIA due to him wanting to pull out of the Vietnam war.

The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr

nw680 — 2025-01-27 18:18:44 UTC

Martin Luther King Jr was a famous civil rights activist durring the civil rights movement of 1955 and onward. He was praised for leading marches for the right to vote desegregation, labor rights, and other civil rights. He was also a babtist minister. He died on April 4, 1968 when he was assasinated outside of the Lorraine motel in Tennessee. He was important for expanding the rights of black people living in america at the time.

The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy

nw680 — 2025-01-27 18:22:26 UTC

Robert F. Kennedy or "RFK" was John F. Kennedy's brother. He was assasinated On June 5, 1968 when he was shot outside of the Ambassador hotel in Los angeles. Kennedy was a United States senator and candidate in the 1968 Democratic Party . His death also led to many new conspiracies as well as increased security for future presedential candidates.

The Berlin Wall

nw680 — 2025-01-27 18:32:22 UTC

The Berlin wall was a giant guarded cement barriar that surrounded west berlin. The wall was built in 1961 by the german democratic republic in order to keep the soviet controlled population in east berlin from escaping to west berlin. West berlin often refered to as the Wall of shame as it was sad that the soviets needed a giant wall to keep their people from leaving. The wall officially came down on nov. 9th 1989 during the peacfull revolution. The Berlin wall is imposrtant as it marked what Political leaders were willing to do in order to protect their ideology's.

The Three Mile Island accident.

nw680 — 2025-01-27 18:37:53 UTC

On March 28th 1979 a series of mechanical malfunctions led to the main coolent loop of the reactors leaking large amounts of water. The loss of coolant eventually led to the partial meltdown of the TMI-2 reactor. Luckily there were no deaths or environmental damage, only a small amount of radioactive gas was released. However the accident heightened anti-nuclear safety concerns among the general public and led to new regulations for the nuclear industry.

The Suez crisis

nw680 — 2025-01-27 18:48:32 UTC

The Suez crisis started on the 29th of october, 1956 when french and isreali forces invaded Egypt. The main purpose of the invasion was to re-open the Straits of Tiran and the Gulf of Aqaba. Great brittain also joined france and isreal on Nov. 7 after an ultimatium for a ceasefire was denied. Both the USA and the USSR condemmend the invasion leading to the embarsing retreat of Britain and France. The crisis helped to increase U.S involment in the middle east. The suez crisis is also important as it marked the end of Britain and France as major world powers.