THE COLD WAR
By: Sam Moore
THE COLD WAR
The Cold War was the continuing conflict
between the U.S. and the USSR starting after
World War Two and ending in the early 90’s
with the fall of the Soviet Union.
 Although the Soviet Union and the U.S. were
the main countries in conflict, Turkey and Cuba
were also involved.
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THE BEGINNING
The Cold War began in 1945 with the Yalta
Conference.
 The Yalta Conference was held to discuss the
dividing of Germany, formation of the United
Nations, the issue of Soviet forces going to fight in
Japan, and the future of Poland.
 Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, and Josef Stalin
were there to represent the U.S., Britain and the
Soviet Union.
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THE ATOMIC BOMB
The United States began testing the atomic bomb
in 1939 under the Manhattan Project.
 The first actual test was in July of 1945
 After Development it was first used on Japan one
month later in August of 1945.
 Later on the Soviet Union began making and
testing their own bombs.
 The United States and The Soviet Union were the
only two countries with nuclear weapons at the
time.
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The Korean War
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After WWII Korea was split into two sections at the 38th
latitude. The north was occupied by the Soviet Union and the
Dictator Kim Il-Sung was appointed. The south was occupied by
the United States and led by Syngman Rhee.
Korean War Pt 2
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In 1950 Kim Il-Sung and the North Korean Army
invaded South Korea. Josef Stalin provided the
military hardware to make this possible.
The United States and 15 other nations agreed to
send troops and restore peace to the area.
The fighting eventually ended in 1953
The 1950’s
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U.S military became stronger in the air and not fully based on
the ground.
Dwight Eisenhower is elected president. His view is that if
Russia invades Europe he will imply total war on the USSR. He
ends the war in Korea in 1953.
The 1950’s Pt 2
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Josef Stalin dies and power is taken over by Nikita Khrushchev.
United States sends U2 spy planes over Russia to capture
images of Moscow from over 70,000 ft.
Khrushchev is invited to visit the United States in 1959. He
takes a tour of the whole country. As he is leaving he says “long
live Soviet, American friendship”.
The Vietnam War
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Started with the Viet Minh and French fighting in the early 50’s.
Soon after this Vietnam was divided and North Vietnam
(communist) invaded South Vietnam.
Later the U.S. got involved in 1963 to prevent a communist
victory.
In 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson calls airstrikes and
sends 536,000 ground troops by 1968.
By January 1973 all American troops were withdrawn. But the
war cost us 58,000 lives and around 350,000 casualties.
Cuban Missile Crisis
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In the early 60’s the United States put nuclear missiles in
Turkey and Italy was ready to strike Moscow.
In 1962 the U.S. discovered that Russia had planted missiles in
Cuba through spy planes.
After this America was thinking about attacking Cuba. But they
decided to block all airways and seas in and out of Cuba to
prevent more problems. Nikita Khrushchev said that these
actions could result in a world nuclear war.
On October 28, 1962 both Soviets and Americans
disassembled their warheads in Cuba and Turkey.
Space Race
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The Space Race was between The United States, and Russia
over who would be the first country to go to space or the moon.
During the 50’s the two countries realized that they could use
the same technology in ballistic missiles to create aircrafts to
explore space.
On April 12, 1961 The Soviets put the first human in space on
the spacecraft Vostok 1. Soon after the U.S. put John Glenn in
orbit around the earth.
Space Race Pt 2
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Later in 1961 President Kennedy announced the Apollo
Program and that he wanted to reach the moon first. Although
he didn’t live to see this I know his support and confidence in
NASA helped the United States land on the moon first.
1969 was the last year of the race to the moon, Apollo 11 left
earth on July 16 at 9:32 a.m. headed for the moon.
After safely landing on the moon Apollo 11 returned to earth 5
days later on July 24.
The Late Cold War
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In 1979 the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to
support the leader of Afghanistan and against the
mujahedeen volunteers. This greatly increased
tension between the United Nations and Communist
Governments. The conflict lasted for 10 years.
Throughout the 80’s the Russian economy began to
decline due to the fighting in Afghanistan and the
tense race for nuclear power. The Berlin Wall was
knocked down and communist countries started to fall
apart. The Cold War finally ended in 1991 with the
collapse of the USSR.
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