Cold war

Cold war

The Cold war(1947-1991) was a period of military and political tension between the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc dominated by the USSR. Military conflict was avoided because the use of nuclear weapons would mean mutually assured destruction.

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Carter Doctrine

Military; Cold war

President Carter's commitment to defend U. S. Interests in the Persian Gulf, motivated by the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Brussels Pact

Military; Cold war

Signatories of the Brussels Treaty, a 50-year treaty of economic, social, cultural, and defensive collaboration between Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, signed ...

bomber gap

Military; Cold war

The fear of Soviet superiority in the area of intercontinental bombers, which first arose in July 1957 after Soviets flew their Bear and Bison bombers past American observers multiple times, duping ...

Berlin Wall

Military; Cold war

The fortified barrier erected by the East German government in August 1961 to divide East and West Berlin and halt the exodus of East Germans fleeing Communist rule.

Bay of Pigs

Military; Cold war

An unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by 1500 Cuban exiles with U. S. Government support on April 17, 1961.

Berlin Airlift

Military; Cold war

The supply of vital necessities to West Berlin by U. S. Aircraft from June 1948 through September 1949. The Soviets had hoped to force Allied abandonment of the city by establishing a water and land ...