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Victory in Europe Day (POLITICAL)
VE Day was the day the Allies won World War II against the Germans. This correlates with the Cold War because this left as an official end of WWII, and eventually the U.S. and USSR shifted focus into gaining higher power, and spreading their influences (either Capitalism or Communism.) With the two superpowers not focusing on defeating the Germans, they then became determined to spread their contradicting influences across the country.
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Cold War Timeline
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USSR Develops the Biggest Nuclear Bomb (SCIENCE)
The USSR made the world's most powerful Atomic Bomb in October 1961. This was one of their creations for the Arms Race competition against the US. The missile was named the TSAR bomb, and had an estimate of 58 megatons. The bomb was not used in any wars or battles, but stood as an intimidation against the US during the Cold War. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis (MILITARISTIC)
On October, 1962, the U.S. had discovered the missiles that the Russians were planting in Cuba. This discovery led to the Cuban Missile Crisis where the U.S. and the USSR had been in a standoff for a span of 13. The U.S. had responded by ordering a blockade to Cuba. Eventually, both countries agreed to remove their missiles. This set of information is related to the Cold War because it signifies the intense standoff of the Cuban Missile crisis; and was the apex of when the US almost entered war. -
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (POLITICAL)
On August 1963, the United States and the Soviet Union signed a treaty that would not allow the testing of Nuclear Weaponry. This is a significant event of the Cold War as it represents the decline of the arms race competition between the two superpowers. Eventually, the focus shifted from Nuclear Weaponry to the Space Race. Although the arms race may have reached a decline, both still persisted in spreading their influences (capitalist and communist) -
The First Man on The Moon (ECONOMIC)
The Space Race against was one of the most economically intense battles against the USSR. The Lunar landing program alone involved some around 34,000 employees for NASA, and had a budget increase of about 500% during 1961-1964. On July 1969, the efforts finally payed off when Neil Armstrong successfully landed on the moon. This was marked as the defeat against the USSR in The Space Race. Apollo 11 was not cheap, as the cost for Apollo 11 alone was 25 billion US dollars. -
Miracle on Ice (CULTURAL)
An Ice-hockey game during the February Winter Olympics in 1980 by which the U.S. took first place by beating Finland, and the Soviets took second place by defeating Sweden. This was a major victory for the U.S., and served as a shameful game for the second place Soviets. This sparked worldwide as the US's superiority over the USSR. These sports matches against the USSR were heavily influential on whoever could be dominant against the other, and were taken more as just mere matches. -
The Berlin Wall Is Toppled (POLITICAL)
East Germany was occupied by the USSR and the wall was deployed to segregate Capitalism with Communism. As the USSR began to dissolve, the Berlin Wall did as well. In November 9, 1989, the communist party for East Germany announced that East Germans could now go to West Germany. This relates to the Cold War as the defeat of the Communists, and a major victory for the Americans.
