Cold War Review

Sinking of RMS Pearl

Bombing of Pearl Harbour

USSR was losing in the East

Britain asked them to

August 1951

July 1951

August 1961

July 1961

To keep eastern economies in line with USSR

To protect communism in the east

To spread communism to the west

To make the USSR more popular

Nagy announced an alliance with West Germany

Nagy announced that he was resigning

Nagy announced they were leaving the Warsaw Pact

Nagy announced free elections

Germany and Berlin split into three zones with the economy run as three separate states

Germany and Berlin split into four zones with the economy run as four separate states

Germany and Berlin split into three zones with the economy run as a whole

Germany and Berlin split into four zones with the economy run as a whole

The USSR could invade any country which was anti-communist

The USSR could invade any country which threatened the survival of communism

The USSR could invade any country which held talks with the West

The USSR could invade any country which had a border with Germany

By establishing communist control across the eastern bloc

By building a wall

By putting missiles on Cuba

By invading Hungary

A U2 spy plane

Tanks in Czechoslovakia

The moon landing

Nuclear weapons on Cuba

To provide aid to European countries to encourage them to turn to communism

To end WW2

To provide aid to European countries to stop them falling to communism

To make Khrushchev look weak

Test Ban Treaty, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Treaty of Versailles, Outer Space Treaty

Outer Space Treaty, Underwater Treaty

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Truman Doctrine