May 26

802: Notes from today along with additional info...

CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS:
The Soviet Union began building a missile base in Cuba, a communist ally. The United States was alarmed by the closeness of the Russian Missiles and urged the Soviet Union to stop building the base. Both the US and Soviet Reunion refused to back down. This was the closest the world ever came to actual war during the Cold War.

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/cuba.htm
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq90-1.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDcubanmissile.htm



BAY OF PIGS:
The CIA helped 2,000 Cuban refugees invade the Cuba in an effort to begin a rebellion and overthrow the Communist government. When the refugees landed in Cuba, the military was waiting and they were captured. It was a huge failure for the United States.

http://www.foia.cia.gov/bay_of_pigs.asp
http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/JFK+in+History/JFK+and+the+Bay+of+Pigs.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDbayofpigs.htm




BERLIN WALL:
The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 to separate Communist East Berlin from the Democratic East Berlin. The wall separated the city until it fell in 1989, serving as a sign that the Cold War was coming to a close.

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/berlinwall.htm
http://www.berlin-life.com/berlin/wall
http://www.berlinermauer.se/BerlinWall/bygg.htm




THE SPACE RACE:
Out of the tension of the Cold War grew another battle between the Soviet Union and the United States. The two nations competed with each other to control outer space. Each nation sought to prove their superiority by creating better space shuttles and satellite equipment.

http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal114/gal114.htm
http://www.vibrationdata.com/SpaceRace.htm
http://www.newseum.org/cybernewseum/exhibits/dateline_moon/space.htm









THE ARMS RACE:
The nuclear arms race was central to the Cold War. Many feared where the Cold War was going with the belief that the more nuclear weapons you had, the more powerful you were. Both America and Russia massively built up their stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Both nations made the effort to build bigger and stronger weapons than their enemies.

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/nuclear_arms_race.htm
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761569374/cold_war.html
http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/coldwar/index.shtml