The Cold War began after World War 2 and lasted from 1945-1991. It was characterized by tensions between NATO countries led by the US and Warsaw Pact countries led by the Soviet Union. Key events included the formation of NATO in 1949 and the Warsaw Pact in 1955, the Berlin Blockade from 1948-1949, the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, and the building and fall of the Berlin Wall from 1961-1989. The space race between the US and USSR further demonstrated the technological and ideological competition between the two superpowers. The Cold War ended in the late 1980s and early 1990s as the Soviet Union collapsed and communist governments in Eastern Europe were replaced.

1. The Cold War NATO/Warsaw pact Kaija Lazda 1945-1991 Crowder 3rd

9. The US vs. the Soviet Union NATO- Blue Warsaw Pact- RED Russia became communist and also captured many countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. Together with the Russian Federation these fifteen republics formed the USSR. The United States also was affected by the Cold War because of the Bay of Pigs an the Cuban Missile crisis. Lots of the conflict happened in Germany because it had borders with allies of the Warsaw Pact and NATO.