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The Cold War 1945-1991

The Cold War 1945-1991. Era of tension and hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union. Domino Theory NATO vs. Warsaw Pact Nuclear weapons (Mutual Assured Destruction) Sputnik (1957) leads to space race (Apollo 11, 1969). Major Cold War Events Marshall Plan, etc….

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The Cold War 1945-1991

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  1. The Cold War1945-1991 • Era of tension and hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union. • Domino Theory • NATO vs. Warsaw Pact • Nuclear weapons (Mutual Assured Destruction) • Sputnik (1957) leads to space race (Apollo 11, 1969)

  2. Major Cold War EventsMarshall Plan, etc… • Korean War (22 June 1950- 27 July 1953) • Separation of Korean Peninsula • Vietnam War (1959-1975) • Containment • Search and destroy • Civil Rights Movement • Martin Luther King

  3. Gulf War2 August 1990-28 February 1991 • Saddam Hussein led Iraq invaded and annexed Kuwait. • Operation Desert Storm (17 Jan.-28 Feb. 1991

  4. September 11,2001 • 4 coordinated Al-Qaeda attacks • Osama bin Laden • Support of Israel, presence in Saudi Arabia, sanctions against Iraq • Hijacked airliners (2 hit twin towers, 1 Pentagon, 1 crashed in PA) • 19 Hijackers • Over 2,900 civilian deaths

  5. Operation Enduring Freedom • OEF – Oct. 7,2001-Present • Invasion of Afghanistan to destroy the Taliban and Al-Qaeda • Kill or capture of Osama bin Laden (May 2,2011) • U.S. Currently engaged in nation building and counter insurgency

  6. Operation Iraqi Freedom • OIF – Mar. 20,2003- Dec. 2011 • Depose Saddam Hussein • End threat of WMD on U.S. • Insurgency still remains in Iraq- rise of sectionalism

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