The Cold War began after World War 2 and resulted in the formation of two military alliances - NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Tensions escalated throughout the late 1940s and 1950s, including the Berlin Blockade and arms buildup. Major events of the early Cold War included the Cuban Missile Crisis and space race. Reformist leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s led to improved US-Soviet relations and the eventual dissolution of the Soviet Union, bringing the Cold War to an end.

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.