Why was it called: Cold War? Diplomatic terms said that a Hot War was a war that involved fighting and all communication failed, a Warm War was a war that was considering fighting, but were still talking it over. Now comes the Cold War which was a war where no fighting was involved, it is often symbolists the relationship between America and the Soviet Union in 1945-1980. The Cold War, a war without a fight. The United States and Russia's race for power. Mass production of missiles and other weapons are built. Both countries had so many that they could obliterate the world over and over. (Left) Atomic bombs are ready to strike if WWIII happens to start. Missiles in Russia and in the U.S. Russia moved some of their missiles to Cuba. The Cuban missile crisis had begun. Fidel Castro, the dictator of Cuba at the time, was 80 miles off the shore of the U.S, a country that he didn't like. We though had missiles in Turkey, a close country to Russia. One misunderstanding or one mistake, could lead to the start of WWIII. We invaded Cuba, attempting to destroy the missile bases. While it was happening, we were secretly taking our missiles out of Turkey.
The Berlin Wall (above) was built through the city of Berlin. If you had family on one side, you couldn't see them. If you tried to cross, you were killed. On the East side, the United States had control. The West was Russia. If someone had a slip of the trigger finger, WWIII would begin.
The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg was a very famous trial during the
cold war, and it's still a very famous trial. They were America communists who were executed after having been found guilty of conspiracy to commit espionage. They were charged for the passing of information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. Their execution was the first of civilians, for espionage, in United States history. The Rosenberg's were executed in 1953. Ethel's brother, David Greenglass was apart of the Manhattan Project, but he did not know that its purpose was to make the atomic bomb that was to be dropped on the Soviet Union. He supplied the couple the information about the atomic bomb, he served 10 of 15 years in prison. Greenglass decided to be a prosecution witness against his sister and his brother-in-law in exchange for immunity for his wife Ruth, so that she might remain with their two children. Greenglass received a 15-year sentence for his role in the passing of information concerning the atomic bomb. He and Ruth remained together after he was released from prison.There were also other American spies that fed information about the U.S plans to the Soviet Union. The thing that caught a lot of peoples attention, besides them betraying our country, was that they were doing this and never had concern over the impact it would have over their kids.
October 18, 1962 President John F. Kennedy found newly discovered information about a secret base 90miles off the coast of Florida that held nuclear weapons, in Cuba. President Kennedy had no idea what to do, he thought about striking Cuba with missiles, but ended up contacting Khrushchev, who sent the missiles to Cuba, to remove all Russian ships from bringing additional missiles to Cuba. Krushchev gave Soviet field commanders the authority to send nuclear missiles to U.S. if invaded by United States forces. Kennedy was stunned, he had absolutely no idea what to do, he and Krushchev sent letters back and forth for seven days. Then Krushchev decided to give up, he ordered all Soviet ships bordering or delivering nuclear weapons to Cuba to return to Soviet Russia, he also ordered for the missiles on the main-land to be removed. From October 18 to October 29, the U.S. held its breath, but on that final day they were reassured there would be no nuclear holocaust.
Why was it called: Cold War? Diplomatic terms said that a Hot War was a war that involved fighting and all communication failed, a Warm War was a war that was considering fighting, but were still talking it over. Now comes the Cold War which was a war where no fighting was involved, it is often symbolists the relationship between America and the Soviet Union in 1945-1980.
The Berlin Wall (above) was built through the city of Berlin. If you had family on one side, you couldn't see them. If you tried to cross, you were killed. On the East side, the United States had control. The West was Russia. If someone had a slip of the trigger finger, WWIII would begin.
The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg was a very famous trial during the
cold war, and it's still a very famous trial. They were America communists who were executed after having been found guilty of conspiracy to commit espionage. They were charged for the passing of information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. Their execution was the first of civilians, for espionage, in United States history. The Rosenberg's were executed in 1953. Ethel's brother, David Greenglass was apart of the Manhattan Project, but he did not know that its purpose was to make the atomic bomb that was to be dropped on the Soviet Union. He supplied the couple the information about the atomic bomb, he served 10 of 15 years in prison. Greenglass decided to be a prosecution witness against his sister and his brother-in-law in exchange for immunity for his wife Ruth, so that she might remain with their two children. Greenglass received a 15-year sentence for his role in the passing of information concerning the atomic bomb. He and Ruth remained together after he was released from prison.There were also other American spies that fed information about the U.S plans to the Soviet Union. The thing that caught a lot of peoples attention, besides them betraying our country, was that they were doing this and never had concern over the impact it would have over their kids.
October 18, 1962 President John F. Kennedy found newly discovered information about a secret base 90miles off the coast of Florida that held nuclear weapons, in Cuba. President Kennedy had no idea what to do, he thought about striking Cuba with missiles, but ended up contacting Khrushchev, who sent the missiles to Cuba, to remove all Russian ships from bringing additional missiles to Cuba. Krushchev gave Soviet field commanders the authority to send nuclear missiles to U.S. if invaded by United States forces. Kennedy was stunned, he had absolutely no idea what to do, he and Krushchev sent letters back and forth for seven days. Then Krushchev decided to give up, he ordered all Soviet ships bordering or delivering nuclear weapons to Cuba to return to Soviet Russia, he also ordered for the missiles on the main-land to be removed. From October 18 to October 29, the U.S. held its breath, but on that final day they were reassured there would be no nuclear holocaust.