History of the Cold War

Cold War Crimes of The CIA

Invasion of Czechoslovakia

The Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cold War

Article: Cold War Spies – Vilyam Genrikhovich Fisher & Rino Hayhanen

The link below is to an article that looks at two cold war spies and their unveiling.

For more visit:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/32100/how-nickel-and-paperboy-brought-down-cold-war-spy

Article: Germany – Krampnitz in Potsdam

The link below is to an article that takes a look at the Krampnitz in Potsdam.

For more visit:
http://environmentalgraffiti.com/news-krampnitz-abandoned-soviet-and-nazi-military-complex

Photos: Abandoned Cold War Missile Silos

The link below is to a gallery of Cold War era missile silos that have been abandoned.

For more visit:
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/news-most-incredible-abandoned-missile-bases-earth

Article: The Soviet Union’s Spies

The link below is to an article that looks at the Soviet Union’s spies in the United Kingdom and the USA during the Cold War.

For more visit:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Spies-Who-Spilled-Atomic-Bomb-Secrets.html

Today in History – 14 May 1955

The Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance is Signed

The Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, also known as the Warsaw Pact, was signed in Warsaw, Poland. This was the military alliance signed by the Eastern Bloc of nations, namely the Soviet Union, Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania. The treaty came about in response to West Germany being included in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on the 9 May 1955. These were the two major treaties to come out of post war (WWII) Europe and were the opposing parties of the Cold War.

For more information on the Cold War see:
http://www.coldwar.org/

Timeline of the Cold War:
http://library.thinkquest.org/10826/timeline.htm