cold war

By Brigid.keenan

  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan
    • US program that provided economic aid to Western European countries after WWII
    • proposed by Secretary of State George Marshall, wanted to restore the European countries

  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine
    • The doctrine was a response to Soviet expansion and was intended to stop the spread of communism
    • Established by US President Truman

  • Creation of NATO

    Creation of NATO
    • Now has 32 countries that are members
    • Product of the containment policy created by President Truman
    • Aimed to provide mutual assistance for all countries in alliance if any were attacked

  • Korean War Begins

    Korean War Begins
    • North Korea invades South Korea with Soviet Weapons
    • Supported by Stalin
    • Took place on Korean Peninsula from 1950 to 1953

  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact
    • Political and military alliance formed by Soviet Union and 7 other European countries
    • Created to counter NATO

  • Sputnik launched

    Sputnik launched
    • First artificial satellite to orbit Earth
    • Launched by the Soviet Union
    • The name "Sputnik" came from the Russian word meaning "companion"
    • Increased tension of Cold War and Space Race as this frightened the US

  • Fidel Castro takeover

    Fidel Castro takeover
    • Fidel Castro took over Cuba
    • later Cuba aligned itself with the Soviet Union
    • caused economic and political frustrations between Cuba and US

  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion
    • Plan was created during Eisenhower administration and authorized by Kennedy's
    • Aimed for two air strikes against Cuban air bases
    • Wanted to overthrow Castro's communist rule
    • Ultimately failed

  • Construction of Berlin Wall

    Construction of Berlin Wall
    • Berlin Wall was completed
    • Created to stop mass migration of East Germans to West Berlin
    • Wanted to stabilize East Germany's government
    • Symbolized the division of Germany and Europe during Cold War

  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War
    • Vietnam War began in 1955 but US involvement began to spike in 1962
    • did great damage to the US: weakened economy and military morale, division of Democratic party

  • SALT I

    SALT I
    • Treaty signed by the US and Soviet Union
    • Limited the number of nuclear weapons that could be used in both countries
    • Signed in Moscow, Russia
    • SALT II was later signed in 1979 in Vienna, Austria

  • Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

    Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
    • Soviets wanted to subdue the Afghan civil war
    • Tipped off the start of decade long conflict
    • Was a factor in the collapse of Soviet Union

  • Cold War ends

    Cold War ends
    • In 1989 things started to slow down as Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan, countries start to become independent, Berlin Wall falls, etc
    • Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 due to overuse of military power, weakened government, etc which ended Cold War