Coldwar

Cold War 1950's Timeline

By Amira D.
  • Soviets denotate atomic bomb

    Soviets denotate atomic bomb

    The Soviets successfully tested their first nuclear device which was called the RDS-1 or "First Lightning" at Semipalatinsk on August 29, 1949.
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    It was a war between North and South Korea because there was a border dispute. The war began on June 25, 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea. It finally ended on July 27, 1953.
  • Rosenbergs executed

    Rosenbergs executed

    They were found guilty of conspiracy to commit espionage. They also passed information about the American atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.
  • McCarthy Hearing

    McCarthy Hearing

    The U.S army charged him with using improper influence to win treatment for a former staff member. Because of this, he had to have multiple televised hearings. April-June 1954
  • Geneva Accords signed

    Geneva Accords signed

    In July 1954, the Geneva Agreements were signed, and as part of the agreement, the French agreed to withdraw their troops from northern Vietnam.
  • Sputnik Orbit

    Sputnik Orbit

    The Sputnik Orbit was the first artificial Earth satellite. It was launched by the Soviet Union into an elliptical low Earth orbit.
  • NASA

    NASA

    NASA is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and space research. It was established in 1958, succeeding the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.
  • Fidel Castro Seizes Power

    Fidel Castro Seizes Power

    Fidel Castro became prime minister of Cuba shortly after the Revolution. He also became president after he was prime minister.