Cold war

  • United nations formed

    United nations formed
    The UN was formed to try and maintain peace and security between nations.
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine
    The U.S. provided political, military, and economic assistance to democratic nations under the attack of internal and/or external forces.
  • Hollywood Ten

    Hollywood Ten
    A group of 10 film industry directors refused to protest against anti-communism.
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan
    created stable democratic governments in Western Europe, and established markets with American goods.
  • NATO formed

    NATO formed
    The banding of several Western Nations to provide security against the Soviet Union
  • Korean War

    Korean War
    The struggle for communist nations between the two Korea's, North backed by The Soviet Union, the South back by the U.S.
  • Space Race

    Space Race
    The Soviet Union and the U.S. compete to make the first advance in putting a human into space.
  • U.S. enters Vietnam war.

    U.S. enters Vietnam war.
    The U.S. entered the war in order to try and abolish the spread of communist nations
  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs
    1400 missiles were launched from Cuba to remove Fidel Castro from power. Ultimately the mission failed and ended botched.
  • The Berlin Wall goes up

    The Berlin Wall goes up
    The wall was built to separate Eastern and Western Germany to keep the "Fascists" out of Eastern Germany.
  • Soviet Invasion of Afgahnistan

    Soviet Invasion of Afgahnistan
    The Soviet Union intend to plant more communist governments and expand the cause.
  • Removal of the Berlin Wall

    Removal of the Berlin Wall
    Half a million German citizens banded together to protest the wall, which ultimately resulted in the fall of the Berlin Wall.