Cold War

By nina119
  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference

    This conference made important decisions regarding the state of the post-war world, and the state of various countries.
  • Attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    The first instance of atomic bombing on humans; the United States wanted to send a message to the USSR at the expense of others.
  • USSR Tests First Nuclear Weapon

    USSR Tests First Nuclear Weapon

    This event prompted the United States' decision to create and test a hydrogen bomb; an escalation of the arms race followed.
  • Korean War Begins

    Korean War Begins

    A proxy war that gave the United States reason to increase their military funding and training. The first "major" conflict of the Cold War.
  • Vietnam War Begins

    Vietnam War Begins

    Fueled the American struggle against the spread of communism; this geopolitical tension further strained the battle between the USSR and the United States.
  • Sputnik

    Sputnik

    The launch of Sputnik increased pre-existing Cold War tensions and kickstarted the space race.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    A 13-day political standoff; the closest the world has come to a nuclear war.
  • USSR Invades Afghanistan

    USSR Invades Afghanistan

    The USSR suffered from financial losses and international relations, which contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union.
  • Berlin Wall Comes Down

    Berlin Wall Comes Down

    The "curtain" that once separated the democratic west and communist east falls. The Cold War began to thaw.
  • Soviet Union Collapse

    Soviet Union Collapse

    Europe transitions from communism to democracy; the United States becomes the sole superpower in the world.