cold war

Arm race

1945

this was a competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States, Soviet Union, and their respective allies during the Cold War.

Potsdam Conference

Jul 17, 1945

The Big Three (Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill) met in Potsdam, Germany to negotiate terms for the end of World War II.

General George C. Marshall announces the Marshall Plan.

Jun 5, 1947

A plan was maid to aid European nations back

Israel-Egypt Armistice Agreement

Feb 24, 1949

Israel agrees to the release of a besieged Egyptian brigade in Faluja.

Berlin Airlift

Apr 12, 1949

one of the first major international crises of the Cold War.

North Korean forces invade South Korea

May 25, 1950

The Korean War was one of several military conflicts that occurred during the Cold War. It all happened when North Korea, a communist nation, invaded South Korea.

Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg executed.

Jun 19, 1953

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were American citizens who were convicted of spying on behalf of the Soviet Union

British and French planes bomb Egyptian airfields

Oct 31, 1956

British and French aircraft attacked Egyptian airfields in an attempt to neutralize the Egyptian Air Force. The Egyptians lost around 260 aircraft during 5 days of bombing .

French settlers in Algeria riot in Algiers.

Jan 24, 1960

Angry crowds fought riot police with guns goaded by French rightist leaders to rise against President Charles de Gaulle

The governments of the United States and the Soviet Union announce the end of the Cold War.

Dec 2, 1989

Gorbachev resigns as Soviet President and the post is abolished; the red Soviet flag is lowered from the Moscow Kremlin