Cold War Timeline

By xavierharris12

  • Berlin Blockade and Airlift

    Berlin Blockade and Airlift
    This was a turning point in post World War 2 Europe.

  • Korean War

    Korean War
    This is where things really got heated between the Soviets and the US.

  • Space Race

    Space Race
    This is where the US and Soviets had an intense rivalry about space and who can get the farthest first.

  • U-2 Reconnaissance Plane

    U-2 Reconnaissance Plane
    This is where the US’s CIA had a plane trying to spy on the Soviets and the Soviets shot it down and this lead to an embarrassing conference between US and Soviets. (Embarrassing for the US)

  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs
    This where the US tried to invade Cuba but failed miserably, this embarrassed the US.

  • Reagan visits the Wall

    Reagan visits the Wall
    This when Reagan visited the Berlin Wall, this showed continued commitment to the people of West Berlin.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    This was the the closest to the US and the Soviets actually fighting. This includes nuclear warfare also.

  • Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

    Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
    This was one of the first steps to slow the arms race

  • Soviets invade Afghanistan

    Soviets invade Afghanistan
    The US and the Soviets each back a different side and this led to the US boycotting the 1980 Olympics.

  • Reunited Germany

    Reunited Germany
    This where East and west Germany reunited, East Germany was no longer Communist, and this was evidence that the War Saw Pact’s days were numbered.