Cold War Timeline

United Nations Formed

Oct 24, 1945

This was the date when the United Nations gathered and formed together in San Francisco, California.

The Truman Doctrine

Mar 12, 1947

This was the date the Truman Doctrine was introduced to help stop the spread of communism through economic and financial aid.

Hollywood 10

Nov 25, 1947

This was the date where 10 Hollywood producers, directors and screenwriters became blacklisted because they were suspected of being affiliated with communists.

Marshall Plan

Apr 3, 1948

This is the date when the Marshall Plan was formed. The Marshall Plan was formed to help out post-war Europe with their economy.

NATO Forms

Apr 4, 1949

This was the date that NATO formed in Washington, D.C.

Korean War

Jun 25, 1950

This is the date of the Korean War. This war happened because of how North Korea wanted to turn to communism but South Korea wanted to turn away from communism. This resulted in the country turning to war with the south receiving help from the U.S. and the north receiving help from the Soviet Union.

Space Race / Sputnik

Aug 2, 1955

This was the date the Space Race happened. The reason why this happened was to show one another who was more superior and to show who could get to space faster than the other country. (U.S. and the Soviet Union)

Bay of Pigs

Apr 17, 1961

This was the date the Bay of Pigs invasion happened. This invasion happened because the U.S. wanted to invade Cuba and push Fidel Castro out of power since he supported communism.

Berlin Wall

Aug 13, 1961

This was the date that the Berlin Wall went up to block people from entering and leaving.

Vietnam War

Mar 8, 1965

This was the date when the U.S. entered the Vietnam War. The reason why this happened was because Vietnam was having a civil war on whether to turn to communism or not and since the U.S. wanted to stop the spread of communism, they entered the war and tried to help out southern Vietnam.

Soviets Invade Afghanistan

Dec 24, 1979

This is the date when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. The reason why the Soviets invaded Afghanistan was because they supports Afghanistan's communist government and wanted to combat Afghanistan's anti.communist Muslim guerillas.

Berlin Wall Falls

Nov 9, 1989

This was the date that the Berlin Wall fell and let people from both sides enter freely and leave freely.