Cold war

Cold War Timeline

  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference

    Meeting between the British Prime Minister and the Soviet Premier
  • WWII Ends

    WWII Ends

    WWII Ends in Europe
  • Communists

    Communists

    Communists seize power in Poland
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    American foreign policy created to fix Soviet geopolitical spread
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    American plan to aid Western Germany
  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift

    Began: June 24, 1948
    British and Soviet military forces divided and occupied Germany
  • Berlin Blockade

    Berlin Blockade

    Began: June 24, 1948
    The Berlin Blockade was an attempt by the Soviet Union to limit the ability of France
  • Joseph Stalin Dies

    Joseph Stalin Dies

    Stalin dies because of a stroke.
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    Began: June 25, 1950
    Started when North Korea invaded South Korea
  • Red Army

    Red Army

    Red Army crashes the Hungarian Revolution
  • Satellite

    Satellite

    Soviets launch first man-made satellite
  • U-2 Incident

    U-2 Incident

    United States U-2 spy plane was shot
  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Failed military invasion of Cuba
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall

    Keep people in East Germany.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    Began: October 14, 1962
    United States and Soviet Union
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    began November 1, 1955
    Vietnam against America
  • US

    US

    US invades Grenada
  • INF Treaty

    INF Treaty

    Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces stated that the Soviet Union and the US could not fire ground missils.
  • Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

    Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

    Began: December, 1979
    groups fought against the Soviet Army and allied Afghan forces
  • German Unification

    German Unification

    The unification of Germany into a politically and administratively nation state