Cold War Timeline

MARSHALL PLAN IS ANNOUNCED

Jun 1, 1947

This plan provided economic aid to Western Europe so that communism would not seem appealing.

COMMUNIST TAKEOVER IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Feb 1, 1948

Czechoslovakia is in Europe and the Cold War started because of disagreement of what type of governemt should be in Europe.

NATO RATIFIED

Jul 1, 1949

Peace time military alliance based on collective security

CUBA TAKEN OVER BY FIDEL CASTRO

Jan 1, 1959

Cuba became a communism country when Fidel Castro took over because he is a communist. Cuba is close to Florida so that disturbed the United States making the US take action.

KENNEDY REQUESTS 25 % SPENDING INCREASE FOR MILITARY

Jul 1, 1961

Kennedy spend money on military because of arms race to build more nuclear weapon

CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

Oct 1, 1962

Soviets put missles in Cuba 90 miles away from the U.S. There was a lot of confrontation between the U.S and Soviets because of the missles.

U.S INVOLVEMENT IN VIETNAM INCREASED

Nov 1, 1962

Vietnam was about to become a whole communist country so the U.S got more involved to stop this spread.

GORBACHEV ENDS ECONOMIC AID TO SOVIET SATELLITES

Jan 1, 1986

No more ecomonic aid means less possibility and help for the Soviets to get supplies for the war.

BERLIN WALL FALLS

Nov 1, 1989

This is a symbolic of the end of the division between communism and democracy. Communism is falling down.

COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT FALL IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA, BULGARIA, AND RUMANIA; SOVIET EMPIRE ENDS

Dec 1, 1989

Shows how communism did not survive the war and how they lost.