Cold War Timeline

By erick.1999

  • The defeat of Germany

    The defeat of Germany
    Germany surrender to the Soviet Union and the Western allies.
    Germany troops where capture by the western allies

  • The defeat of Japan

    The defeat of Japan
    Japan surrender after two atomic bomb hit from the United states. Many Japanese people died because of the attack after that they surrender.

  • The Bizone

    The Bizone
    The Bizone was a combination of America and the British occupation zones during the occupation of Germany after World War 2.

  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift
    The Berlin Airlift was a military mission that brought food and other needed goods into West Berlin. They had some problems since at the time East Germany had West Berlin surrounded.

  • Korean War

    Korean War
    The Korean army poured across the 38th parallel the boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the north and the pro-Western Republic of Korea to the south. Everyone was about to call this war, war world 3 but as soon as people were gonna call it the Korean war ended.

  • Fidel Castro becomes premier of Cuba

    Fidel Castro becomes premier of Cuba
    Fidel Castro becomes premier of Cuba, installs Communist government. Many people attempted to assassinate him because he was a communist

  • Soviets crush Hungarian revolt

    Soviets crush Hungarian revolt
    Its all started when protesters wanted a more democratic political system and freedom from Soviet oppression. Many people where killed in the protest some where even ran over.

  • Soviet launch first man made satellite

    Soviet launch first man made satellite
    The Soviet changed history when they successfully launched sputnik I. The worlds first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball.

  • The Cuban Missile crisis

    The Cuban Missile crisis
    The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was a big thing because at the time the Soviet and United States where the two superpowers and almost came to a nuclear conflict

  • China explodes its first atomic bomb

    China explodes its first atomic bomb
    China exploded there first atomic bomb however this brilliant success was achieved under extremely difficult conditions. The soviet agreed to aid china technologically in the development of nuclear industry.