Cold War timeline

By Jontea

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan

  • U.S strikes back

    U.S strikes back
    U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima

  • End Of WWll

    End Of WWll
    Japan surrenders

  • NATO

    NATO
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) established.

  • First atomic bomb

    First atomic bomb
    Soviet Union explodes its first atomic bomb.

  • Fight in Korean war

    Fight in Korean war
    U.S. and other U.N. members fight North Korean forces

  • End of the Korean war

    End of the Korean war
    Korean War ends

  • first satellite

    first satellite
    Soviets launch first man‑made satellite.

  • JFK

    JFK
    JFK becomes president

  • JFK assacinated

    JFK assacinated
    In Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas, Kennedy was fatally shot by a sniper

  • Chinas bomb

    Chinas bomb
    China explodes its first atomic bomb.

  • Working together

    Working together
    U.S. and China establish diplomatic relations.

  • Invasion

    Invasion
    U.S. invades Grenada.

  • Afghanistan

    Afghanistan
    The last Soviet troops left Afghanistan

  • Its Over

    Its Over
    The Soviet Union is abolished. Russia formally recognised the end of the Soviet Union