Cold War Timeline

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  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference

    Near the end of WW2 the allies divided Europe in to East and West divisions.
    Soviets got control of Eastern Europe, and the Western powers got control of Western Europe.
  • Formation of the United Nations

    Formation of the United Nations

    Formed after WW2.
    Council of nations designed to avoid another world war by creating a place to solve problems peacefully.
  • Iron Curtain

    Iron Curtain

    A phrase made popular by the former British Prime Minister, Winston S. Churchill.
    The line between the U.S., its allies and the Soviet Union and its allies.
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    A policy to use money and military force to fight against the spread of communism.
    Created to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion.
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    American initiative to aid Western Europe.
    Economic support to rebuild Western Europe's economy.
  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift

    East Germany (USSR) cut off West Berlin from the rest of the world.
    U.S. airlifted supplies to West Berlin.
  • NATO

    NATO

    U.S. and western Europe.
    Military defense against the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact

    Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
    Military defense alliance against the U.S. and Western Europe.
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall

    Built by East Berlin(USSR).
    Kept people from fleeing to West Berlin.
  • Invasion of Afghanistan (USSR)

    Invasion of Afghanistan (USSR)

    USSR invaded Afghanistan to solidify communist government.
    Could not control country.