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Cold War Timeline

By Ottmar297

  • Potsdam Conference

    Potsdam Conference
    The Potsdam Conference divided Germany into four zones that belonged to America, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. It was also agreed that Berlin would be divided into four zones.

  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine
    The Truman Doctrine was a pledge that President Truman promised to help any country that started to face Communist takeover. The US then sent hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Greece and Turkey

  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan
    This was a plan proposed by George C. Marshall to provide economic aid to rebuild the postwar European economy.This plan helped Western Europe make a rapid recovery from the war and it helped preserve political stability

  • Berlin Blockade

    Berlin Blockade
    The Berlin Blockade was an event that the Soviets made. They blocked off all land, rail, and water routes into West Berlin. The Soviets hoped that this would make the West to leave Berlin

  • The Formation of NATO

    The Formation of NATO
    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed between the US, Canada, and most Western European countries in order to counter Soviet power in Europe.

  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact
    The Warsaw Pact was made between the Soviet Union and the Communist nations of Eastern Europe. These countries formed their alliance in order to counter capitalist democracy.

  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion
    The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a plan made by the US to overthrow the Communist goverment of Fidel Castro in Cuba. Unfortunately, the attemp faile which led to rising conflict between the US and Cuba

  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall
    The Berlin Wall was created by East Germany and it was erected between the two halves of the city. Anyone who attempted to cross it risked being shot and killed by the East German guards. It succeeded in slowing the flight of East Germans to West Germany.

  • Velvet Revolution

    Velvet Revolution
    The Velvet Revolution occurred in Czechoslovakia and it was a series of peaceful protests in order to overthrow the Communist governement. It was a successful revolution and Czechoslovakia was no longer a communist country.

  • End of the Soviet Union

    End of the Soviet Union
    The Soviet Union fell due to its republics wanting their independence granted such as Lithuania. It also fell due to the government being in crisis, after more than 40 years of tension and conflict, the Cold War was finally over