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Cold War Timeline

By zerongma

  • Kennedy Wins Election

    Kennedy Wins Election
    John F. Kennedy wins presidential election and comes in to office prepared to change the U.S. Cold War strategy.

  • Kennedy Increases Military Spending

    Kennedy Increases Military Spending
    Cold War Military Kennedy's new approach was to prepare America's military for any type of event. Increased spending on Army, Navy, and Special Forces. "Flexible Response" policy enacted.

  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs
    Bay of Pigs Invasion Bay of Pigs invasion occurs and U.S. forces fail to invade Cuba. This leads to heightened tensions between Cuba, the Soviet Union, and America.

  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War
    Burning Protests Kennedy invests troops into Vietnam War. By 1963, 15,000 U.S. troops were fighting in Vietnam. Eventually, Dien Bien Phu is overthrown by U.S. forces because of unfavorable policies.

  • Nixon and Zhou

    Nixon and Zhou
    Nixon visits China to forge diplomacy. This leads to full diplomatic relations and eventually detente with the Soviet Union.