Cold War Timeline

By jolson16

  • United Nations Formed

    51 countries committed to make peace amongst themselves.

  • Hollywood 10

    10 motion picture producers and directors refused to answer questions about communism.

  • Truman Doctrine start

    Established the idea that the US was ok with the idea of a Democratic nation from the threat of an internal force.

  • Marshall Plan start

    The US would provide economic assistance to restore postwar Europe's infrastructure.

  • Nato Formed

    North Atlantic Treaty Organization

  • Korean War start

    It started when some of the Korean soldiers crossed the 38th parallel into the South republic part of Korea.

  • Space race

    The race to see which technology was better between the US and the Soviets.

  • Bay of Pigs

    A failed attack to push Fidel Castro out of leadership.

  • Berlin wall went up

    The effort from East Germans to keep West Germans "Fascists" out.

  • US Officials enter Vietnam war

    The 9th Marine brigade went up ashore onto Da Nang.

  • Soviets invade Afghanistan

    Soviets invade Afghanistan, under the Soviet Afghanistan treaty, the Soviets launched an air lift on Kabul with around 8000 men.

  • Berlin Wall came down

    The East German Communist Party announced that the East Germans could cross the wall and they took it down.