Cold war

Cold War Timeline Project

By Isaiah Howell

  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift
    Soviet Union tried to blockade west Berlin but failed

  • Creation of NATO

    Creation of NATO
    North Atlantic Territory Organization, to provide security against the Soviet Union

  • Creation of Warsaw Pact

    Creation of Warsaw Pact
    USSR and its connected nations in E.Europe founded a rival alliance called the warsaw pact.

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    The first artificial satellite

  • Construction of Berlin Wall

    Construction of Berlin Wall
    During the early years of the Cold War. It was thrown up overnight. Thousands of East Germans fled to the democratic West.

  • Cuban Missle Crisis

    Cuban Missle Crisis
    13 day missile confrontation between U.S and USSR. Closest to nuclear warefare

  • Moon Landing

    Moon Landing
    When the first spacecraft lands on the moon

  • Destruction of Berlin Wall

    Destruction of Berlin Wall
    Demolition or razing is the tearing down buildings or other made structures.