Cuba in the Cold War- Makayla Proctor-SS2-4-9-14

By mkproctor7
  • The Cold War Begins

    The Cold War Begins

    British Prime Minister's,WInston Churchill, speech "Iron Curtain" marks the beginning of the Cold War.
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    The Cold War

    The Cold War
  • Russia's first atomic bomb

    Russia's first atomic bomb

    Russia tests it's first atomic bomb.
  • The Korean War begins

    The Korean War begins

    The Korean War begins. Stalin supports North Korea who invade South Korea with Soviet weapons.
  • Vietnam War starts

    Vietnam War starts

    US involvment started in the early 1960's as a way of preventing communism to spread into South Vietnam.
  • Fidel Castro

    Fidel Castro

    Fidel Castro is sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba.
  • John F. Kennedy sworn into office

    John F. Kennedy sworn into office

    John F. Kennedy becomes the 35th president of the United States.
  • The Bay of Pigs Invasion

    The Bay of Pigs Invasion

    A CIA trained/financed group of Cuban refugees attempt to overthrow the communist government of Fidel Castro and fails.
  • JFK challenges the nation

    JFK challenges the nation

    President John F. Kennedy addresses Congress and challenges the nation to go to the Moon before the end of the decade
  • The Cuban Missle Crisis

    The Cuban Missle Crisis

    The closest the Cold War came to turning into a nucleur conflict. A 13 day confrontation between The Soviet Union, Cuba, and The United States.
  • JFK assassinated

    JFK assassinated

    JFK was fatally shot by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas.
  • The Cold War Ends

    The Cold War Ends

    Michael Gorbachev,the highest ranking official, realized the economic destruction of the Soviet Union and The Cold War came to an end.