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Cold War Timeline

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  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine
    Truman Doctrine was a pledge to provide economic and military aid to stop the spread of communism. Truman doctrine was called by United States President Harry S. Truman.

  • The Marshall Plam

    The Marshall Plam
    A program launched by the United States to provide economic aid . It was named after the U.S secretary of state George Marshall. The plan provided $13 billion to rebuild Europe.

  • Formation of NATO

    Formation of NATO
    NATO was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It was designed to counter Soviet power in Europe.

  • The Warsaw Pact

    The Warsaw Pact
    Defense treaty among the Soviet Union and seven other defense states. Formed by the Soviet Union and all the communists nations.

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    First satellite to be placed in orbit. Sputnik was history's first artificial satellite.

  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs
    Secretly trained invasion by the United states to overthrow Castro in Cuba, There was 1500 Cubans who fled Castro's regime. The invaders were quickly defeated.

  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall
    Berlin wall was a barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. It was constructed by the Germany Democratic republic.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    Confrontation between the United States and the soviet union. The confrontation was over the installations of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba.

  • detente

    detente
    It was reduced tension between the superpowers. A result of this was SALT I and SALT II.

  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Fall of the Berlin Wall
    Spokesman of the East Berlin's Communist parties announced a change in the city's relations with the west.