Events of the Cold War

Yalta Conference

Feb 4, 1945

This took place in a Russian resort town. This conference was to make important decisions for the future war progress. Some of the people that attended were U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin.

Potsdam Conference

Jul 17, 1945

This was a meeting to discuss the terms for the end of WW2. This meeting was held in Potsdam, Germany.

Truman Doctrine

Mar 12, 1947

Truman asked for $400 million in military and economic assistance for Turkey and Greece. He did this to prevent Communism.

Creation of NATO

Apr 4, 1949

NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It was created by the United States, Canada, and many Western European nations. It was created to provide protection against the Soviet Union.

Korean War

Jun 25, 1950

This war started June 25th 1950 and ended July 27th 1953. This was between North Korea and South Korea.

Cuban Revolution

Jul 26, 1953

This was a conflict that was social and armed, it was led by Fidel Castro. This was held to overthrow the Fulgencio Batista's government. This was because many Cuban people were not too happy with social and racial inequality and the corruption.

Space Race

Aug 2, 1955

The Space Race was between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. It was a race to see who could put the first man into space. The Soviet Union ended up getting there first.

Vietnam War

Nov 1, 1955

The Vietnam War started November 11th and ended April 30th, 1975. The fight was between the U.S., South Vietnam, and North Vietnam. North Vietnam ended up wining.

Suez Crisis

Oct 29, 1956

The Egyptian government took over the Suez Canal from the British and the French. They did this because of money.

1960 U-2 incident

May 1, 1960

This was when an American spy plane got shot down by the Soviet air space.

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Apr 17, 1961

This was launched by Guatemala, at first the attack almost went wrong. They were defeated within two days by Cuban armed forces.

Cuban Missile Crisis

Oct 16, 1962

This lasted from October 16th - October 28th 1962. This was a a direct and a dangerous fight between the United States and the Soviet Union during the cold war.

Soviet-Afghan War

Dec 24, 1979

This was the Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan. This is what started the bloody, nine-year civil war.

Chernobyl Disaster

Apr 26, 1986

This occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in the Soviet Union. An explosion occurred and destroyed the building and this let out large amounts of radiation into the atmosphere.

Fall of The Berlin Wall

Nov 9, 1989

It was created to stop people from escaping to the West from East Berlin. It later fell and the East and West came together and celebrated.