Keesha's Cold War Time Line

By keesha

  • House Un-American Activities Commitee formed

    House Un-American Activities Commitee formed
    HUAC investigated disloyalty in fascist and communist governments.

  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference
    The big three agreed to meet to discuss war strategies and issues. This event ended on February 11, 1945

  • Potsdam Conference

    Potsdam Conference
    The big three met at Potsdam to discuss post-war arrangements in Europe. This event ended on August 2, 1945.

  • United Nations formation

    United Nations formation
    29 countries ratified the United Nations Charter, an organization for peace.

  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine
    President Truman asked congress for $400 million dollars for millitary and economic assistance for Turkey and Greece.

  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan
    President Truman signed the Economic Recovery Act, Marshall Plan. Named after Secretary of State, George Marshall.

  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift
    The Truman administration brought food, by plane, to the starving civilians in West Berlin. This event ended on May 12, 1949.

  • NATO formation

    NATO formation
    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was supposed to help bring peace.

  • Era of McCarthyism begins

    Era of McCarthyism begins
    Political conformality and loyalty, started with a speech by Joseph McCarthy in Wisconsin, during his time in office.

  • North Korean Invasion of South Korea

    North Korean Invasion of South Korea
    North Korea made a surprise attack on South Korea. This event ended on July 27, 1953

  • Rosenburg Execution

    Rosenburg Execution
    Julius and Ethel Rosenburg were executed for relaying U.S. military secrets to the Soviets.

  • Armistice Signed Ending Korean War

    Armistice Signed Ending Korean War
    This event ended the war and both countries occupied the same amount of territory.

  • Warsaw Pact formation

    Warsaw Pact formation
    This was the rival millitary alliance for the Soviet Union.

  • Sputnik 1 Launched

    Sputnik 1 Launched
    On October 4, 1957, the USSR launched the first artificial satellite.

  • First Man in Space

    First Man in Space
    Yuri Gagarin was the first man to ever go into space. He was from Russia.

  • First American in Space

    First American in Space
    Alan Shepard was the first American to ever go to space.

  • Creation of the Berlin Wall

    Creation of the Berlin Wall
    It divided West Berlin and East Germany and it was a symbolic boundary between communist and democratic governments.

  • First Man on the Moon

    First Man on the Moon
    Neil Armstrong became the first man to step foot on the moon. He was from the United States.