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The cold war

By ChaPerez

  • 1945

    1945
    Yalta Conference: Allied leaders meet to discuss post-war reorganization and division of Germany.
    United Nations established.
    Potsdam Conference: Leaders meet to finalize the division of Germany and discuss the future of Europe.

  • 1945

    1945
    Yalta Conference: Allied leaders meet to discuss post-war reorganization and division of Germany.

  • 1947

    1947
    Truman Doctrine: The U.S. policy of providing economic and military aid to countries threatened by communism.
    Marshall Plan: The U.S. initiative to provide economic aid to rebuild war-torn Europe.

  • 1947

    1947
    Truman Doctrine: The U.S. policy of providing economic and military aid to countries threatened by communism.
    Marshall Plan: The U.S. initiative to provide economic aid to rebuild war-torn Europe

  • 1948

    1948
    Berlin Blockade and Airlift: The Soviet Union blocks land access to West Berlin, leading to a massive airlift by the U.S. and its allies to supply the city.

  • 1948

    1948
    Berlin Blockade and Airlift: The Soviet Union blocks land access to West Berlin, leading to a massive airlift by the U.S. and its allies to supply the city.

  • 1949

    1949
    NATO formed: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is established as a defensive alliance between Western European countries and the U.S. and Canada.

  • 1950-1953

    1950-1953
    Korean War: Conflict erupts on the Korean Peninsula as North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, invades South Korea. The war ends in a stalemate.

  • 1955

    1955
    Warsaw Pact: The Soviet-led military alliance is formed, consisting of Eastern European countries in response to NATO.

  • 1961

    1961
    Berlin Wall erected: The East German government constructs a wall to prevent East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin.

  • 1962

    1962
    Cuban Missile Crisis: The U.S. discovers Soviet missile installations in Cuba, leading to a tense standoff between the superpowers.

  • 1972

    1972
    Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I): The U.S. and Soviet Union sign an agreement to limit the deployment of strategic nuclear missiles.

  • 1985

    1985
    Gorbachev's reforms: Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev introduces policies of perestroika (restructuring) and glasnost (openness) to reform the Soviet Union.

  • 1989

    1989
    Fall of the Berlin Wall: The symbolic barrier between East and West Germany is breached, leading to German reunification.
    Revolutions of 1989: Popular uprisings and political changes occur across Eastern Europe, leading to the collapse of communist governments.

  • 1991

    1991
    Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Soviet Union officially disintegrates into independent states.