The Cold War

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  • Winston Churchill

    Winston Churchill
    Churchill delivers his "Iron Curtain" speech - This begins the Cold War.

  • Fidel Castro

    Fidel Castro
    Castro becomes political leader of Cuba after leading the Cuban Revolution. He relinquishes his presidency because of health problems in 2008.

  • John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy
    JFK elected 35th President of the United States.

  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs
    This assault begins and ultimately fails to the embarrassment of the United States government and President Kennedy.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    This 13 day event begins.

  • Hot Line Agreement

    Hot Line Agreement
    The "Hotline" is set up between the US and USSR.

  • Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

    Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
    This treaty is ratified between the US, Russia and Britian.

  • President Kennedy

    President Kennedy
    JFK is assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald.

  • Nikita Khrushchev

    Nikita Khrushchev
    Khrushchev is removed from office, partly because of his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall
    Berlin Wall falls, allowing travel from East to West.

  • Cold War

    Cold War
    The Cold War ends with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.