Timeline of The Cold War

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  • End of WWII in Europe

    End of WWII in Europe
    The war was over in The United States and Great Britain but continued for about a day more with Germans and Soviets.

  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine
    "The Truman Doctrine was a de facto declaration of the Cold War" (History.com). President Harry Truman made a statement against the rise of communism in non-communist countries.

  • NATO

    NATO
    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was established by the United States, Great Britain, France, and Canada among other nations as a united defense against Soviets and/or communists.

  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact
    The Warsaw Pact was a treaty among the Soviet Union and seven of it's allies to defend each other if one were to be threatened.

  • Communism in Cuba

    Communism in Cuba
    Fidel Castro overthrew the government in Cuba in 1959 and created the first communist state in the western hemisphere.

  • Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba

    Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba
    1,400 American trained Cubans invaded Cuba after Fidel Castro took power in 1959 and the invasion was a total failure.

  • Berlin Wall Goes Up

    Berlin Wall Goes Up
    The German Democratic Republic (Communist East Germany) builds a wall between East and West Germany and created the biggest symbol of the Cold War.

  • U.S. in Vietnam

    U.S. in Vietnam
    Lyndon B. Johnson increased U.S. military presence in South Vietnam to help in the Vietnam War.

  • Man On The Moon

    Man On The Moon
    The United States takes the lead in the space race against the Soviet Union by making a moon landing and having the first man walk on the moon.

  • U.S. Leaves Vietnam

    U.S. Leaves Vietnam
    Representatives from the east and west discussed a treaty that involved the removal of U.S. troops in Vietnam.

  • Communisim over South Vietnam

    Communisim over South Vietnam
    Communism took another victim when North Vietnam attacked a weakly defended Saigon and succeeded.

  • United States invade Grenada

    United States invade Grenada
    Grenada's government was overthrown after President Ronald Reagan ordered an invasion of Grenada.

  • Gorbachev for USSR

    Gorbachev for USSR
    Mikhail Gorbachev is known for easing things in the Soviet Union as well as with the United States during his role as General Secretary.

  • Berlin Wall Comes Down

    Berlin Wall Comes Down
    The German Democratic Republic (Communist East Germany) decided on this date to allow people across the wall.

  • End of Soviet Union

    End of Soviet Union
    Eleven of the twelve Soviet Republics still remaining at the time removed themselves from the Soviet Union and decided to become independent.