Andrea's Cold War Timeline

Timeline created by smiley21 in History

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
02/04/1945	Yalta Conference	held in Yalta; Germany will be divided into 4 occupation zones
07/17/1945	Potsdam Conference	held in Potsdam, Germany; Free elections are to take place in Soviet-held occupation zones
01/10/1946	United Nations formation	supported Korea
03/12/1947	Truman Doctrine	announced by Harry S. Truman. He asked Congress to support the Greek Government against the Communists.
06/05/1947	Marshall Plan	opens aid to other European countries
10/20/1947	House Un-American Activities Committee formed	HUAC was investigations of Nazis, communists, etc.
06/27/1948	Berlin Airlift	It brought food to the people of Berlin after Stalin tried to starve to them by blockcading the city.
04/04/1949	NATO formation	an intergovernmental military alliance
06/25/1950	North Korean Invasion of South Korea	North Korea invaded South Korea and it was nearly destroyed.
06/19/1953	Rosenberg Execution	They were found guilty for giving the Soviets U.S. military secrets.
07/27/1953	Armistice Signed Ending Korean War	signed between North Korea and South Korea
03/16/1954	Era of McCarthyism begins	Was against communists
05/01/1955	Warsaw Pact formation	Formed by the Soviet Union in response to the NATO.
10/04/1957	Sputnik 1 Launched	The Sputnik 1 satalites the Earth giving scientists infomation about many things and taking pictures.
04/12/1961	First Man in Space	Yuri Gargarin was the first man in space.
05/02/1961	First American in Space	Allan Sheppard was the first American in space.
08/13/1961	Creation of the Berlin Wall	The Soviet Union built a wall to keep other out and to keep their people in.
07/20/1969	First Man on the Moon	Neil Armstrong was the the first man on the moon.