U.S History Timeline

  • the house un-american activity

    the house un-american activity
    created to investigate organization suspected of communist ties
  • united nations

    united nations
    formed during ww2 by by the allied nations.
  • yalta confrence

    yalta confrence
    leaders of the united states, the soviet union , and great britan made agreements on different things in the cold war.
  • potsdam conference

    potsdam conference
    certified the agreements made at the yalta conference
  • truman doctrine

    truman doctrine
    pledged american support for " free peoples who are resisting attempted subjagation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.
  • marshall plan

    marshall plan
    urged european countries to decide on their economic needs from the united states
  • berlin airlift

    berlin airlift
    transported food and supplies for people in berlin be effected by communism
  • N.A.T.O

    N.A.T.O
    the united states, canada, and western european nations open talks on a defence pact in response to the soviet blockade in berlin
  • era of mccarthyism begins

    era of mccarthyism begins
    exposed 205 communist in the state department
  • north korean invasion of south korea

    north korean invasion of south korea
    a comunist versus non-communist battle between north korea and south korea
  • rosenberg execution

    rosenberg execution
    he was found guilty of revealing u.s military secrets to the soviets
  • armistice signed ending korean war

    armistice signed ending korean war
    treaty signed ending conflict in korea
  • warsaw pact

    warsaw pact
    a treaty that braught peace between many countries in europe
  • sputnik 1 launched

    sputnik 1 launched
    worlds first artificial satalite launched by the russians
  • first man in space

    first man in space
    yuri gagarin was the first man in space
  • first american in space

    first american in space
    allen b. shepard,junior was the first american in space
  • creation of the berlin wall

    creation of the berlin wall
    built to seperated the communist and non-communist sides of germany
  • first man on the moon

    first man on the moon
    neil armstrong was the first man on the moon