Arbitrary Events of the Cold War

  • Declaration of the Cold War

    Declaration of the Cold War
    Stalin declared "war" on capitalists because he thought they were governed by corruption. Both sides treaten each other really hard, but no real fighting occurred, which is why the war was deemed "cold", in the sense that nothing really happened.
  • Greek Civil War

    Greek Civil War
    A second civil war breaks out between communistic and conservative Greeks.
  • Iron Curtain

    Iron Curtain
    A symbol invented by Churchill, the Prime Minister of the UK at the time, symbolising the boundary dividing communists and capitalists.
  • Formation of Bizonia

    Formation of Bizonia
    American and British forces join together in the allied territory of Germany to form the Bizone.
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine
    A regulations policy by Truman stating the US would assist Greece, Turkey, and other free nations from succumbing to the Soviet Union's clutches.
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan
    A plan by the US to assist Europe in rebuilding their economies and cities after WWII with the intention of preventing the influence of communism.
  • The Formation of NATO

    The Formation of NATO
    NATO was founded by the countries Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom, and the United States, in order to resist the "evil" Communists.
  • Korean War

    Korean War
    North Korea invades her sister country, South Korea, thus beginning the Korean War which is technically still going on today after 정은 broke the treaty.
  • Death of the Marshall Plan

    Death of the Marshall Plan
    Since Europe's industrial output was now sufficient, the Marshall Plan was no longer needed.
  • Eisenhower

    Eisenhower
    Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes president.
  • Death of Stalin

    Death of Stalin
    Joseph Stalin stops living after suffering from atherosclerosis caused by very heavy smoking.
  • Formation of SEATO

    Formation of SEATO
    SEATO was formed by Australia, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, Thailand, Philippines, United Kingdom, and United States to combat communism in the south eastern regions of Earth.
  • JFK

    JFK
    John F. Kennedy becomes president.
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall
    A wall that separated the West and East halves of Berlin. The Western half was of capitalist influence while the East was of communist influence.