Timeline: Cold War

1945

38th Parallel

North Korea invaded the south. Containment was hard and Truman began to help the South. South Korea asked the United Nations for help.

Feb 11, 1945

Yalta Conference

Divided Germany into zones. Russia promised free elections and declared war against Japan. Germany reparations to Russia.

Aug 2, 1945

Potsdam Conference

Held in Berlin. Was the last of World War II. Held by the big three. Truman, Churchill, and Stalin. Established the council of Ministers.

Mar 12, 1947

Truman Doctrine

Must stop the spread of communist. American foreign policy. Announced by Harry S. Truman.

Jun 3, 1948

Marshall Plan

U.S helped European countries. Gave them 1.3 billion dollars. Helped pay for the war.

Apr 4, 1949

N.A.T.O

Created in Brussels Belgium. Originally 12 different countries. Now involves 28 countries. Worldwide Peace, worldwide security. Costed 1.8 billion euros. Has rapidly changed in size and how to approach situations.

May 12, 1949

Berlin Airlift

First crisis of the Cold War. Germany and Soviet Union blocked the airlift. The west had failed.

Jun 25, 1950

Korean War

This war was fought between North and South Korea. North Korea invades South Korea.

Sep 4, 1957

Sputnik

Operated under U.S.S.R control. First launched October 4th 1957. Sputnik means companion. The 2nd sputnik was launched November 3rd.

1959

North invades South

North Vietnam invades non communist South Vietnam. The United States joined the war. The U.S joined to help stop spreading communist.

May 1, 1960

U-2 Incident

U-2 Incident occurred during Dwight Eisenhower presidency. Soviet Union shot down United States spy plane. The United states had to admit that they had been spying on Soviet Union for several of years.

Aug 1, 1961

Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall was to prevent contact with West Berlin and East Berlin. Was built in 1949 and demolished in 1961. East Germans fled to West Germany leaving people without homes, jobs and more.

Sep 28, 1962

Cuban Missile Crisis.

Was the most dangerous two weeks in history, Almost came to a nuclear War. Called the crisis point of the Cold War. The United States were in the lead in the Missile race.

1975

Space Races

Space was a rivalry for U.S and U.S.S.R. On July 16. 1969 Neil Armstrong, Micheal Collins, and Edwin flew to the moon. They were i space for 8 days, 14 hrs, and 12 mins. The race started in October when Sputnik was launched. There was no proven winner of the races. U.S were the first on the moon, but U.S.S.R was first in space.