Cold War

By mattg420
  • Truman infroms Stalin

    Truman infroms Stalin

    Harry S Truman informs Stalin that the United States has nuclear weapons.
  • Iron Curtain

    Iron Curtain

    A "curtain" that symbolized the separation of countries in Europe. One side of the scurtain were countries that were controlled by the Soviet Union, the other side was not.
  • Iron Curtain speech

    Iron Curtain speech

    Winston Churchill gave the Iron Curtain speech, symbolizing the fighting between ccommunists and capitalists.
  • Stalin declares Cold War

    Stalin declares Cold War

    Stalin wants to defeat capiotalism because hes against them.
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    A policy which stated that the U.S would supporet Greece and Turkey with economicand military aid to prevent them from falling into the Soviet sphere
  • Communist takeover

    Communist takeover

    Soviet Union takeover and bring communism to Czechoslovakia
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    United States gave Europe financial aid to help rebuild their counttry from the effects of World War II
  • First atomic bomb

    First atomic bomb

    Soviets explode first atomic bomb ever.
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    North Korea invades South Korea, starting the Korean War.
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the President of the United States.
  • Stalin's death

    Stalin's death

    Joseph Stalin dies setting off a power struggle to succeed him.
  • Eisenhower Doctrine

    Eisenhower Doctrine

    The Eisenhower doctrine commits the US to defending Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan from Communist influence.
  • Fidel Castro

    Fidel Castro

    Fidel Castro becomes the leader of Cuba although refrains from declaring the country Communist.
  • JFK

    JFK

    John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall

    The Berlin Wall seperated east Germany from wes Germany