Cold War

By sdrapinski96

  • Cold War Begins

    The Yalta conference
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    Cold War Events

  • Iron Curtain

    Winston Churchill delivers "Iron Curtain" Speech. Iron Curtain means a barrier that seperated West Berlin and East Germany.

  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War

  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan is announced

  • Korean War begins

    Korean War begins

  • Federal Civil Defense Administration

    Federal Civil Defense Administration established

  • Korean War Ends

    Korean War ends

  • Rebellion Put Down in Communist Hungary

    Rebellion put down in Communist Hungary. Egypt took control of Suez Canal; U.S. refused to help take it back

  • JFK Elected President

    John F. Kennedy elected President

  • Berlin Border

    Berlin border closed. August 17 Contrustion of Berlin's wall begins.

  • JFK

    President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas

  • U.S Marines

    U.S. Marines sent to Dominican Republic to fight Communism

  • Troops Sent to Vietnam

    Announcement of dispatching of 150,000 U.S. troops to Vietnam

  • Cease Fire between North Vietnam and the U.S

    Cease fire in Vietnam between North Vietnam and United States

  • North Vietnam v.s South Vietnam

    North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam

  • President Reagan

    President Reagan proposes Strategic Defense Initiative

  • Reagan and Gorbachev

    Reagan and Gorbachev resolve to remove all intermediate nuclear missiles from Europe

  • Berlins Wall

    Berlin Wall falls

  • Communist Government Falls

    Communist governments fall in Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Rumania; Soviet empire ends

  • Soviet Union Cold War End

    End of Soviet Union Cold War Ends