Cold War

By p0lska101

  • Yalta Conference Cold War Begins

    Yalta Conference Cold War Begins
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    Cold War

  • First use of atomic bomb

    United States first used atomic bomb in war

  • Russia Vs Japan

    Russia enters war against Japan

  • End of WWII

    Japanese surrender End of World War II

  • Iron Curtain

    Winston Churchill delivers "Iron Curtain" Speech

  • Greek Civil War

    Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War

  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan is announced

  • Czechoslovakia taken by Communist

    Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia

  • Berlin Blockade begins

    Berlin Blockade begins

  • Berlin Blockade ends

    Berlin Blockade ends

  • NATO ratified

    NATO ratified

  • A Communist takes control of China

    Mao Zedong, a Communist, takes control of China

  • Soviets explode there first atomic bomb

    Soviets explode there first atomic bomb

  • Communist witch hunt begins

    Joe McCarthy begins Communist witch hunt

  • Korean War begins

    Korean War begins

  • Federal Civil Defense Administration established

    Federal Civil Defense Administration established

  • Rosenberg executions

    Rosenberg executions

  • Korean War ends

    Korean War ends

  • KGB established

    KGB established

  • CIA helps overthrow unfriendly regimes in Iran and Guatemala

    CIA helps overthrow unfriendly regimes in Iran and Guatemala

  • Vietnam split at 17th parallel

    Vietnam split at 17th parallel

  • Warsaw Pact formed

    Warsaw Pact formed

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

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

  • Sputnik launched into orbit

    Sputnik launched into orbit

  • Khrushchev demands withdrawal of troops from Berlin

    Khrushchev demands withdrawal of troops from Berlin

  • Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro

    Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro

  • Khrushchev visits United States; denied access to Disneyland

    Khrushchev visits United States; denied access to Disneyland

  • Soviet Union reveals that U.S. spy plane was shot down over Soviet territory

    Soviet Union reveals that U.S. spy plane was shot down over Soviet territory

  • John F. Kennedy elected President

    John F. Kennedy elected President