Cold War

By NHatlen
  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference

    World War II meeting of head governments from USA, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union
  • Arms Race

    Arms Race

    Rapid increase of quality/quantity of fire arms.
  • Hiroshima

    Hiroshima

    The first atomic bomb to be made and used in war, which lead to making larger atomic bombs.
  • Vietnam Independence

    Vietnam Independence

    Vietnam was proclaimed as an independent republic
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    U.S. policy that made them be able to provide political, military and economic assistance to democratic nations under threat by forces.
  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift

    As World War II ended, US, British, and Soviets military forces divided up Berlin's land.
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    American initiative to aid western Europe.
  • Berlin Blockade

    Berlin Blockade

    Attempted to limit the ability of France
  • Red Scare

    Red Scare

    Potential widespread promotion of Communism in the U.S., affecting the citizens.
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    War started from North Korea invade South Korea, USA came in to support South Korea in the war.
  • Joseph Stalin Dies

    Joseph Stalin Dies

    De Stalinization period
  • Nikita Khrushchev comes to power

    Nikita Khrushchev comes to power

    After Stalin's death, he followed his strict ruling and tried to keep what Stalin was doing.
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    War ended with US withdrawing, over 3 million killed.
  • Suez Crisis

    Suez Crisis

    Israel pushed into Egypt, then joins up with the French and British forces. Nearly bringing the Soviet Union into the conflict.
  • Space Race

    Space Race

    Started from arms race, leading to trying to be the first country to have people in space and on the moon.
  • U-2 Incedent

    U-2 Incedent

    US spy airplane shot down while in soviet airspace.
  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Failed military invasion in Cuba.
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall

    Guarded concrete wall that stood 11.8 ft tall.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    Soviets had carried missiles to Cuba, hidden in a base. U.S. immediately took action against this.
  • John F. Kennedy Assassination

    John F. Kennedy Assassination

    After his death, it shocked many people in the U.S., he is still remembered as one of the best presidents today.
  • Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty

    Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty

    U.S. and Soviet treaty to limit how much nuclear weapons and vehicles to carry these they have.
  • Four Power Agreement Berlin

    Four Power Agreement Berlin

    Russia, USA, Britain and France make the rights and responsibilities of those countries with regard to Berlin.
  • Carter President

    Carter President

    Became 39th president.
  • Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

    Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

    Soviet Union sent about thousands of troops into Afghanistan to immediately take power.
  • Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power

    Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power

    Rose to power as Soviet Union leader, worked hard to eliminate communist part.
  • INF Treaty

    INF Treaty

    Treaty between USA and Soviet Union on eliminations of their intimidate ranged and short ranged missiles
  • Berlin Wall Falls

    Berlin Wall Falls

    When Berlin wall fell, joining the west Germany and east Germany.
  • German Unification

    German Unification

    In 1990, after being controlled by the four countries, it finally unified as a whole country.
  • START

    START

    The Strategic Arms Reduction treaty signed between Russia and US.
  • U.S.S.R. Breakup

    U.S.S.R. Breakup

    The dissolve of the Soviet Union and after that formed Commonwealth of Independent States.