Cold War

By rominej20

  • Japans' Surrender Ends World War II

    After two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, Japan finally surrendered to the Americans

  • Iron Cutrain Speech

    The Iron Curtain was a imaginary line that went from the USSR side, to the countries of the West

  • Marshall Plan Annouced

    The Marshall Plan was developed by the Americans, and the plan sent aid to countries that had been harmed during World War II

  • Soviet Union takes over Czechoslovakia

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    Berlin Blockade

    East Germany blocked any trucks from entering West Berlin. America sent planes to fly in to East Berlin

  • NATO formed (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

  • Korean War

    One of the bloodiest wars in history

  • Atomic Bombs (Britan)

  • Korean War Ends

  • CIA helped overthrow unfriendly regimes in Iran and Guatemala

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    Small Rebellions in USSR

    1.USSR sent tanks to Poland in order to suppress workers
    2. USSR sent military aid to Afghanistan
    3. Rebellion in Hungary

  • Sputnik Launched into space

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    Space Race

  • Sputnik II Launched- Laika, dog died in space

  • Explorer I Launched

  • Cuba taken over

    Cuba was taken over by Fidelo Castero
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    Berin Wall

  • Berlin borders close, Berlin Wall is constructed

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    The closest time that the USSR and USA came to nuclear war

  • Apollo 11 lands on moon

    This ends the space race

  • North Vietnam conquers South Vietnam

    This ends the Vietnam war

  • President Reagan Removes Nuclear Missile From Europe

  • Poland is Independent

    Start of Decline of USSR

  • Hungary is Independent

  • Czechslovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania Independent

    Decline of the Soviets

  • Germany Reunited

  • USSR falls ends Cold War