Cold war

By [wepoewgj

  • Defeat of Germany and Japan

    Yalta Conference meeting of FDR, Churchill, Stalin - the 'Big Three'
    Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe. The Cold War Begins

  • Containment

    Berlin Blockade begins lasting 11 months

  • Helping Others

    Korean War begins. Stalin supports North Korea who invade South Korea
    equipped with Soviet weapons

  • Defense

    Federal Civil Defense Administration established

  • NUKES

    March 17-June 4 Nuclear Arms Race atomic test series of 11 explosions at Nevada Test Site.
    https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/arms-race

  • Helping Others II

    September 4: USSR sent military aid to Afghanistan
  • Space Race

    Space Race

    Sputnik launched into orbit

  • Space Race II

    Explorer I launched

  • Cuba Takeover

    Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro

  • U.S Spy Plane

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

  • U.S President

    John F. Kennedy elected President of USA

  • Berlin Wall

    Construction of Berlin Wall begins

  • Cuba

    Cuban missile crisis

  • Kennedy

    President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas

  • End of The Cold War

    End of Soviet Union and the Cold War Ends