Timeline: Cold War and Beyond | Timetoast

Period: Apr 12, 1945 to Jan 20, 1953

Harry Truman's Presidency

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May 8, 1945

V-E Day

Victory in Europe Day after German surrender
Aug 14, 1945

V-J Day

Victory in Japan Day after Japanese surrender following use of Little Boy and Fat Man atomic bombs
Oct 24, 1945

United Nations Established

Organization of many nations meant to prevent another world conflict
Mar 12, 1947

Truman Doctrine addressed to Congress

Policy of containment and aid to Greece and Turkey
Jun 7, 1947

Marshall Plan Speech at Harvard University

Economic aid to war-torn Europe plans
Apr 4, 1949

NATO Established

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, established to deal with Soviet aggression.
Aug 29, 1949

Soviet Union Tests Atomic Bomb

Soviet Union now has atomic bomb, contributes to red scare
Feb 9, 1950

Joseph McCarthy States He Knows of 205 Communist Who Worked for US Government

Joseph McCarthy stated this in a speech at Wheeling, WV.
Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953

Korean War

North Korea invaded South Korea. Ended in an armistice with a new boundary along the 38th parallel. Image: http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130722111228-08-korean-war-horizontal-gallery.jpg
Period: Jan 20, 1953 to Jan 20, 1961

Dwight Eisenhower's Presidency

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Period: May 7, 1954 to Apr 30, 1975

Vietnam War

French defeat at Dien Bien Phu to Fall of Saigon. US troops entered the war in 1965. Image: http://cdn.all-that-is-interesting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/the-vietnam-war-in-pictures5.jpg
Period: Jan 20, 1961 to Nov 22, 1963

John Kennedy's Presidency

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Apr 17, 1961

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Failed invasion by Cuban rebels in an attempt to oust Castro.
Period: Oct 16, 1962 to Oct 28, 1962

Cuban Missile Crisis

Soviet missiles found on Cuba. USSR and USA at a standoff. Ends with missiles removed in Cuba (USSR) and Turkey (US). Image: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.history.state.gov/milestones/cuban-missile-crisis.jpg
Nov 22, 1963

JFK Assassinated

JFK killed while in Dallas, TX.
Period: Nov 22, 1963 to Jan 20, 1969

Lyndon Johnson's Presidency

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Period: Jan 20, 1969 to Aug 9, 1974

Richard Nixon's Presidency

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Period: Jan 20, 1981 to Jan 20, 1989

Ronald Reagan's Presidency

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Period: Jan 20, 1989 to Jan 20, 1993

George H. W. Bush's Presidency

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Period: Jan 16, 1991 to Apr 6, 1991

Persian Gulf War

Iraq invaded Kuwait. US and coalition forces moved to stop Saddam Hussein. Ended in cease-fire. Image: http://alphadisability.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Gulf-War-576-300.jpg
Aug 24, 1991

Ukraine Declares Independence

Ukraine's independence is start of the end for Soviet Union. Other nations soon break free of Soviet Union.
Dec 25, 1991

Mikhail Gorbachev Resigned

Soviet Union Collapses
Period: Jan 20, 1993 to Jan 20, 2001

Bill Clinton's Presidency

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Jan 1, 1994

NAFTA Established

North American Free Trade Agreement, free trade among Canada, US, and Mexico.
Period: Jan 20, 2001 to Jan 20, 2009

George W. Bush's Presidency

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Sep 11, 2001

9/11 Terrorist Attacks

Terrorist attacks on World Trade Center Towers, Pentagon, and an unsuccessful attempt on the White House involving hijacked planes.
Period: Oct 7, 2001 to Jul 28, 2014

War if Afghanistan (to present)

In response to 9/11, military force is being used in Afghanistan in order to fight terrorism. Image: http://i.cfr.org/content/ips/assets/timeline-u-s-war-in-afghanistan/Timeline-Afghanistan-2001-12-00-Bin-Laden-Escapes-437-320.jpg
Period: Mar 19, 2003 to Dec 15, 2011

War in Iraq

United States invades Iraq. Saddam Hussein was overthrown. US forces have withdrawn from Iraq. Image: https://portside.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/shocking-images-iraq-war-001%203.23.13.jpg?itok=ZRAq_CN2