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Cold War Begins
The harsh times of the cold war began around 1945 and revolved around the state of political tension and military rivalry between nations that stops short of full-scale war, especially that which existed between the United States and Soviet Union following World War II.so the Wolrd War II shortly followed after the cold war. -
united states announces truman doctrine and marshall plan
he Truman Doctrine effectively reoriented U.S. foreign policy, away from its usual stance of withdrawal from regional conflicts not directly involving the United States, to one of possible intervention in far away conflicts -
Berlin Air Lift Begins
In response to the Soviet blockade of land routes into West Berlin, the United States begins a massive airlift of food, water, and medicine to the citizens of the besieged city. -
NATO formed
"North Atlantic Treaty Organization" was founded in response to the threat posed by the Soviet Union. -
Simone de beauvoir publishes The Second Sex
The most important feminist book ever written -
Chinese Communists take control of China
On October 1, 1949, Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Mao also took over China and changed alot with the plans he had for that country. -
Koran war begins
Armed forces from communist North Korea smash into South Korea, setting off the Korean War. The United States, acting under the auspices of the United Nations, quickly sprang to the defense of South Korea and fought a bloody and frustrating war for the next three years. -
Khrushchev named general secretary
Khrushchev was named the general secretary of the Soviet Union and some big changes were made . -
Korean War ends!
After the war, North Korea and South Korea remained divided, a symbol of the effect of the Cold War similar to the division of Germany and Berlin. -
Civil Rights movement begins
People started fighting for their own rights. They stood up for themselves. -
The Rome Treaty establishes the EEC
The European Economic Commmunity Treaty, also known as the Treaty of Rome, was signed on March 25, 1957. The EU states, that it "brings together France, Germany, Italy -
Soviet launches Sputnik I
The successful launch of the unmanned satellite Sputnik I by the Soviet Union in October 1957 shocks and frightens many Americans. -
Berlin Wall built
Berlin Wall stood as the most tangible symbol of the Cold War–a literal “iron curtain” dividing Europe. .Berlin supplied with food and fuel, and in May 1949 the Soviets ended the defeated blockade. -
Soviet and East Germans build Berlin Wall
n an effort to stem the tide of refugees attempting to leave East Berlin, the communist government of East Germany begins building the Berlin Wall to divide East and West Berlin. Construction of the wall caused a short-term crisis in U.S.-Soviet bloc relations, and the wall itself came to symbolize the Cold War. -
Solzhenitsyn's A day in the life of Ivan Denisivich is published
The book's publication was an extraordinary event in Soviet literary history -
Cuban missle crisis unfolds
John F Kennedy wss mailny involved i n this crisis. Two days earlier a United States military surveillance aircraft had taken hundreds of aerial photographs of Cuba. -
Khrushchev is voted out of office
He no longer belonged in the office therefor could not make decisions -
More U.S troops sent to Vietnam
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces that 21,000 more U.S. troops are to be sent to Vietnam. These forces would soon transition from defensive missions to direct combat operations. As the war escalated, more and more U.S. combat troops were sent to South Vietnam. By 1969, there were over 540,000 American troops in Vietnam. -
LyndonB. Johnson increaases number of troops sent to Vietnam
President Lyndon B. Johnson announced that he has ordered an increase in U.S. military forces in Vietnam, from the present 75,000 to 125,000. Johnson also said that he would order additional increases if necessary. -
The Soviet Army invades Czecoslovakia
the Soviet Union led Warsaw Pact troops in an invasion of Czechoslovakia to crack down on reformist trends in Prague.
