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Cold War

By David Beach22

  • UN Created

    United Nations was started as an international organization to prevent war.

  • germany divided

    Allies split germany into 4 zones by US, UK, USSR, and France.
  • Period: to

    Cold War

  • Atomic Bomb

    U.S, dropped two atomic bombs on Japan.

  • Created term "iron curtain"

    Churchill coined term "iron curtain" to describe the boundary separating Eastern and Western Europe.

  • Truman Doctrine

    The truman Doctrine wwas to give and to free nationsthreatened by opponent.

  • Marshall Plan

    The Marshall Plan was to help rebuild European countries.

  • Congress approved

    The Congress approved the $12.5 billion plan after communist took over Czechosolvakia.

  • Western Allies Currency

    Western Allies began circulation of currency in their zones.

  • Berlin Airlift

    The Western Allies began the Berlin Airlift, flying food and supplies in.

  • Spies

    U.S. and USSR started using spies.

  • NATO

    U.S. joined 10 nations to form NATO

  • USSR defeated

    USSR admitted defeat by lifting the blockade.

  • Atomic Bomb

    USSR tested its first atomic bomb.

  • H-Bomb

    U.S. developed the H-Bomb.

  • H-Bomb

    USSR created its first H-Bomb.

  • Admitted to NATO

    West Germany was admitted to NATO

  • Warsaw

    USSR formed its own alliance called Warsaw.

  • ICBM

    Soviets developed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

  • ICBM

    Soviets used an ICBM to launch first satillite.

  • Spy Plane

    A U.S. spy plane was shot down over USSR. Francis Powers spent two years in Soviet prison for espionage.

  • Berlin Wall

    Soviets erected the Berlin Wall to separated East and West Berlin.