cold war

By malena skjei

  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine was announced, pledging to help Europe financially and to protect from communism.

  • Berlin Airlift Begins

    America begins flying supplies to civilians in West Berlin

  • NATO established

    Several countries band together to stop the spread of communism.

  • Soviet Union Atomic Bomb

    The Soviet Union successfully creates and tests an Atomic bomb.

  • Overthrow of Iranian government

    American sponsored coup overthrows the Iranian government.

  • Warsaw Pact

    Alliance created by the Soviet Union and other communist countries in response to NATO.

  • Satellite launch

    The Soviet Union launches a satellite into space, showing their technological superiority.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Soviet Union had a missile in Cuba, only 90 miles off the coast of Florida, worrying the United States.

  • Gorbachev

    Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union.

  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    There is unrestricted migration from West Berlin into East Berlin, and then the Berlin Wall is demolished.

  • Fall of the Soviet Union

    The Soviet Union is abolished,and Boris Yeltsin becomes President of Russia