Cold War

By Jess Ryans
  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference

    Discussed Soviet Union's involement in the war, in the Pacific, with Japan
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    Support for the countries (Greece) that have the pressures from the Communist Party
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    Generated resurgence of European industrialization and brought extensive investment into the region; Aid to Europe
  • First real trip to space (person or otherwise)

    First real trip to space (person or otherwise)

    Albert, is the first monkey that ever was launched into space, successfully
  • Berlin Blockade

    Berlin Blockade

    Soviets block the entrances to Berlin to cut off Allied supplies to West Berlin
  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift

    Allied supply plane lands in Berlin, evry 30 seconds. 300,000 total flights
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    Began as a conflict between North and South Korea, but soon the UN stepped in to support South Korea
  • Space Race

    Space Race

    no specific date for space race; Competition between United States and Soviet Union for success on making it to space/the moon
  • Joseph Stalin Dies

    Joseph Stalin Dies

    Joseph Stalin dies of a stroke
  • Nikita Khrushchev comes to power

    Nikita Khrushchev comes to power

    Became responsible for part of the de-Stalinization of the Soviet Union
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    Manifestation of the Cold War; started as a conflict dealing with communism in Vietnam
  • First rocket launch

    First rocket launch

    The Soviet Union was the first to launch Sputnik, in 1957
  • Launch of the first satellite in space

    Launch of the first satellite in space

    Sputnik 1, is the first satellite launched into space, by the soviet union
  • First dog to go into space

    First dog to go into space

    Laika was the first dog to travel into space, with the lanch of Sputnik 2
  • The creation of NASA

    The creation of NASA

    NASA officially opens for business. The launch of Sputnik, being the driving force for the US to succeed in the Space Race
  • U-2 Incident

    U-2 Incident

    American U-2 spy plane shot down, or "disasppeared" while flying over Russia
  • Arms Race

    Arms Race

    no specific date for arms race; More of a nuclear weapons conflict
  • First person to go into space

    First person to go into space

    Yuri Gagarin takes his first solo flight to space, with the launch of Sputnik
  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion

    1,400 Cubans launched a botched invasion on the Bay of Pigs, in south Cuba
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall

    Start: aug.13, 1961 The Berlin Wall fell ion Nov.9th 1989
  • First orbit of the Earth

    First orbit of the Earth

    John Glenn becomes the first man to orbit the Earth, along with other members of the flight group "Mercury Seven"
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuba discovers hidden missiles and threaten to use them on the US
  • The first American to land on the moon

    The first American to land on the moon

    Neil Armstrong , and Buzz Aldrin are the first men to land on the moon, landing in the Lunar Module
  • The end of the Space Race

    The end of the Space Race

    No specifice date The US and Soviet Union go through a period of advancing in space travel and technology, which officially ends (the fued), in 1975
  • Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

    Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

    Soviets invade Afghanistan; prompted by people's and banner factions
  • First American woman to go to space

    First American woman to go to space

    Sally Ride becomes the first American woman to travel to space
  • Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power

    Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power

    He assumes power after the previous leader died, the day before
  • INF Treaty

    INF Treaty

    requires destruction of Parties' ground-launched missiles, etc.
  • German Reunification

    German Reunification

    Reunification of both East and West Germany
  • USSR Breakup

    USSR Breakup

    The Soviet Union breaks up into 15 separate countries