Cold War Presidents

Truman Becomes President

Apr 12, 1945

Cold War Presidents

Period: Apr 12, 1945 to Jan 20, 1981

Containment Policy

Jan 1, 1946

This made the U.S. resist Soviet attempts at comunist governments around the world.

Loyalty Program

Jan 1, 1947

System to seek out Americans who were communists

Truman Doctrine

Mar 12, 1947

It called on the U.S. to take a leadership role in the world.

The Marshall Plan

Jun 5, 1947

After W.W.II. Europe was destroyed, this plan was a program to help them recover economically. The U.S. did this so they could keep a strong democracy in Europe for the U.S. benefit.

Berlin Airlift

Jun 26, 1948

Soviet Union placed a blockade to the West. The Berlin Airlift provided goods to West Berlin.

Truman is re-elected

Nov 2, 1948

National Security Act Amendment

Aug 10, 1949

Establishes department of defense

North American Pact

Aug 24, 1949

Provided military assistance between countries, and is also known as NATO

Korean War Begins

Jun 26, 1950

Truman signs Mutual Security Act

Oct 10, 1951

Provided foreign and economic aid

Dwight D. Eisenhower Inaugurated as President

Jan 20, 1953

Inaugurated as 34th President of the United States of America

Josef Stalin Dies

Mar 5, 1953

Korean Armistice Agreement Signing

Jul 27, 1953

The signing of the treaty ends the Korean War

Soviets test the h-bomb

Aug 12, 1953

First Nuclear Submarine Launched

Jan 21, 1954

The U.S. launches the first nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus

Nuclear Tests

Mar 1, 1954

The U.S. tests a nuclear device in the Pacific.

Communist Party Banned in the U.S.

Aug 24, 1954

West Germany joins NATO

Oct 23, 1954

U-2 Spy Planes Approved

Nov 24, 1954

Eisenhower approves the building of the U-2 spy planes to use against the Soviets

Warsaw Pact created

May 14, 1955

Treaty for the Communist parties during the Cold War

Eisenhower approves U-2 spy planes to fly over Soviet Union

Jun 16, 1956

"Open Skies Proposal"

Jul 21, 1956

Allows mutal air travel over each nations military bases between U.S. and the Soviet Union, Soviets deny it

Signs Eisenhower Doctrine

Mar 9, 1957

Authorizes use of U.S. force to assist Middle East nations.

Sputnik (U.S.S.R.)

Oct 4, 1957

Soviet's launch first earth satellite

Explorer I (U.S.)

Jan 31, 1958

First U.S. satellite into orbit

National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958

Jul 29, 1958

NASA is created

U.S.S.R. shoots down a U-2 Plane

May 1, 1960

Kennedy Becomes President

Jan 20, 1961

Peace Corps is created

Mar 1, 1961

U.S. provides support to developing countries

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Apr 17, 1961

U.S. invades Cuba to overthrow Castro but he stops our forces.

Kennedy sets goal for man on the moon

May 25, 1961

Sets goal to land on moon before 1970

Khruschchev threatens to cut off West

Jun 3, 1961

Threatens he'll cut off Allied access to West Berlin

Military build up

Jul 25, 1961

Kennedy comes up with a plan to build up their army in Germany

Berlin Wall

Aug 13, 1961

Put up by Khrushchev

Endorses disarmament of nuclear weapons

Sep 25, 1961

Challenges Soviet Union to a peace race, "If you get rid of 10, I'll get rid of 10"

Kennedy sends troops to S. Vietnam

Nov 22, 1961

Cuban Missle Crisis

Oct 16, 1962

U.S. spy planes detect construction of Soviet Union nuclear missles and leads to naval quarentine.

Ho Chi Minh (N. Korea)

Dec 31, 1962

Promises guerilla war if necessary

Test Ban Treaty

Oct 7, 1963

Kennedy signs this and agrees to not test nuclear weapons.

JFK Assasinated

Nov 22, 1963

Lyndon Johnson takes over office

Nov 23, 1963

Civil Rights Act

Jul 2, 1964

Johnson signs this, eliminating discrimination by race, color, sex, or religion.

Gulf Of Tonkin

Aug 6, 1964

Johnson used this incident to deepen American involvment in Vietnam

Started a gradual military escalation

Oct 16, 1964

Johnson Elected President

Nov 3, 1964

Delivers "Peace without conquest" in Southeast Asia

Apr 7, 1965

Vietnam Troops

Jul 18, 1965

Johnson icreases troops in Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000

Treaty on Space

Jan 27, 1967

Apollo 1 crew members die after the signing of this act

Six Day War

Jun 5, 1967

War in the Middle East that brought Soviet Premeir Alexsei Kosygin and Lyndon Johnson to communication.

March at the Pentagon

Oct 21, 1967

People that didn't want to continue the Vietnam War protested outside the Pentagon.

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Jul 1, 1968

Signed with 58 other countries to try to stop the spread of nuclear weapons in the world.

Cambodian Bombings

Mar 17, 1969

Nixon orders secret bombings in Cambodia to destroy North Vietnamese supply routes.

Troop Withdrawal

Jun 8, 1969

Nixon announces 25,000 troops will be coming home from Vietnam, getting replaced by S. Vietnamese troops

Nixon/Guam Doctrine

Jul 25, 1969

U.S. will provide arms and aid to Asian allies.

Silent Majority Speech

Nov 3, 1969

Nixon says the U.S. will help with getting South Vietnam equiptment and financial aid. Wanted support from the "silent majority" that didn't ever really support him.

Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)

Nov 17, 1969

Limited nuclear arms being used across the world

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Nov 24, 1969

Reduced distribution and prooduction of nuclear weapons

Southern Strategy

Nov 17, 1970

Nixon uses this to win over white southern people since many of the southern people didn't vote for him.

Quadripartite Agreement

Sep 3, 1971

U.S. Soviet Union, United Kingdom and France signed this to establish trade and travel between West Berlin and West Germany, and East Berlin and West Berlin.

New Approach to China

Nov 17, 1971

Resolved problems with China because both countries would benefit from being friends, not enemies.

First Watergate Burglary

May 28, 1972

Nixon tries breaking into Democrat headquarters at Watergate.

Second Watergate Burglary

Jun 17, 1972

Republican's try to break into Democrat headquarters once again.

Nixon re-elected

Nov 7, 1972

Vietnam Peace Treaty

Jan 27, 1973

Peace Treaty is signed to end the Vietnam War

Nixon Advisors Resign

Apr 30, 1973

Nixon's top advisors resign due to the Watergate scandal occuring.

Impeachment Hearings Begin

May 9, 1974

Due to the Watergate scandal, impeachment talks for Nixon begin to be televised.

Nixon Resigns

Aug 8, 1974

Ford meets with General Secretary of the U.S.S.R.

Nov 23, 1974

Adding Troops

Apr 10, 1975

Congress rejects Ford's offer to send more troops to help South Vietnam

Vietnam War Ends

Apr 23, 1975

War ends, U.S. withdrawls their troops

NATO Summit

May 28, 1975

Ford goes to Europe to attend a summit meeting with Spain, Italy and Austria

Ford visits West Germany

Jul 26, 1975

Goes here for a mission of peace and progress

Camp David Accords

Sep 17, 1978

It's negotiations between the Israeli Prime Minister and Egypt's Prime Minister, producing a framework for peace in the Middle East.

SALT II Negotiations

Jun 18, 1979

Strategic Arms Limititation Talk II is limiting each nation's strategic weapons.

U.S.S.R. invade Afganistan

Dec 27, 1979

Wanted to install Soviet backed leaders.

Carter Doctrine

Jan 23, 1980

Designated all Soviet military interference in the Middle East a threat to the U.S. national security.