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Cold War Starts
The United States and the Soviet Union go to war after defeating Japan and Hitler's Germany. -
Iron Curtain Speech
This speech given by British Prime Minister was considered the announcement to the beginning of the Cold War. The iron curtain was all the capitals of the ancient states of central and eastern Europe. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was a speech given by president Truman. Truman was try to keep communism from spreading and he wanted to help people who were against communism. Communists were obviously not for this plan. -
Berlin Airlift
After WWII the U.S., British, and soviet military forces divided and occupied Germany. -
NATO Founded
On April 4, 1949 the foreign Ministers of 12 countries in North America and Western Europe gathered in Washington D.C. to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. -
Soviet Union Tests Atomic Bomb
In a secluded test sight in Semipalatinsk in Kazakhstan, the USSR successfully test their first atomic bomb. -
China Falls to Communism
Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong created the People's Republic of China (PRC). This announcement ended the civil war between the Chinese Communist party and the Nationalists Party. The fall of Mainland China to communism in 1949 cause the United States to inflict diplomatic ties with the (PRC). -
East and West Germany formed
On 7 October 1949 the German Democratic Republic, with East Berlin as its capital, was established in the Soviet Zone. -
Korean War Starts
On June 25, 1950, the Korean War began when 75,000 soldiers from North Korea poured across the 38th Parallel. -
Truman Fires MacArthur
President Harry Truman releases General Douglas MacArthur of command of the U.S forces in Korea. The firing of this General set off a short up roaring among the American public, but Truman limited the conflict in Korea to a "limited war". -
Stalin Dies
Joseph Stalin the secretary of the Central Committee Communist Party of the Soviet Union at the age of 73 years old died from a cerebral hemorrhage. -
Rosenberg Executed
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, a married couple are executed by electric chair, because they were convicted of conspiracy that they committed espionage. -
Geneva Confrence
A conference that took place in Geneva, Switzerland, in which it's goal was to settle the issues in the Korean peninsula and negotiate the chance to restore peace in Indochina. -
Explorer Launched
Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the United States as part of the participation in the international Geophysical Year. -
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban revolution was an armed revolt lead by Fidel Castro's 26th of July movement and it's allies against the authoritarian government of Cuban president Fulgencio Batista. -
The U-2 Incident
During the Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower a United States spy plane was shot down while flying over Soviet Union airspace. This event was seen as an act of war. -
Soviet Union Send First Person into Space
On April 12, 1961, aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin becomes the first human being to travel into space. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was a wall that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989.It was constructed by the German Democratic Republic on August 13. The wall completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Berlin until it was torn down in 1989. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13 day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. -
Kennedy assassinated
John F. Kennedy a past president of the United States was assassinated on November 22, 1963 as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Downtown Dallas, Texas.
