Cold War Tiimeline

By Isaac.Carter
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    Cold War Events

  • Berlin Blockade/ Airlift

    Berlin Blockade/ Airlift

    U.S. dropped supplies to Westen Germany.
    It was significant to the War because it helped build Germany back up and stopped Russia from taking over Germany completely.
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    Known as the first Indochina War.
    It was significant to the war because we stopped the spread of Communism.
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    Known as the Second Indochina war
  • Sputnik

    Sputnik

    First artificial Earth satellite.
  • Creation of the Berlin Wall

    Creation of the Berlin Wall

    Communist East Germany built the wall.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    13 day confrontation between U.S. and USSR concerning USSR missile deployments in Cuba
  • Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

    Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

    Soviet army fought against allied Afghan countries.
  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Fall of the Berlin Wall

    The barrier between West and East Germany was taken down.
    It signified the end of the Cold War because the Communists went back to Russia and further Eastern Europe.
  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs

    A failed military invasion of Cuba.