cold war time line

  • V E day

    V E day
    Victory in europe as germany surrenders to the russian army
  • start

    start
    harry truman indicates that the US will not recognize future communist governments
  • Stalin declares cold war

    Stalin declares cold war
    Stalin wantes to defeat capitalism because hes against them
  • Truman Doctrine

    us would support all free people from communism
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan
    Signed by Truman stating that the us would help europe rebuild after world war 2 , the us gave europe 18 billion dollars
  • commencement address

    commencement address
    george marshall announces assisatnce to aid in european recovery
  • national security act

    national security act
    congressed passed the act
  • national security act

    national security act
    civilian secretary of defense
  • formation of western germany

    formation of western germany
    The French, USA and parts of UK of Germany were merged to form West Germany
  • Nato treaty

    Nato treaty
    treaty was signed
  • End of Berline blockade

    End of Berline blockade
    Russians end the blockade of berline
  • chinese civil war

    chinese civil war
    communist party completes its triump as Mao Zedong assumes power
  • trumans announcment

    trumans announcment
    truman announces that the U.S will build hydrogen bombs
  • Berlin wall

    Berlin wall
    barrier preventing Eastern germans from entering western germany
  • End of the Soviet union

    End of the Soviet union
    Russia recognised the end of the soviet union