Cold War Time Line

  • The USSR Becomes a Counrty

    The USSR Becomes a Counrty
    As a result of the Russain Revolution, the USSR became a country. When Josef Stalin came to power, he was determined to make the USSR and industrial giant.
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization

    North Atlantic Treaty Organization
    The North Atlantic Treaty Orginization was signed by the United States, Canada, and ten Western Europe signed this treaty to help protect each other in wars. The contries who signed this treaty were opponents with the countries who had signed the Warsaw Pact
  • The Korean War

    The Korean War
    The Korean War begn June 25, 1950. Government officals in the North wantend to become a communest country, whiile the Sount wanted a non communest country. The North had help from the Soviets and the South got help from the U.S and their allies. Eventually the two counties split and becanme known as North and South Korea.
  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact
    The Warsaw Pact was signed by The Soviet Union, Albania, Bugaria, Czechslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Rumania and East Germany. This is the opponent of the countries who signed the NATO.
  • The Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War
    Vietnam gained independance from France; the county was split in two. The North wanted Communism and the south not. The North wished to gain control of all of Vietnam. The U.S sent American troops to help the South
  • The Berlin Wall

    The Berlin Wall
    The Berlin Wall was used to prevent people who wished to escape the communist government in East Germany, from fleeing into Western Germany. This wall was removed on November Ninth, 1989.
  • Ronald Reagan

    Ronald Reagan
    Ronald Reagan becomes president of the United States. The Comes into office ready to fight Communism.
  • Gorbachev Comes to Office

    Gorbachev Comes to Office
    Gorbachev comes to power and begins to reform the USSR's communist government due to suffering. Citizens earn back rights such as freedom of the press, freedom of speech and freedom of religon.
  • Poland

    Poland
    Poland electas a non Communist Government
  • The Soviet Union Collapses

    The Soviet Union Collapses
    The Soviet Union collapses and become the Russain Federation. The Soviet Union would soon apper to have never existed