Cold war time line

By Alonzo Chen
  • An iron curtain descends across Europe.

    An iron curtain descends across Europe.

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    Cold war

    In 1947, after WWII, the USA and CCCP started their own war but there was no gun and fire, there was only an arms race and sanding spies in other countries
  • Berlin Airlift occurs and Czechoslovakia becomes the last Eastern European

    Berlin Airlift occurs and Czechoslovakia becomes the last Eastern European

  • Creation of East and West Germany.

    Creation of East and West Germany.

    On 3 October 1990, the German Democratic Republic integrated its recently re-established constituent federated states into the Federal Republic of Germany to form present-day Germany.
  • China comes to the aid of North Korea and forces UN troops to retreat.

    China comes to the aid of North Korea and forces UN troops to retreat.

    At that time China joined the Korean War and after that US started to support South Korean.
  • North Korea invaded South Korea.

    North Korea invaded South Korea.

    At that time China was helping North Korea at the war, The US thought if South Korea lost the war there would be a hole in the First Island chain.
    (China doesn’t want European and American countries on their borders so China strongly supports North Korea)
  • The Korean War ends with a cease fire and Korea remains divided at the 38th parallel and Stalin, leader of Soviet Union, dies.

    The Korean War ends with a cease fire and Korea remains divided at the 38th parallel and Stalin, leader of Soviet Union, dies.

    The Korean War started in 1950 and ended in 1953 after North and South Korea started there own Cold War.

  • The French lose the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and decide to pull out of Indochina.

  • The French lose the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and decide to pull out of Indochina.

    The French lose the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and decide to pull out of Indochina.

  • Nikita Khrushchev becomes Soviet Premier and Austria reunifies under the condition they remain neutral in the Cold War.

    Nikita Khrushchev becomes Soviet Premier and Austria reunifies under the condition they remain neutral in the Cold War.

  • Soviets crush a revolt in Hungary while the West does nothing.

    Soviets crush a revolt in Hungary while the West does nothing.

  • Sputnik I is launched.

    Sputnik I is launched.

    During the Cold War, the U.S.S.R. put the first satellite in space, so at that time the U.S. was worried because if the U.S.S.R. could sand things in space, they could sand nuke to the U.S.(At that time, the entire United States was very nervous because of a feat achieved by the Soviet Union.)
  • American U-2 spy plane is shot down by the Soviet Union

    American U-2 spy plane is shot down by the Soviet Union

    On 1960/May/01 Francie Gary Powers, piloted the plane U-2 across the U.S.S.R, but he was detected, first U.S.S.R sand 2 SU-9 to intercept the U-2, but U-2 was too high(21,000m) so they decide to use 14 S-75(anti-aircraft missiles) to intercept.
  • Construction begins on the Berlin Wall and the Bay of Pigs Invasion occurs.

    Construction begins on the Berlin Wall and the Bay of Pigs Invasion occurs.

  • The Gulf of Tonkin Incident occurs and the United States' Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and Leonid Brezhnev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union.

    The Gulf of Tonkin Incident occurs and the United States' Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and Leonid Brezhnev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis occurs and U.S. increases number of military advisorsto South Vietnam to 16,000.

    Cuban Missile Crisis occurs and U.S. increases number of military advisorsto South Vietnam to 16,000.

    The U.S. found out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba by using the U-2 spy plan, and then the U.S. government agreed to dismantle Soviet missiles in Cuba.(At that time, the entire Pentagon was trying to figure out how to rescue the pilot.)
  • President Lyndon B. Johnson sent the first 60,000 ground troops to Vietnam.

    President Lyndon B. Johnson sent the first 60,000 ground troops to Vietnam.

  • Tet Offensive occurs.

    Tet Offensive occurs.

    In 1968 Jan/30, North Vietnam and the Viet Cong started to attack the South Vietnamese, and at that time they were at the holiday, so many South Vietnamese soldier die.
  • United States and North Vietnam agree to a cease fire.

    United States and North Vietnam agree to a cease fire.

  • The last combat troops leave South Vietnam and the nation falls to Communist North Vietnam

  • Soviet-Afghan War begins.

    Soviet-Afghan War begins.

    It was a war between the Soviet-controlled Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA) from 1979 to 1989.

  • Josip Broz Tito, president of Yugoslavia, dies and Lech Walesa establishes the Solidarity Movement in Poland.

  • Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union.

  • The Soviet Union withdraws troops from Afghanistan, Romanian uprising ousts Nicholae Ceausescu and his wife, and the U.S.S.R. allows the dismantling of the Berlin Wall.

  • Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania declare their independence and East and West Germany reunite under Chancellor Helmut Kohl.

    Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania declare their independence and East and West Germany reunite under Chancellor Helmut Kohl.

    Because the Berlin Wall falls there is no East and Wast Germany
  • Soviet republics of Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan declare independence and Gorbachev resigns and Boris Yeltsin becomes the first president of Russia.

    Soviet republics of Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan declare independence and Gorbachev resigns and Boris Yeltsin becomes the first president of Russia.

  • Czechoslovakia becomes the Czech Republic and Slovakia. 1972 Détente begins.

    Czechoslovakia becomes the Czech Republic and Slovakia. 1972 Détente begins.