Soviet union vs united states space race

Cold War Timeline

  • Loyalty Investigations

    Loyalty Investigations

    This investigation was used to dig up the communist who had infiltrated our nation
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    Speech that says that the U.S. will support Greece and Turkey so that they will not fall against Communism
  • National Security Act

    National Security Act

    Created multiple new agencies such as the CIA and the Department of Defense
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    The plan to give monetary support to European countries after WW II
  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift

    During the Berlin Blockade military cargo planes airlifted supplies to West Berlin to help the citizens
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    Started when North Korea invaded South Korea and U.N. forces supported the South Korean government.
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    The War in Vietnam Begins due to the spread of communism
  • Eisenhower Doctrine

    Eisenhower Doctrine

    This allowed for countries to ask for financial and military aid in case another country is being aggressive towards them
  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Invasion of Cuba to get the Russian Nuclear Missiles out
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall

    West Berlin is closed off from the rest of the world due to the Berlin Wall which was built in one night
  • End of the Vietnam War

    End of the Vietnam War

    The war in Vietnam finally ends
  • War in Cambodia

    War in Cambodia

    President Nixon moves the war into Cambodia
  • Camp David Accords

    Camp David Accords

    Presidents invites Egyptian president and Israel Prime minister to peace talks
  • SALT II

    SALT II

    Limited power of nuclear arsenals between the U.S. and the Soviet Union