Cold War Timeline

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  • Cold War Begins

    Cold War Begins

    Yalta Conference Cold War Begins
  • Atomic Bomb

    Atomic Bomb

    United States first used atomic bomb in war
  • End of WW2

    End of WW2

    Japanese surrender End of World War II
  • Iron Curtain

    Iron Curtain

    Winston Churchill delivers "Iron Curtain" Speech
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    Speech from Harry Truman , to support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid
  • Greek Civil War

    Greek Civil War

    Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War
  • Marshall Plan is announced

    Marshall Plan is announced

    Aid from America to Europe after WW2
  • Communism in China

    Communism in China

    Mao Zedong, a Communist, takes control of China
  • Berlin Walls

    Berlin Walls

    Construction of Berlin Wall begins
    Wall beteen Berlin and East Germany
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Cuban missile crisis between the United States and the Soviet Union brought the world to the brink of nuclear war in October 1962.
  • Marines sent to DR

    Marines sent to DR

    U.S. Marines sent to Dominican Republic to fight Communism
  • End of Berlin Wall

    End of Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall Falls
  • Communism takes over

    Communism takes over

    Communist governments fall in Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Rumania; Soviet empire ends
  • Cold War Ends

    Cold War Ends

    End of Soviet Union Cold War Ends
  • Korean War Begins

    Korean War Begins

    Korean War begins June 1950