Cold war

Cold War Timeline

  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    The U.S. will provide political, military, and economics help to all demotcratic nations under threat from communism.
  • Marhall Plan

    Marhall Plan

    The U.S sent vast amounts of money to 16 nations for rebuilding cities, railroads, factories, and electric systems.
  • Berlin Blockade

    Berlin Blockade

    Stalin ordered a blockade of Berlin to try to starve them out.
  • NATO

    NATO

    Ten Western countries, the U.S. and Canada formed North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    The first major proxy war.
  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact

    An allicance the Soviet Union Created with 6 other countries
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall

    The Soviet Union created the wall to keep people from escaping from Berlin.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Soviet Union stationed nuclear weapons in cuba for self defense became the US had nucklear weapons 200 miles away from Russia.
  • Mikhail Gotbachev

    Mikhail Gotbachev

    On March 15, 1990 Mikhail Gotbachev was elected as the new leader of the Soviet Union.
  • Communism Collapses

    Communism Collapses

    Gorbachev's politcies led to thte collapse of the Soviet Union