Cold war

Cold War Timeline

By leclaira2019

  • 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