Cold war timeline

  • United Nations formed

    United Nations formed
    a group created to prevent any other world conflicts from happening this pact involved many countries.
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine
    made it so that the United States would try and contain the spread of communism throughout the world.
  • hollywood 10

    hollywood 10
    ten Hollywood screenwriters who were a part of the McCarthy trials.
  • Marshall plan

    Marshall plan
    the U.S Loaned out money to the European countries signed with nato to help them rebuild
  • NATO Formed

    NATO Formed
    the new united nations mostly consisted of western countries trying to prevent other world conflicts.
  • Korean War

    Korean War
    A war that pretty much changed nothing in Korea it was really just a small battle between the US and the Soviets, ended up right back where everything started with both side gaining a bit of ground at different times
  • Space race

    Space race
    A race between the US and the Soviet Union to see who would make it space first the Soviets ended up winning at first but the US would win the race to the moon.
  • US Joins Vietnam war

    US Joins Vietnam war
    All though many people did not want to join the war, we ended up joining war, we joined to try to stop the spread of Communism but ended up failing and pulling out of the war. We were outmatched in Vietnam.
  • Bay Of Pigs

    Bay Of Pigs
    an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow communism in Cuba
  • Berlin wall goes up

    Berlin wall goes up
    The wall between Communism and Democracy, but basically between the Soviet Union and the West.
  • Soviets Invaded Afghanistan

    Soviets Invaded Afghanistan
    The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
  • Berlin Wall Falls

    Berlin Wall Falls
    The wall falls basically proving the failure of communism