Timeline: Cold War Timeline 1947-1966

Period: Jan 1, 1942 to Dec 31, 1966

Cold War 1947 - 1966

1947

The Truman Doctrine Was Announced - March 12
The Truman doctrine was formed, a way to help prevent communism from spreading in other countries. National Security Act Was Signed into Law - July 26
This act changed the American military, establishing the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, the National Security Council, and the Central Intelligence Agency. "The Sources of Soviet Conduct" laid groundwork for Communist Containment - January

1948

Berlin Blockade Started - June
The Berlin Blockade was formed, splitting Berlin from West to East, forming West Berlin (Capitalist) and East Berlin (Communist) Marshall Plan Initiated - April Arab-Israeli War Started - May

1949

Soviet Nuclear Test - August 29th
The "First Lightning" was tested on this date, wanting to learn the intensity of nuclear weapons, having houses nearby as well as railroads N.A.T.O Formation - April 4th
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed, it's goal was to protect itself and others of the Soviet Union, consisting of the US, Canada, and several European countries Chinese War Ended - December 7th
Communism won, China became a community country as it failed to be protected from it

1950

Korean War Started
Korea splits from North (Communist) to South (Capitalist). The US and China soon joining in on the war, Hydrogen Bomb Development McCarthyism Started
Senator McCarthy started "McCarthyism", when people go beating up suspected communists.

1951

Seoul Recaptured - January 4 MacArthur Fired - April 11 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg convicted of espionage - March 29

1952

US Hydrogen Bomb Test Red Scare 1952 US Presidential Elections

1953

Korean War Ended - July Passing of Joseph Stalin - March East German Uprising - June

1954

Vietnam Division - July S.E.A.T.O formed - September Guatemalan Coup - June

1955

Warsaw Pact Formed - May West Germany Joins N.A.T.O - May Geneva Summit - July

1956

Hungarian Revolution - October Suez Crisis - October De-Stalinization - February

1957

Sputnik Launch / Space Race Started - October
The Sputnik Satellite, was the first satellite launched into space, by the Soviet Union, which began the start of the Space Race Between The Soviet Union and the United States. ICBM Launch - August US Response - January

1958

Berlin Crisis - November Sputnik 2 Launched - U.A.R Formed - February

1959

Kitchen Debate - July Khrushchev visits US - September Dyatlov Pass Incident - February

1960

U-2 Shot Down - May 1st JFK Elected President - November 8th
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was elected for president, Jupiter IRBM Deployment - April

1961

Bay of Pigs Invasion - April 17th Berlin Wall Constructed - August 13th Yuri Gagarin Space Flight - April 12th

1962

Soviet Missile Deployment - July Public Address - October - October 22nd Soviet Withdrawal - October 29th

1963

Limited Test Ban Treaty - August 5th JFK Assassination - November 22nd Cuban Leader Visits Soviet Union - May 23rd