Cold War Timeline 1947-1966

By ryanprimiani
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    Cold War 1947 - 1966

  • 1947

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

  • 1964

    Gulf on Tonkin Incident - August 4th Soviet Union Leader Replacement - October 14th China Atomic Test - October 16th

  • 1965

    The Battle of la Drang - November 14th Indonesian Mass Killings - October 8th Operation Rolling Thunder - March 2nd

  • 1966

    Luna 9 - March 31st French President visits Soviet Union - June 20th France withdraws Military from N.A.T.O - June 30th