Cold War Timeline

By kcasey4
  • House of UN-American Activities Committee

    House of UN-American Activities Committee

    The creation of this committee was a cause of the panic during the Cold War. Because people began thinking there was spies everywhere which is why they create the committee.
  • G.I Bill

    G.I Bill

    The G.I bill was an effect of the Cold War because Truman didn't want any type of confusion of the benefits held by US soldiers
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    The Truman Doctrine affected the Cold War by making it clear that we wouldn't tolerate communism which was seen as a threat by the Soviet Union
  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift

    The Berlin Airlift was a effect of the Cold War, because it was a bold way of showing that the US wasn't backing down.
  • NATO

    NATO

    It added tension to the Cold War by making it clear to the Soviet Union that non-communist countries were against them.
  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact

    The Warsaw pact added tensions because it showed the countries in NATO, especially the US, that they had allies and had no plans of changing from communist.
  • Eisenhower Doctrine

    Eisenhower Doctrine

    This doctrine was more of a way of adding tension to the war because it was a way of showing the Soviet Union that they were serious about eliminating communism
  • Sputnik

    Sputnik

    Sputnik was a effect of the Cold War, because it was a way of showing that the Soviet Union had no intentions of backing down in anyway
  • Interstate Highway System

    Interstate Highway System

    The interstate highway system was a effect of the cold war because it was a way of attempting to strengthen the US's defense.
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall

    This was more of a cause that added tension to the Cold War. When they built the wall it showed that communism was still strong in Europe, and was no where close to being eliminated. So as a very effective way to show this was to separate East and West Germany.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    This event added tensions to the Cold War because it placed nuclear weapons close to the US and created a threat to the US security
  • Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty

    Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty

    This event was a effect of the Cold War. Because the Soviet Union and the US were both building their nuclear power there had to be some form of limit to what each country was capable of. This eventually led to mutually assured destruction.