Cold war timeline

By lyang07
  • NATO is formed
    Apr 4, 1049

    NATO is formed

    USA, canada and western europe nations treaties that provide sercurity against the soviets.
  • Soviets invade Afghanistan
    Nov 24, 1089

    Soviets invade Afghanistan

    this was a 9 year old guerrilla war against the domocratic republic of afghanistan and the soviet army
  • United nations formed

    United nations formed

    The United nation was formed in 1945 after WW2. this was to maintain peace between countries.
  • truman doctrine

    truman doctrine

    framework for american foreign policy. program to encourage to resist communist expansion.
  • hollywood 10

    hollywood 10

    10 motion-picture producers, directors, and screenwriters who showed before the House Un-American Activities Committee in October 1947. they were accused of communist influence and subversion in the U.S during the early years of the cold war
  • Korean war

    Korean war

    this war was between north and south korea. it was the first military action of the cold war. it started june 25,1950 invasion of south korea by 75,000 north korean army soldiers.
  • Space race

    Space race

    this race was between the soviets and the u.s. they did this race to see who had the best tech and science.
  • Bay of pigs

    Bay of pigs

    failed landing operation on the southwestern coast of cuba in 1961
  • Berlin wall goes up

    Berlin wall goes up

    Germany built this wall to prevent the population from escaping the soviets
  • US offical enters veitnam war

    US offical enters veitnam war

    president johnson launched a 3 year old compucom of sustained bombing of targets in north vietnam
  • Berlin wall comes down

    Berlin wall comes down

    half a million people came together in east berlin in a big protest that causes the fall of the berlin wall