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Cold War Timeline

  • Yalta conference

    Yalta conference

    Meeting between Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin to decide what would happen at the end of the war.
  • V E day

    V E day

    Victory in Europe as Germany surrenders to the Russian army.
  • Churchills iron curt194ain speech

    Churchills iron curt194ain speech

    Churchill delivers his ‘Sinews of Peace’ speech which cotain the famous phrase “..an iron curtain has descended on Europe”
  • Truman doctrine

    Truman doctrine

    President Truman promised to help any country facing a Communist takeover
  • Formation of west Germany

    Formation of west Germany

    The French, USA and UK partitions of Germany were merged to form West Germany
  • End of Berlin blockade

    End of Berlin blockade

    russia ended the blockade of berlin
  • Korean war

    Korean war

    The Korean war began when North Korea invaded South Korea.
  • Death of stalin

    Death of stalin

    Joseph Stalin died at the age of 74. He was succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev.
  • Carter becomes president

    Carter becomes president

    Jimmy Carter became the 39th President of the United States
  • End of Warsaw pact

    End of Warsaw pact

    The Warsaw Pact which allied Communist countries was ended