Cold War Timeline

By JesACer2463

  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine
    The truman doctrine became the foundations of American foreign policy.

  • Berlin Blockade

    Berlin Blockade
    It exposed the deep ideological differences that separated the East from the West.

  • NATO Ratified

    NATO Ratified
    Nato was the main US-led military alliance the Soviet Union throughout the Cold War

  • Korea War

    Korea War
    Responsable for the deaths of more than two million koreans.

  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact
    Provided a unified military command and the systematic ability to strengthen the soviet hold over other countries.

  • Vietman War

    Vietman War
    Nearly 60,000 american deaths and 2 million vietnamese deaths.

  • Sputnik launched into orbit

    Sputnik launched into orbit
    Successfully put the first human made object in space.

  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall
    Kept western fascists from entering east germany and undermining the socialist state.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    Arguably known as the hottest point during the cold war, it was the closests the U.S and USSR have ever been to war.

  • End of the Cold War

    End of the Cold War
    The era of restructuring began and the relationship between the US and the USSR improved