Cold War Timeline

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  • 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