cold war timeline

  • united nations formed

    united nations formed

    formed to maintain international peace, focused on developing friendly relations among nations, promoting progress, better living standards, and human rights.
  • Hollywood 10

    Hollywood 10

    10 film industry people from Hollywood that refused to testify in an anticommunist committee hearing
  • The Truman Doctrine

    The Truman Doctrine

    United states would provide political, military, and economic aid to all democratic nations under threat
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    United states will provide economic aid to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe.
  • Nato Formed

    Nato Formed

    North Atlantic Treaty Organization- 32 countries protecting the people and territory of the countries involved in the organization.
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    Conflict between North Korea and South Korea. North Korea aimed to conquer South Korea. South Korea did not want that. China and The Soviet Union encouraged the invasion.
  • Space Race

    Space Race

    The Space Race became a race to the Moon. The United States and The Soviet Union raced to crate rockets for space exploration.
  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs

    An invasion of Cuba. The invasion was financed and directed by the US government.
  • Berlin Wall goes up

    Berlin Wall goes up

    Built to prevent people from escaping east Berlin to west Berlin. They added barbed wire and other layers of barriers so it was harder too.
  • U.S. officially enters Vietnam War

    U.S. officially enters Vietnam War

    The United States entered the war to prevent the spread of communism. They also wanted to limit Soviet power in Asia.
  • Soviets invade Afghanistan

    Soviets invade Afghanistan

    They wanted to destroy the newly established communist government and suppress the rebellion against the government.
  • Berlin Wall comes down

    Berlin Wall comes down

    civil unrest put pressure on the east german government to loosen some of its regulations on travel to west germany.