Cold war cartoon

Cold War Timeline

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  • MARSHALL PLAN IS ANNOUNCED

    MARSHALL PLAN IS ANNOUNCED

    This plan provided economic aid to Western Europe so that communism would not seem appealing.
  • COMMUNIST TAKEOVER IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

    COMMUNIST TAKEOVER IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

    Czechoslovakia is in Europe and the Cold War started because of disagreement of what type of governemt should be in Europe.
  • NATO RATIFIED

    NATO RATIFIED

    Peace time military alliance based on collective security
  • CUBA TAKEN OVER BY FIDEL CASTRO

    CUBA TAKEN OVER BY FIDEL CASTRO

    Cuba became a communism country when Fidel Castro took over because he is a communist. Cuba is close to Florida so that disturbed the United States making the US take action.
  • KENNEDY REQUESTS 25 % SPENDING INCREASE FOR MILITARY

    KENNEDY REQUESTS 25 % SPENDING INCREASE FOR MILITARY

    Kennedy spend money on military because of arms race to build more nuclear weapon
  • CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

    CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

    Soviets put missles in Cuba 90 miles away from the U.S. There was a lot of confrontation between the U.S and Soviets because of the missles.
  • U.S INVOLVEMENT IN VIETNAM INCREASED

    U.S INVOLVEMENT IN VIETNAM INCREASED

    Vietnam was about to become a whole communist country so the U.S got more involved to stop this spread.
  • GORBACHEV ENDS ECONOMIC AID TO SOVIET SATELLITES

    GORBACHEV ENDS ECONOMIC AID TO SOVIET SATELLITES

    No more ecomonic aid means less possibility and help for the Soviets to get supplies for the war.
  • BERLIN WALL FALLS

    BERLIN WALL FALLS

    This is a symbolic of the end of the division between communism and democracy. Communism is falling down.
  • COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT FALL IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA, BULGARIA, AND RUMANIA; SOVIET EMPIRE ENDS

    COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT FALL IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA, BULGARIA, AND RUMANIA; SOVIET EMPIRE ENDS

    Shows how communism did not survive the war and how they lost.