Cold War Timeline

Adolf Hitler invades the Soviet Union

Mar 31, 1941

The U.S. and The Soviet union formed an unexpected alliance post hitler invasion.

The Yalta conference in The Soviet Union

Mar 31, 1945

Stalin, Churchill , Roosevelt, agreed on a military plan to end the war and a subsequent joint occupation of germany. Stalin promised to allow free elections in poland.

The Potsdam conference

Apr 1, 1945

Germany, The Soviet Union and, The United States agreed to recognize eachothers influence over regions where their respective troops remained at the end of the war.

Soviet controlled governments established

Apr 28, 1945

Stalin established Soviet controlled governments in eastern european countries occupied by his red army, this was rejected by the U.S.

Allies victory

Jun 28, 1945

The allies defeat Germany

First atomic bomb tested

Jul 16, 1945

in 1945 the first atomic bomb or A-bomb was tested. It was dropped in Alamogordo, New Mexico

The Marshall plan

Mar 31, 1947

introduced the marshall plan to provide 17 million dollars in aid for the economic recovery of Europe.

U.S. joins the West

Mar 31, 1949

Along with many other western nations the U.S. Formed the North Atlantic Treaty Orginazation (NATO). This was a military alliance to protect eachother from soviet aggression.