Cold war start

Cold War Timeline

By Victor Villegas

  • Berlin Blockade and Airlift

    This was the turning point in post World War II Europe.
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    This is where things really got heated between the Soviets and the US.
  • Space Race

    Space Race

    This is where the US and Soviets had an intense rivalry about space and who can get the farthest first. Soviets started with the lead with Sputnik 1, however when the kept competing it actually brought them together and made the International Space Station.
  • U-2 Reconnaissance Plane

    U-2 Reconnaissance Plane

    This is where the US’s CIA had a plane trying to spy on the Soviets and the Soviets shot it down and this lead to an embarrassing conference between US and Soviets.
  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs

    This where the US tried to invade Cuba but failed miserably, this embarrassed the US.
  • Reagan visits the Wall

    Reagan visits the Wall

    This when Reagan visited the Berlin Wall, this showed continued commitment to the people of West Berlin
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    This was the the closest to the US and the Soviets actually fighting. This includes nuclear warfare also.
  • Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

    Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

    This was one of the first steps to slow the arms race
  • Soviets invade Afghanistan

    Soviets invade Afghanistan

    The US and the Soviets each back a different side and this led to the US boycotting the 1980 Olympics.
  • Reunited Germany

    Reunited Germany

    This where East and west Germany reunited, East Germany was no longer Communist, and this was evidence that the War Saw Pact’s days were numbered.