Cold War Timeline

  • yalta conferecnce

    yalta conferecnce
    the yalta conference was a conference between the british americans and soviets as ww2 came to an end
  • Marshall plan

    Marshall plan
    The united sates gives Europe 13 billion dollars (130 billion current money) was to help Europe to rebuild after the war that had taken place. It was named Marshall plan after a secretary state George Marshall
  • H-Bombs

    H-Bombs
    After the Soviet Union had successfully, the United States felt like they were falling behind so they tried doing a better one
  • North Korea invades

    North Korea invades
    North Korea invades South Korea with 75,000 troops. United States assisted the south in the war
  • Hungarian revolution

    Hungarian revolution
    1956 was a nation wide revolt against the government of the Hungarian peoples republic and it's soviet imposed policies, lasting from oct 23 until November 10 1956
  • Space race

    Space race
    Soviet Union sends Sputnik to space first. This made the united sates fear they have better technology, and so the space race starts.
  • U.S Blockade

    U.S Blockade
    The United States blocks Cuba in response to the build up of soviet missiles in Cuba. This led to the Cuban crisis.
  • Vietnam war

    Vietnam war
    French and indoctrinate still have tensions and eventually ended up creatin a war. The united sates helped Vietnam gain independence
  • Moscow Olympics

    Moscow Olympics
    1980 U.S boycotts Moscow Olympics to protest the soviet invasion in Afghanistan.