Cold War Timeline

By Codyke
  • The Berlin Airlift

    The Berlin Airlift

    This was important because it was one of the first major events in the Cold War. A key mistake was the Russians making a land blockade. The problem was that West Berlin was starving because they couldn't get food into their city. They could've farmed food so that way they could've had food. The Russian leader could've not put the blockade up so food could go to West Berlin.
  • Formation of NATO & the Warsaw Pact

    Formation of NATO & the Warsaw Pact

    It was a good thing that they formed an alliance against the Soviet Union
  • McCarthyism / The Red Scare

    McCarthyism / The Red Scare

    It was bad how the United States dealt with the potential communists in the U.S.
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    It was bad that North and South Korea are still not helping each other because of what happened here
  • Cuban Revolution

    Cuban Revolution

    This was not good because it introduced communism into Cuba but they also made ties with America which was good. They could of not revolted. They could've fixed what they were doing wrong that caused the revolution. They could've not let Fidel Castro into office. They could've kept communism and that would of stopped the revolution
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

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    Vietnam War

    This was bad because it was war between North and South Vietnam but the U.S. and Soviets got involved.
  • Launch of Sputnik

    Launch of Sputnik

    This was very good because it was the first artificial satellite. The Soviets could have worked together with the U.S. and would've gotten to space a lot faster. There was no real problem to solve besides for it just looked like America had fallen behind in technology. People could lived with a mindset that its for the good of the world to get into space. The leader could have worked together with the U.S. to make the space mission easier.
  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion

    It was bad because a lot of people died in the failed invasion
  • Creation of Berlin Wall

    Creation of Berlin Wall

    This was bad because it divided Berlin to keep fascists away from Germany. A key mistake was how they let one side starve. The overall problem was that it divided Berlin and caused others to starve. They could of found a peaceful way to resolve the conflict. The leader could of had a talk with Germany instead of building a wall.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    This was bad because it almost started a nuclear war with America and the Soviet Union
  • Mao's Revolution

    Mao's Revolution

    It was good that they moved away from the Soviet Army
  • Détente, Salt I, Salt II

    Détente, Salt I, Salt II

    This was good because they were agreeing about arms control
  • Gorbachev, Reagan, the fall of the USSR

    Gorbachev, Reagan, the fall of the USSR

    This was good because they it was the end of the cold war