cold war timeline

  • united nations formed

    united nations formed

    this was the creation of an organization that wanted to create peace and security. the organization also wanted to encourage and develop friendly relationships between nations, overall achieving international cooperation and support.
  • hollywood 10

    hollywood 10

    ten producers of the hollywood film industry basically exposed the house un-american activities committee. the producers ended up facing jail sentences and were banned from working in the major hollywood studios.
  • truman doctrine

    truman doctrine

    the president (truman) announced that the US would help people and countries threaten by soviet rule and the communist agenda.
  • marshall plan

    marshall plan

    this was also known as the economic recovery act. this act called for the US to help postwar europe's economic infrastructure be restored.
  • nato is formed

    nato is formed

    NATO is a military alliance that was created after world war 2. the areas apart of this alliance are 2 north american countries and 28 european countries.
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    korean war

    this was the war that was fought between north and south korea. this war was mainly about the spread of communism with other underlying issues.
  • us entered the korean war

    us entered the korean war

    this is when america entered the war between north and south korea. the us supported south korea and was attempting to hault the spread of communism.
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    space race

    this was the 20th century competition between the soviet union and america. it revolved around space machinery and who could get the farthest the fastest.
  • berlin wall goes up

    berlin wall goes up

    the germans created a wall to divide berlin and to prevent people escaping the soviet controlled territory during the cold war.
  • bay of pigs

    bay of pigs

    this was a failed invasion that was by the southwestern coast of cuba.
  • soviets invade afghanistan

    soviets invade afghanistan

    the soviet union ended up invading afghanistan in attempt to aid their communist government while they were dealing with their conflict with the anti-communist groups.
  • berlin wall comes down

    berlin wall comes down

    this was a pivotal part of the cold war that marked the falling of the iron curtain and the fall of communism in eastern and central america.