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Cold War Timeline
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1947 Truman Doctrine gets passed
The Soviet Union threatens Greece and Turkey. President Truman passes the Truman Doctrine to provide Economic and Military aid to no communist countrys. -
The Marshall Plan Is executed.
The U.S. donates 13 billion dollars to war torn Europe to rebuild its cities. This was also to keep peace amongsy nations that are struggling. -
The Berlin Airlift
East Berlien cuts off all supply to West Berlin. American and Brittish Air Force start delivering supplys to West Berlin by air. -
The Soviet Union Test thier first Atom Bomb
The Soviet Union feild tests their first atom bomb. America realizes their technological leap was closing. -
The U.S. First Hydrogen Bomb
The U.S. field test their first hydrogen bomb. The testing site was called the Pacific Playground instantly vaporizing the Island it was launched on. -
The Warsaw Pact is created
The Soviet Union gather all eastern communist led countrys to form an alliance. The U.S. in retaliation creates the NATO alliance -
The Soviet Union launch thier first Sputnik
The Soviet Union is the first to launch a satelite in to space. The words sputnik is german for satelite. -
The U.S. creates N.A.S.A.
The U.S. is angered by losing the space race. They also create this organization to calm the american people. -
Fidel Castro takes control over Cuba
Fidel Castro over throws the communist government of Cuba. This raises the U.S. attention do to cuba being so close to its land. -
The Bay Of Pigs
The U.S. is at a stand still with Fidel Castro who refuses to remove its nuclear weapons from Cuba. This causes the U.S. to train 1/500 escaped Cubans to attack the shores and hope to create a revolution in Cuba.
