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Cold War Timeline

By PreciousA
  • USSR makes a deal with Germany

    USSR makes a deal with Germany

    Stalin (USSR) made a deal with Hitler (Germany) called the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact shortly before World War II.
  • Hitler breaks deal with USSR and attack them

    Hitler breaks deal with USSR and attack them

    Two years after the deal was signed, Hitler attacked the USSR. After this the USSR joined forces with the US and other allies.
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Japan attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
  • US Army Air Force drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima

    US Army Air Force drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima

    The atomic bomb was dropped to bring the war with Japan to a speedy end.
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    An American foreign policy that promised that America would support free countries to help fight communism
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    Was a massive economic aid plan for Europe to help it recover from the damage caused by the war
  • NATO Treaty Signed

    NATO Treaty Signed

    Western nations formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to coordinate their defense against USSR
  • German scientist Klaus Fuchs reveals himself as a spy

    German scientist Klaus Fuchs reveals himself as a spy

    Klaus Fuchs reveals that he's a spy and has been passing nuclear secrets to the Soviets. He is later charged with espionage.
  • Creation of the Warsaw Pact

    Creation of the Warsaw Pact

    Communist states in Central and Eastern Europe created the Warsaw Pact
  • The U-2 Incident

    The U-2 Incident

    CIA agent, Francis Gary Powers' U-2 was shot down by a Soviet missile.
  • First Human in Space

    First Human in Space

    Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space and the first to orbit the Earth.
  • The Slow Thaw

    The Slow Thaw

    Nixon began negotiations with USSR and SALT I (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty Agreement)
  • USSR invades Afghanistan

    USSR invades Afghanistan

    The USSR invades Afghanistan to try to set up a friendly government
  • The Berlin Wall Falls

    The Berlin Wall Falls

    Riots and protests break out in East Germany. East Germans storm the wall. With the guards being outnumbered and also confused, they step back. Soon the wall falls. Eventually East and West Germany are reunited.
  • Cold War Ends

    Cold War Ends

    The Soviet Union dissolves, the Iron Curtain is lifted, and the Berlin Wall falls bringing the Cold War to an end.