Cold War Timeline

By dtaylor2019
  • Hiroshima Bomb Drop

    Hiroshima Bomb Drop

    Sparks the beginning of this war.
  • Korea Split into Two Nations

    Korea Split into Two Nations

    Split in two: North=Democratic's People Republic and South=Republic of Korea
  • North Korea Invades South Korea

    North Korea Invades South Korea

  • Vietnam War (Beginning)

  • Election of 1960

    Election of 1960

    JFK vs Nixon
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

  • Cuban Embargo

    Cuban Embargo set into place after Cuban Missile Crisis
  • JFK Assassination

    JFK Assassination

  • C. Turner Joy Attacked

    C. Turner Joy Attacked

  • USS Maddox Attacked

    USS Maddox Attacked

  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    US declares war, joining the Vietnam War
  • US Changes Battle Tactics

    US Changes Battle Tactics

    US changes battle tactics in Vietnam war, now using Napalm, Agent Orange, etc

  • Walter Cronkite Goes to Saigon to Interview General Westmoreland

  • Election of 1968

    Election of 1968

    Richard Nixon wins, because he's republican

  • Calley's Troop

    Village in Vietnam, My Mai, troops go to and slaughter everyone in the village
  • Watergate Scandal

    Watergate Scandal

    Nixon pays people to break into the Watergate Hotel. Turns focus back to US, rather than Vietnam