Cold war Timeline

  • United Nations Formed

    United Nations Formed

    The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization aiming to maintain international peace and security. Also develop friendly relationships between the nations.
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    Program to encourage nations to resists communist expansion.
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    US sponsored program designed to rehabilitate the economies of 17 western and southern European countries in order to create stable conditions.
  • Nato Formed

    Nato Formed

    The first peacetime military alliance the United States entered into outside of the Western Hemisphere.
  • Hollywood 10

    Hollywood 10

    It was 10 motion pictures producers, directors, and screenwriters who appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee refused to answer questions regarding their possible communist affiliation.
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    The war was fought between North and South korea when the North invaded the South following clashes along the border and rebellions in south korea.
  • Space Race/ Sputnik

    Space Race/ Sputnik

    The soviet union launched the first artificial satellite
  • Bay of pigs

    Bay of pigs

    It was a failed landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba.
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall

    Barrier that surrounded West Berlin and prevented access to it from East Berlin or East Germany.
  • U.S. official enters Vietnam War

    U.S. official enters Vietnam War

    The US joined to attempt to prevent the spread of communism.
  • Soviets invade Afghanistan

    Soviets invade Afghanistan

    They invaded Afghanistan under the pretext of upholding the Soviet- Afghanistan friendship treaty.
  • Fall of Berlin Wall

    Fall of Berlin Wall

    Political reforms, escalating pressure from the people of eastern Europe and ultimately, confusion over an East German directive to open the border.