Cold War Timeline- due friday, January 16, 2014- AAtkinson

By atkinsonamber01

  • The Truman Doctrine

    Harry S. Truman made it so that the U.S. would provide political, military, and economic help to all democratic nations that were threatened from inside and outside forces
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    The cold War

  • The Berlin Blockade

    Berlin broke into 4 sections and was cut off from the world
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization

    North Atlantic Treaty Organization

  • Korean War

    The 38th parallel is the line of latitude that serves as the boundary between North and South Korea.

  • Senator Joseph McCarthy

  • Vietnam War Begins

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Bay of Pigs invasion failed miserably during the cuban missile crisis, they tried to invade Cuba and the airforce arrived about an hour early in a public park, and then the cuban government had plenty of time to plan before anybody else even showed up.

  • The Tet Offensive

  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact

  • SALT Agreement

    Detente was the easing of tension betweent the governments during the cold war.

  • Glasnost

    Ronald Reagan was President when the 'Star Wars' (SDI) program was first started.

  • Communism Collapses