Cold war Timeline

By caitlyn.pearson

  • Yalta conference

    first "conference" on how to fix war torn Europe.

  • Postdam conference

    Where Stalin, Churchill and Truman gathered to discuss the fall of Nazi Germany, peace-treaties, and post war orders between different nations

  • hiroshima bombing

    usa dropped bombing with UK's consent

  • Nagasaki bombing

    usa drops more bombs with UK's consent

  • Molotov plan

    provide aid to countries in eastern Europe to rebuild the countries that are economically and politically aligned to the soviet union

  • cold war

    state of geopolitical tension after world war II. no large scale fighting

  • Truman Doctrine

    Policy made Soviet geopolitical expansion during the cold war. The policy provided support for nations threatened by Communist Russia

  • Marshall Plan

    Was made to provide help to countries affected by WWII, got rid of trade barriers to promote modern industry, and also prevent the spread of communism

  • Brussels Treaty

    expansion to the preceding years defense pledge

  • Berlin block aid

    first major international crisis of the cold war. the soviets blocked the western allies railways, roads, and canal access to sectors of Berlin under the western control

  • NATO

    the system of defense that ensures the members of the alliance agree to mutual defense as a response to an attack. A system that makes sure another world war does not start.

  • Soviet creation of nuclear weapons

    Russians created nuclear weapons

  • korean war

    war between north and south korea

  • stalins death

    the communist leader, joseph stalin dies

  • fidel castro taking over

    an armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro Movement and its allies against the authoritarian government of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista.

  • Warsaw pact

    collective defense treaty signed by the soviet union and central and eastern Europe during the cold war

  • vietnam war

    war between north vietnam and south vietnam

  • hungarian revolution

    nationwide revolt against hungarian government

  • NORAD

    USA and Canada alliance of air forces in case of a soviet attack during the cold war.

  • bay of pigs

    failed military invasion in cuba

  • end of Cuban missile crisis

    13 day confrontation between america and soviet union concerning american missile deployment in italy

  • afghanistan and soviet war

    war between soviet union and afghanistan

  • solidarity of poland

    unity among individuals

  • berlin wall falling

    people knocked the wall down, and people were free to cross countries

  • czechoslovakia revolution

    non violent transition of powers

  • nuclear arms treaties

    prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, and technology.