Cold war timeline- Landon Hudson

By Landon H121
  • Berlin airlift

    Berlin airlift

    The soviet union blockaded access and road areas to allied berlin areas. It was the first major crisis in the cold war. The U.S. and UK responded by airlifting food and supplies to them.
  • creation of NATO

    creation of NATO

    It was a pact between most of the democratic countries. They did so for security against the soviet union. Some of the countries in NATO included the U.S., Canada, and several others.
  • creation of warsaw pact

    creation of warsaw pact

    It was a treaty signed by all the communism countries. It was signed because of the NATO pact. It was named the Warsaw pact because it was signed in warsaw.
  • Sputnik

    Sputnik

    It was the first artificial earth satellite. It was launched in a low earth orbit by the soviet union. It orbited for 3 weeks until the batteries ran out.
  • Construction of berlin wall

    Construction of berlin wall

    A wall built between west and east germany.This wall was 14 feet tall and guarded Berlin from other nations. Many died trying to cross the wall to escape Berlin.
  • Cuban missile crisis

    Cuban missile crisis

    It was a 35 day crisis between the soviet union and the U.S. It escalated into a global crisis when the U.S. deployed a missile in Italy to turkey.It was the closest that America and the soviet union came to war.
  • moon landing

    moon landing

    America was the first man controlled mission to land on the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon. The ship was called the Apollo 11.
  • destruction of berlin wall

    destruction of berlin wall

    It was announced the falling of the iron curtain. The U.S. and the UK broke the wall to get to their allies. It was the end of the cold war.