The cold war

History Cold War Timeline

  • Stalin

    Stalin

    Leader of Soviet Union, killed a lot of his own people and was hated by the world.
  • Period: to

    The Cold War

  • United Nations

    United Nations

    Group of 50 Nations that met in San Francisco to draft a charter. played a bigger role in world affairs that led to the League of Nations
  • Iron Curtain

    Iron Curtain

    idealogical barrier that separated Eastern Europe from NATO countries.
    helped showed how great Churchill was as a leader and further divided Europe
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    U.S. policy made to try to contain the spread of Communism.
    Eventually led to the Marshall Plan.
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    Aid package ovvered by the U.S. to Europe to help rebuild. Helped rebuild Europe.
  • European Economic Cooperation

    European Economic Cooperation

    organization of European nations set up to give post-war U.S. financial aid. Stimulated trade and cooperation
  • The Berlin Airlift

    The Berlin Airlift

    The U.S., Britain, and France all provided supplies for East Germany by plane to fight against Communism during the Berlin Blockade.
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization

    North Atlantic Treaty Organization

    "NATO", military alliance between several North Atlantic states to safeguard them from threat of Soviet communist attack.
    Entry of U.S. was gigantic commitment
  • Peoples Republic of China

    Peoples Republic of China

    Communist China in modern Asia. Republic happened after fall of the era of Emporors, split the country.
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    fued between S. and S. Korea.
    Fought until stalemate, we now have N/S Korea. divided Korea at 38th parallel
  • Ho Chi Minh

    Ho Chi Minh

    Pres. of North Vietnam.
    Helped his country defeat the French.
  • Explosion of 1st Hydrogen Bomb

    Explosion of 1st Hydrogen Bomb

    United States tests their first hydrogen bomb in the Marshall Islands.
    Hydrogen bomb leads to the nuclear bomb.
  • KGB

    KGB

    Russian "Committee for State Security", (secret police)
    hated and feared by everyone in the USSR and also played a huge role in the Cold War
  • Geneva Accords

    Geneva Accords

    conference that focused on trying to resolve war between French and the Democratic Republic of the Vietnamese. Eventually stated Vietnam's independence
  • Khrushchev

    Khrushchev

    Led Soviet Union.
    He helped de-Stalinize the USSR
  • Vietnam

    Vietnam

    Country in Southeast Asia, Vietnam War was between Communist North Vietnam and anti-Communist South Vietnam. War lasted longer than U.S. expected and U.S. lost, looked differently to the rest of the world.
  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact

    mutual defense alliance between Soviet Union and seven satellites in Eastern Europe.
    Had better weapons than NATO
  • Suez Canal/Nasser

    Suez Canal/Nasser

    Nasser (Pres. of Egypt) nationalized the Suez Canal.
    Suex Canal is the main sea route from Europe to Pacific. Important trade route
  • Sputnik

    Sputnik

    First Satellit to orbit the Earth, launched by Soviets. Milestone in the "Space Race" between U.S. and Soviets
  • The Berlin Wall was Erected

    The Berlin Wall was Erected

    The Berlin Wall was a literally wall, guarded by armed guards. It was made to split East Germany and West Germany so that citizens of East Germany would not create a socialist agenda.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    Altercation (no fighting) between U.S. and Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba. Eventually, U.S. politically overpowered Soviet Union to avert nuclear war
  • Brezhnev

    Brezhnev

    General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Global influence of the Soviet Union greatly increased during his rule, but also marked the beginning of an era of economic stagnation that eventually led to the downfall of the Soviet Union.
  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive

    massive offensive by Communist Guerillas against South Vietnamese and American forces on Tet.
    Turned Americans against involvement in Vietnam.
  • Helsinki Accords

    Helsinki Accords

    agreement signed in Helsinki, Finland by Western European countries.
    Helped end the Cold War by producing a document that eased tensions
  • Iranian Hostage Crisis

    Iranian Hostage Crisis

    diplomatic crisis between Iran and U.S., 52 Americans were held for 444 days.
    known as a "pivital episode" in U.S.-Iranian relations, stressed tensions.
  • Russian Invasion of Afghanistan

    Russian Invasion of Afghanistan

    Soviet war in Afghanistan was fought between Afghani rebels called the "Mujahideen" and the Soviet supported Afghanistan government. eventually led to the Geneva Accords
  • Moscow Olympics

    Moscow Olympics

    U.S. boycotted Moscow Olympics after the Soviet Invasion os Afghanistan.
    Only time U.S. ever boycotted Olympics and further strained relations
  • Lech Walesa and Solidarity Movement in Poland

    Lech Walesa and Solidarity Movement in Poland

    Movement to separate Poland from Soviet Union.
    first successful movement to separate Soviet satellite state from the USSR
  • Los Angeles Olympics

    Los Angeles Olympics

    Almost 6,800 athletes came to LA Olympics in summer of 1984, but the Russians boycotted the event. This strained relations further
  • Perestroika + Glasnost

    Perestroika + Glasnost

    Gorbachev's policies of overness.
    Soviets planned to part Iron Curtain with these policies
  • Chernobyl

    Chernobyl

    The Chernobyl disaster occurred in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, which was under the direct jurisdiction of the central authorities of the Soviet Union.
    Worst nuclear accident ever and was 100x more powerful than atomic bombs that were dropped on Nagasaki and HIroshima
  • Tiananmen Square

    Tiananmen Square

    public plaza at the center of China's capital, Beijing. This is where the people of China stood up to their government inder Mao Zedong for the first time
  • Gorbachev

    Gorbachev

    Pres. of Soviet Union, creates glasnost and perestroika
  • Berlin Wall is Torn Down

    Berlin Wall is Torn Down

    The Berlin Wall was torn down after the euphoric liberalization of the citizens of East Germany. The officials allowed them to visit West Germany after many radical political changes in 1989, and eventually there was no use for the wall.
  • Yeltsin

    Yeltsin

    Pres. of Russia.
    First Pres. of Russia ever.
  • End of USSR

    End of USSR

    Soviet Union disbanded into 15 different countires. Gorbachev resigns and Yelstin is new Pres.
    Symbolized the end of the Cold War
  • Putin

    Putin

    Pres. of Russia.
    regained political and economic stability in Russia