Keesha's Cold War Time Line

By keesha
  • House Un-American Activities Commitee formed

    House Un-American Activities Commitee formed

    HUAC investigated disloyalty in fascist and communist governments.
  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference

    The big three agreed to meet to discuss war strategies and issues. This event ended on February 11, 1945
  • Potsdam Conference

    Potsdam Conference

    The big three met at Potsdam to discuss post-war arrangements in Europe. This event ended on August 2, 1945.
  • United Nations formation

    United Nations formation

    29 countries ratified the United Nations Charter, an organization for peace.
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    President Truman asked congress for $400 million dollars for millitary and economic assistance for Turkey and Greece.
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    President Truman signed the Economic Recovery Act, Marshall Plan. Named after Secretary of State, George Marshall.
  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift

    The Truman administration brought food, by plane, to the starving civilians in West Berlin. This event ended on May 12, 1949.
  • NATO formation

    NATO formation

    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was supposed to help bring peace.
  • Era of McCarthyism begins

    Era of McCarthyism begins

    Political conformality and loyalty, started with a speech by Joseph McCarthy in Wisconsin, during his time in office.
  • North Korean Invasion of South Korea

    North Korean Invasion of South Korea

    North Korea made a surprise attack on South Korea. This event ended on July 27, 1953
  • Rosenburg Execution

    Rosenburg Execution

    Julius and Ethel Rosenburg were executed for relaying U.S. military secrets to the Soviets.
  • Armistice Signed Ending Korean War

    Armistice Signed Ending Korean War

    This event ended the war and both countries occupied the same amount of territory.
  • Warsaw Pact formation

    Warsaw Pact formation

    This was the rival millitary alliance for the Soviet Union.
  • Sputnik 1 Launched

    Sputnik 1 Launched

    On October 4, 1957, the USSR launched the first artificial satellite.
  • First Man in Space

    First Man in Space

    Yuri Gagarin was the first man to ever go into space. He was from Russia.
  • First American in Space

    First American in Space

    Alan Shepard was the first American to ever go to space.
  • Creation of the Berlin Wall

    Creation of the Berlin Wall

    It divided West Berlin and East Germany and it was a symbolic boundary between communist and democratic governments.
  • First Man on the Moon

    First Man on the Moon

    Neil Armstrong became the first man to step foot on the moon. He was from the United States.