Cold War timeline 1947-1966

By EllaMcGann
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    Cold War

  • Korea is divded

    Korea is divded
    South Korea surrendered to the Americans becoming an independent Nation. North Korea surrendered to the Soviets becoming a Communist nation

  • Berlin Blockade

    Berlin Blockade
    Soviet forces blockaded all road, rail and water routes into West Berlin which was controlled by the Allied Nations. The United Nations initiated the Berlin Airlift to send supplies through the air

  • NATO treaty signed

    NATO treaty signed
    The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allied the North American and European countries. They all agreed to defend each other from an attack from an external party.

  • Soviets Detonate Their First Atomic Bomb

    Soviets Detonate Their First Atomic Bomb
    Five days after NATO took effect, the USSR performed its first nuclear test at Semipalatinsk, Kazakh SSR. President Harry S. A part of the Soviet Atomic Bomb project, the Soviets descended into classified research to develop nuclear weapons during World War II. Truman made this threat known to the public, a move which surprised and deflated the Soviets who hoped to keep their ongoing atomic programs secret.

  • Mao Zedong

    Mao Zedong
    The Soviet Union and Mao Zedong became allies. Part of the communists’ triumph against Chiang Kai-Shek was becoming the voice of Chinese nationalism for peasants and varying groups in China. China and the USSR, two powers of impressive size and military backing, were now united under communist mutuality

  • Korean War

    Korean War
    North Korea invades South Korea. President Truman ordered Air and Naval support to South Korea. Troops from 16 nations were sent to South Korea

  • 38th Parallel is crossed

    38th Parallel is crossed
    The United Nations gave MacArthur orders to cross the 38th Parallel and reunite Korea. UN ignored threats from China but were eventually pushed back by Chinese troops

  • Stalemate

    An Armistice was signed. The agreement was a stalemate. Korea was still divided between Communist North Korea and non- Communist South Korea.

  • MacArthur fired

    MacArthur fired
    MacArthur suggested dropping atomic bombs on China. Truman disagreed and thought doing so would start WWIII. MacArthur continued to argue his plan but was eventually fired for insubordination.