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The Cold War 1945-1991

By bmwagne6
  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference

    Meeting of "The Big Three" (FDR, Churchill, and Stalin). The Cold War Begins
  • Potsdam Conference

    Potsdam Conference

  • U.S. drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima

    U.S. drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima

  • U.S. drops Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki

    U.S. drops Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki

  • "Sinews of Peace"

    "Sinews of Peace"

    Iron Curtain Speech by Winston Churchill
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    Plan to help countries combat poverty, disease, and malnutrition
  • NATO ratified

    NATO ratified

  • Berlin Blockade Ends

    Berlin Blockade Ends

  • KGB Established

    KGB Established

  • Vietnam Split at 17th Parallel

    Vietnam Split at 17th Parallel

  • Kitchen Debate

    Kitchen Debate

  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion

  • Construction of the Berlin Wall Begins

    Construction of the Berlin Wall Begins

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

  • SALT I signed

    SALT I signed

  • Ceasefire called by the U.S.

    Ceasefire called by the U.S.

  • SALT II

    SALT II

  • End of Soviet Union and Cold War Ends

    End of Soviet Union and Cold War Ends

  • Works Cited

    <a href='http://www.datesandevents.org/events-timelines/03-cold-war-timeline.htm' >
  • Berlin Wall Demolished

    Berlin Wall Demolished

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