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Cold war

The Cold War

By Jpringle102
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    Cold War Events

  • Defeat of Germany and Japan

    The United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima (20 kiloton bomb 'Little Boy' kills 80,000)

  • Defeat of Germany and Japan

    Operation Crossroads with Test Able was the first public demonstration of America's atomic arsenal.

  • Containment

    Truman Doctrine - Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War

  • Containment

    Truman's Loyalty Program created to catch Cold War spies

  • Containment

    Berlin Blockade ends

  • Containment

    Korean War begins. Stalin supports North Korea who invade South Korea equipped with Soviet weapons

  • Containment

    Federal Civil Defense Administration established

  • A-bombs developed by Britain

    Nuclear Arms Race atomic test series of 11 explosions at Nevada Test Site

  • A-bombs developed by Britain

    Nuclear Arms Race atomic test series of 11 explosions at Nevada Test Site

  • War

    Korean War ends

  • CIA helps overthrow unfriendly regimes in Iran and Guatemala

    Warsaw Pact formed

  • USSR sent tanks

    USSR sent tanks into Poznan, Poland, to suppress demonstrations by workers

  • rocket launched

    Vostok rocket launched 1st ICBM

  • Khrushchev demands

    Khrushchev demands withdrawal of troops from Berlin

  • Fidel take over

    Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro

  • A-bombs developed by France

    Cuba openly aligns itself with the Soviet Union and their policies.

  • A-bombs developed by France

    Berlin border is closed

  • U.S. involvement in Vietnam increases see Vietnam War Timeline

    Cuban Missile Crisis see Cuban Missile Crisis Timeline

  • Kennedy assassinated

    President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas

  • Tonkin incident

    Gulf of Tonkin incident - see Vietnam War Timeline

  • Dominican Republic

    U.S. Marines sent to Dominican Republic to fight Communism