The cold war era

The Cold War

  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference
    The Yalta Conference is when the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, represented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Premier Joseph Stalin, respectively, for the purpose of discussing Europe's post-war reorganization
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  • Stalin Starves Berlin

    Stalin Starves Berlin
    Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin orders the blockade of all land routes from West Germany to Berlin, in an attempt to starve out the French, British, and American forces from the city. In response, the three Western powers launch the Berlin Airlift to supply the citizens of Berlin by air.
  • The north Atlantic Treaty Organization

    The north Atlantic Treaty Organization
    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is founded by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States, in order to resist Communist expansion.
  • The Red Scare at its Peak

    The Red Scare at its Peak
    The Red Scare reaches its peak, with the naming of numerous American celebrities as members of the Communist Party.
  • Sputnik Launched

    Sputnik Launched
    Sputnik satellite launched. sputnik was a russian satalite. the first satalite to be lanched in space.
  • NASA Formed

    NASA Formed
    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA is formed this is a big step for the US. by forming NASA we became the first in space study.
  • Bay Of Pigs

    Bay Of Pigs
    Bay of Pigs Invasion: A CIA-backed invasion of Cuba by counter-revolutionaries ends in failure.
  • Cuban Missle Crises

    Cuban Missle Crises
    The cuban Missile Crises began the cold war. for 13 days the US argued with cuba to remove the bombs from cuba.
    this started the cold war between the US and Eruope.
  • Four Power Agreement.

    Four Power Agreement.
    Four-Power Agreement on Berlin is signed by the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, France, and the United States.
  • The end of the cold war

    The end of the cold war
    At the end of the Malta Summit, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George H. W. Bush declare that a long-lasting era of peace has begun. Many observers regard this summit as the official beginning of the end of the Cold War.