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World War II Ends
As the World War II comes to an end, American officials agree on establishing containment. This is used as a defense strategy against the Soviets. History.com staff. (2009). Cold War History. A + E Networks. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cold-war-history -
Long Telegram
George Kennan, an American diplomat sends out an 8,000 word telegram to the State Department of State with his views on the communist Soviet Union and the U.S. toward them. His analysis provided one of the most influential underpinnings for America's Cold War policy of containment. History. com staff. (2009). George Kennan sends "Long telegram" to State Department. A + E Networks. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-kennan-sends-long-telegram-to-state-department -
Truman Doctrine Introduced
U.S. President, Harry S. Truman, asks for America's assistance for Greece and Turkey to forestall communist domination of 2 nations. This is seen as Declaration of Cold War and outlines parameters of foreign policy. History.com staff. (2009). Truman Doctrine is announced. A+E Networks. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-doctrine-is-announced -
Berlin Airlift
Soviet forces blockaded rail,road, and water access to Allied controlled areas of Berlin. The U.S. and the UK responded by airlifting food anf fuel to Berlin from Allied airbased in Western Germany. Office of the Historian. (2013). The Berlin Airlift. United States Department of State. Retrieved from https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/berlin-airlift -
NATO(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is created by the U.S., Canada, and many other Western Europe countries to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. This is the first peacetime military alliance that the U.S. entered into outside the Western Hemisphere. Office of the Historian. (n.d.). North Atlantic Treaty Organization. United States Department of State. Retrieved from https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/nato -
NSC-68
The National Security Council Report, also known as NSC-68, echoes President Truman's recommendation that the country use military forces to "contain" communist expansionism anywhere it occurs. This report called for a four-fold increase in defense spreading. History.com staff. (2009). Cold War History. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cold-war-history -
SEATO(Southeast Asia Treaty Organization)
John Foster, the U.S. Secretary of State, forges an agreement establishing a military alliance. France, the U.S., Australia, and more pledge to "act to meet the common danger" in event of aggression against any signatory state. History. com staff. (2009). SEATO established. A + E Networks. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/seato-established -
Warsaw Pact
The pact is signed by the Soviet Union and its 7 satellites. It is a mutual defense organization that puts the Soviets in command of armed forces of the member states. History.com staff. (2009). The Warsaw Pact is formed. A + E Networks. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-warsaw-pact-is-formed -
Sputnik
The Soviet Union inaugurates the "Space Age" with the launch of the Sputnik. The Sputnik is the world's first artificial satellite. History.com staff. (2009). Sputnik launched. A + E Networks. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sputnik-launched -
Berlin Wall
East Germany builds a barbed wire and concrete "Antifascist Schutzwall" between East and West Berlin. The purpose of this wall is to keep Western "fascists" from entering East Germany and undermining the socialist state. History. com staff. (2009). Berlin Wall. A+E Networks. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall -
Cuban Missile Crisis
President John F Kennedy notfied Americans about the presence of Soviet missiles that were nuclear armed in Cuba just 90 miles from the U.S. shores. He explained his decision to enact a naval blockade around Cuba and made it clear the U.S. was prepared to use military force if necessary to neutralize this perceived national security. History. com staff. (2010). Cuban Missile Crisis. A + E Networks. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis -
China Explodes First Atomic Bomb
China successfully explodes its first atoic bomb after having developed their own nuclear technology, The country's government promises to the world that it developed nuclear weapons for sole purpose of self-defense. China.org Staff.( n.d.). 1964: China's first atomic bomb explodes. 17thcongress.org.cn. Retrieved from http://www.china.org.cn/english/congress/228244.htm -
Bay of Pigs
Cuban exile invasion led by Fidel Castro force lands at beahes along the Bay of Pigs. Cuban planes sink 2 escort ships and destroy half of the exile air support. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. (n.d.). The Bay of PIgs. n.p. Retrieved from http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/The-Bay-of-Pigs.aspx -
1st Man on Moon
American, Neil Armstrong of NASA's Apollo 11, becomes first man to set foot on the moon. He allowed for America to win the Space Race. History. com staff. (2009). Cold War History. A + E Networks. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cold-war-history -
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
U.S. President, Richard Nixon, and Soviet, Leonid Brezhnev, sign the SALT treaty. It prohibits manufacture of nuclear missiles by both sides and takes step toward reducing the decades-old threat of nuclear war. History.com staff. (2009). Cold War History. A + E Networks. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cold-war-history
