The Cold War

FDR's Presidency

Period: Jan 1, 1943 to Apr 12, 1945

Started 4th March 1933 (but set to 1st Jan 1943 here to save space)

Stalin as leader of the USSR

Period: Jan 1, 1943 to Mar 5, 1953

Started 3rd April 1922 (but set to 1st Jan 1943 here to save space)

Tehran Conference

Nov 28, 1943

28th Nov - 1st Dec Wikipedia

Yalta Conference

Feb 4, 1945

4th - 11th Feb Wikipedia

Death of FDR

Apr 12, 1945

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Truman becomes US President

Apr 12, 1945

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Truman's Presidency

Period: Apr 12, 1945 to Jan 20, 1953

VE Day

May 8, 1945

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Trinity - First test of an atomic bomb for the USA in New Mexico

Jul 16, 1945

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Potsdam Conference

Jul 17, 1945

17th Jul - 2nd Aug Wikipedia

Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

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Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki

Aug 9, 1945

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VJ Day

Sep 2, 1945

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Churchill's 'Iron Curtain' Speech

Mar 5, 1946

Churchill gives 'Iron Curtain' speech at Fulton, Missouri Wikipedia

Greek Communists launch civil war against royalists

Sep 10, 1946

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Launch of the Truman Doctrine

Mar 12, 1947

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Czechoslovak coup d'état

Feb 21, 1948

21st - 25th Feb Wikipedia

Start of the Berlin Blockade

Apr 1, 1948

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Berlin Blockade

Period: Apr 1, 1948 to May 12, 1949

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Marshall Plan established

Apr 3, 1948

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NATO established

Apr 4, 1949

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End of the Berlin Blockade

May 12, 1949

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USSR tests first atomic bomb - 'First Lightning'

Aug 29, 1949

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People's Republic of China proclaimed

Oct 1, 1949

Commuists take over China following civil war Wikipedia

Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance signed

Feb 14, 1950

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Start of the Korean War

Jun 25, 1950

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Korean War

Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953

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USA tests first Hydrogen Bomb

Nov 1, 1952

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Eisenhower becomes US President

Jan 20, 1953

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Eisenhower's Presidency

Period: Jan 20, 1953 to Jan 20, 1961

Death of Stalin

Mar 5, 1953

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End of the Korean War

Jul 27, 1953

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USSR explodes its first Lithium Bomb

Aug 8, 1953

Khrushchev becomes leader of the USSR

Sep 14, 1953

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Khrushchev as leader of the USSR

Period: Sep 14, 1953 to Oct 14, 1964

USA explodes a Lithium Bomb

Mar 1, 1954

Geneva Conference

Apr 26, 1954

26th Apr - 20th Jul Wikipedia

Start of First Taiwan Strait Crisis

Sep 3, 1954

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First Taiwan Strait Crisis

Period: Sep 3, 1954 to May 1, 1955

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USA develops first intercontinental bombers

Feb 1, 1955

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End of First Taiwan Strait Crisis

May 1, 1955

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Warsaw Pact established

May 14, 1955

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Geneva Summit

Jul 18, 1955

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USSR develops TU-20/95 Bear (intercontinental bomber)

Jan 1, 1956

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Khrushchev delivers speech criticising Stalin

Feb 25, 1956

"On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences" Wikipedia

Hungarian Revolution

Oct 23, 1956

23rd Oct - 10th Nov Soviet troops invade Hungary following a revolts against Soviet impossed policies Wikipedia

USSR develops first ICBM

Aug 21, 1957

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USSR launches Sputnuk, the first space satellite

Oct 5, 1957

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Second Taiwan Straits Crisis

Aug 23, 1958

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Fidel Castro takes power in Cuban Revolution

Jan 1, 1959

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U-2 Spy plane shot down over USSR

May 1, 1960

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USA launches Polaris, first SLBM

Jul 20, 1960

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JFK becomes US President

Jan 20, 1961

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JFK's Presidency

Period: Jan 20, 1961 to Nov 22, 1963

Vostok 1 - First human spaceflight

Apr 12, 1961

First human spaceflight in history by Yuri Gagarin Wikipedia

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Apr 17, 1961

17th - 20th Apr Wikipedia

Vienna Summit

Jun 4, 1961

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Berlin Wall erected

Aug 13, 1961

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USSR tests 'Tsar Bomba'

Oct 30, 1961

The most powerful artificial explosion in human history - Hydrogen Bomb Wikipedia

Cuban Missile Crisis

Oct 14, 1962

14th - 28th Oct Wikipedia

'Hot line' telephone like established

Jun 20, 1963

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Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT) signed

Oct 7, 1963

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LBJ becomes US President

Nov 22, 1963

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LBJ's Presidency

Period: Nov 22, 1963 to Jan 20, 1969

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Aug 10, 1964

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Brezhnev becomes leader of the USSR

Oct 14, 1964

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Brezhnev as leader of the USSR

Period: Oct 14, 1964 to Apr 8, 1982

Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia

Aug 20, 1968

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Nixon becomes US President

Jan 20, 1969

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Nixon's Presidency

Period: Jan 20, 1969 to Aug 9, 1974

Sino-Soviet border conflict

Mar 2, 1969

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SALT 1 Signed

May 26, 1972

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Ford becomes US President

Aug 9, 1974

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Ford's Presidency

Period: Aug 9, 1974 to Jan 20, 1977

Helsinki Accords Signed

Aug 1, 1975

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Carter becomes US President

Jan 20, 1977

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Carter's Presidency

Period: Jan 20, 1977 to Jan 20, 1981

Start of Soviet–Afghan War

Dec 24, 1979

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Soviet–Afghan War

Period: Dec 24, 1979 to Feb 15, 1989

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Reagan becomes US President

Jan 20, 1981

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Reagan's Presidency

Period: Jan 20, 1981 to Jan 20, 1989

Andropov becomes leader of the USSR

Nov 12, 1982

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Andropov as leader of the USSR

Period: Nov 12, 1982 to Feb 9, 1984

Chernenko becomes leader of the USSR

Feb 13, 1984

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Chernenko as leader of the USSR

Period: Feb 13, 1984 to Mar 10, 1985

Gorbachev becomes leader of the USSR

Mar 11, 1985

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Gorbachev as leader of the USSR

Period: Mar 11, 1985 to Aug 24, 1991

Bush Snr becomes US President

Jan 20, 1989

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Bush Snr's Presidency

Period: Jan 20, 1989 to Dec 31, 1991

Ended 20th Jan 1993 (but set to 31st Dec 1991 here to save space)

End of Soviet–Afghan War

Feb 15, 1989

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