The Cold War

  • Bombing of Nagasaki and Heroshima

    The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan. Also known as the Manhattan Project in hopes to end the war quicker.
  • Marshall Aid to the West of Europe

    Marshall provided aid to Western Europe, but Joseph Stalin refused the aid in Eastern Europe
  • Berlin Blockade

    The Berlin Blockade was an attempt by the Soviet Union to limit the ability of the United States. This lasted one year.
    https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-blockade
  • NATO is established

    Purpose of NATO is to safeguard the freedom and security of all it's members by political and military means
  • Korean War Begins

    This began when the communist North Korea invaded the Non-communist country of South Korea.
  • US Finishes and Tests first Hydrogen Bomb

    US Finishes and Tests first Hydrogen Bomb

    Thi hydrogen bomb was the worlds first thermonuclear weapon and it gave the United States a small advantage in the arms race with the Soviet Union.
  • Joseph Stalin Dies

    The leader of the Soviet Union who transformed it into an industrial and military superpower passes away after suffering a stroke at age 74.
  • Warsaw Pact is Created

    This was a military and political alliance between the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries. It was created to balance the power of NATO
  • Cuba becomes a Communist State

    Corruption and oppression led to communist rule under the leader of Fidel Castro
  • Military Aid is sent to Vietnam

    The United States wanted to stop the spread of Communism along with South Vietnam. South Vietnam was in a war with North Vietnam and needed military aid, so the United States became involved with the war for the first time.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    This was an intense 13-day military standoff between the Soviet Union and The United States. They were battling over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet Missiles in Cuba.
  • United States is Openly involved in Vietnam

    In hopes to stop the spread of communism, the United States became actively involved in the Vietnam War. The USA did not want communism to spread to the rest of Asia, so they sent troops to Vietnam.
  • 6-Day War in the Middle East

    Israel defeated the armies of Egypt, Syria and Jordan.
  • USSR Invades Czechoslovakia

    Soviet Union led Warsaw pact troops to Crack down on reformist trends in Prague.
  • INF Treaty is signed

    Required the United States and the Soviet Union to eliminate and permanently forswear all of their nuclear weapons.

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