The Cold War

  • United Nations formed

    United Nations formed

    The idea was that if we had some form of united nations, then we can prevent wars, for better living and human standard rights.
  • Hollywood 10

    Hollywood 10

    Though they faced forward, the refused to answer questions revolving around communism.
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    An American foreign policy made in order to contain Soviet communism expansion.
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    An American made recovery plan.
  • NATO formed

    NATO formed

    North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Military alliance among about 30 different countries, used for protection of each other.
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    War fought between North Korea and South Korea. Began when the North invaded South.
  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs

    Failed landing invasion in the south western area of Cuba, at the height of the Cold War, and the failure determined and changed between international relations.
  • Berlin Wall built and up

    Berlin Wall built and up

    A guarded concrete wall was built in order to physically and ideologically divide Berlin.
  • US officially enters Vietnam War

    US officially enters Vietnam War

    The US did not want communism to spread, so they joined out of fear from that.
  • Space Race/Spuntik

    Space Race/Spuntik

    A battle between Soviet Union and the United States, to see who could get to space with the best technology and farthest in space first.
  • Soviets invade Afghanistan

    Soviets invade Afghanistan

    Nine year war. And 6.5% - 11.5%
  • Berlin Wall comes down

    Berlin Wall comes down

    This marked the falling of the Iron Curtain in history, along with the start of the fall of communism.