The Cold War

By lexis.wilson

  • Germany divided

    • Germany divided
    • Allies split
    • Germany split into four zones each ruled by U.S., U.K., USSR, and France

  • U.N. created

    United Nation was started as international organization to prevent wars from capitalists.

  • Cold war starts

    The cold war started.

  • Communist Europe and Capitalist Europe

    • Churchill called bordary seperating communist Europe and capitalist Europe an "iron cutain".

  • Truman Doctrine

    • Truman Doctrine, U.S. policy giving economic and military aid to free nations threatened by internal or external opponents.

  • Helping European Countries

    • Marshall plans to give assistance to help European countries that rebelled after the war.

  • Western allies begin circulation of new currency in Germany

    Western allies begin Berlin airlift a massive operation of flying aid into West Berlin.

  • NATO was formed

    • Nato was formed; a defensive military alliance.

  • Ussr admits defeat

    USSR admitted defeeat and lifted the blockade.

  • First atomic bomb

    USSR tested the first atomic bomb.

  • US + USSR began using spies

    The US and USSR began using spies, propoganda diplomacy and secret operations.

  • The H bomb

    US creates H bomb

  • USSR H bomb

    The USSR created the H bomb

  • update on NATO

    West Germany was admitted to NATO

  • Warsaw pact

    USSR formed warsaw pact (Soviet NATO)

  • Intercontinental ballistic missle

    Soviets developed an intercontinental ballistic missle.

  • ICBM

    The Soviets developed ICBM that could reach US

  • Soviets launch satellite

    Soviets use ICBM to launch the first satellite into space.

  • US first satellite

    The US launched their first satellite.

  • US spy plane shot

    US spy plane shot down over USSR.

  • Soviets erected Berlin wall

    The Soviets erected the Berlin wall to seperate communist East Berlin from capitalist West Berlin.