Cold war

The Cold War

By Blackman2340
  • The Yalta Conference- Feb. 4 - 11

    The Yalta Conference- Feb. 4 - 11

    The Big Three met to discuss German terms of surrender & post war occupation of Germany
  • Potsdam Conference July 17–Aug. 2, 1945

    Potsdam Conference July 17–Aug. 2, 1945

    Truman demanded free elections in Eastern Europe
    Stalin wants buffer of Communist states in Eastern Europe
  • Arms Race

    Arms Race

    Cempetition on building nuclear between the US and the USSR.
  • United Nations founded

    United Nations founded

    (UN) International organization to settle worls problems and avoid armed conflicts
  • Winston Churchill elected

    Winston Churchill elected

    Elected Prime minister
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    The USA provided military and economic aidto countries threatened by communism
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    US economic recovery for war torn Europe
    13 Billion US loans
  • Sputnik Launched

    Sputnik Launched

    1st satellite to orbit earth radio signals back to earth
  • Berlin Blockade

    Berlin Blockade

    Soviets block entrances to Berlin to cut off Allied supplies to West Berlin
  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift

    US and British airplanes fly planes to West Berlin
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

    North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

    Its a military alliance providing mutual help if attacked USA, Berlin, France, Canada, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, and Norway
  • Korean War 1950-1953

    Korean War 1950-1953

    UN forces sent to stop Communist agression
    USSR supplied war material to N. Korea
    Chinese forces entered the war on the north side of Korea
  • Stalin dies

    Stalin dies

    Died of stroke
  • Nakita Khruschev comes to power

    Nakita Khruschev comes to power

    Soviet leader after Stalins death
    removed all ostalins harsh policies
  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact

    Military alliance of Communist block nations- USSR, East Germany, Albania, Czech, Poland, Romania & Hungary
  • Vietnam War 1955 - 1975

    Vietnam War 1955 - 1975

    North Vietnam = Communist
    South Vietnam= Democratic
    Pres. Johnson ordered troops to Vietnam
  • Hungarian Revolution

    Hungarian Revolution

  • Space Race

    Space Race

    Sputnik was the first satellite to orbit earth
  • Cuban Revolution

    Cuban Revolution

    Fulgencio Bastita- Cuban dictator over thrown
    Fidel Castro- Communist forces seize control of Cuba - Soviet supported gov't. set up in Cuba
  • U-2 Incident

    U-2 Incident

    U-2 American spyplane shot down
  • 1st Space Travel

    1st Space Travel

    Yuri Gagarin - Russian Cosmonaut 1st man to travel in space
    Vostok 1(spaceship) - Orbit 1 hr 48 min

  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Cuban exiles invade Cuba & lead revolt against Castro
    Pres. Kennedy gave orders for Pigs invasion
    invasion failed
  • Berlin Wall Aug. 12 - 13

    Berlin Wall Aug. 12 - 13

    Built to keep East Germans from fleeing to West Germany
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    USSR placed missiles in Cuba
    ships carrying missiles headed for Cuba
    Pres. Kennedy orders USA blockaded off Cuba ports
    USA & USSR on brink of Nuclear war
  • Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan (unknown day)

    Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan (unknown day)

    USSR 10 year war against Afghan rebels

  • Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power 1985 - 1991

    President of the Soviet Union (no date found)
  • The INF Treaty

    The INF Treaty

    The INF Treaty is the first nuclear arms control agreement to actually reduce nuclear arms between the US and the Soviet Union
  • Fall of Berlin Wall

    Fall of Berlin Wall

    East Germany opened to the West
  • German Runification

    German Runification

    The East and West Germany were runited
  • USSR Breakup

    USSR Breakup

    USSR made up of 15 separate Republics
  • Boris Yelstin 1991 - 1999

    Boris Yelstin 1991 - 1999

    President of Russian Republic (no date found)