-
Period: to
Yalta Conference
This conference was held to make the decision of how Germany was to be split into 4 different areas to prevent further German dominance in Europe. -
Period: to
Potsdam Conference
The potsdam conference split Germany into 4 different zones combined of The United States, France, Great Britain, and the USSR. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine declared an active role in the Greek CIvil War. -
Marshall Plan
-
Communists take over Czechoslovakia
Communism starts its spread in February of 1948, and Czechoslovakia was the first victim that fell to Communism, and more will continue to fall. -
Period: to
Berlin Blockade/ Berlin Airlift
The USSR cut off all accsess ports to berlin while the United States and its allies continued to airlift supplies and soldiers into Berlin to keep from collapsing, eventually Stalin gave up and removed the blocakde. -
NATO ratified
NATO was ratified creating an alliance between the United States and several North Atlantic countries to fend off Communism. -
Communism in China
Communist Mao Zedong takes control of China and establishes the People's Republic of China. -
Joe Mccarthy Witch Hunt
On this Senator Joe McCarthy intialized The Red Scare in the United States saying that hea had a list of 250 currently known communist in office in the United States. -
Period: to
Korean War
The Korean War was the first major international conflict that followed the end of the Second World War. It was the initial test for the newly formed United Nations, which had been created in an attempt to prevent a future world war from happening, through the use of negotiations, dialogue, and, if necessary, the use of force as supplied by the Armed Forces of the member nations. -
Period: to
Nuclear Arms Race
atomic test series of 11 explosions at Nevada Test Site. -
Period: to
Vietnam split at 17th parallel
Vietnam is split into 2 at the 17th parallel. -
Warsaw Pact formed
The Warsaw Pact was formed to counter against the United States and NATO which also brought the term brinkmanship into play. -
Communism on the move
USSR sent tanks into Poznan, Poland, to suppress demonstrations by workers. -
Communism on the move: part 2
USSR sent military aid to Afghanistan to help them. -
Vostok Launched
Vostok was the first ICBM launched ever. This was considered a big threat to the U.S. as the USSR could strike without even leaving their country. -
Sputnick Launched Into orbit
The USSR begins the space race as the U.S. and USSR begin their way to the moon. The USSR gets the first step by launching a satelitte into space and this was known as sputnik. -
Withdrawal of Soviet Troops from Berlin
Khrushchev demands withdrawal of all soviet troops in berlin -
Sputnik II Launched
USSR launches Sputnik II to be the first country to put a dog into space. the dogs name was Laika, sadly she died once she got into orbit. -
Explorer I Launched
Explorer I was launched into space, and this signified the space race between the USSR and the United States. -
Fidel Castro takes over Cuba
Fidel Castro takes over Cuba as a Communist dictator, and the U.S. now has a communist threat 60 miles off the coast of Florida. -
U-2 spy plane shot down
Soviet Union revals that they shot down a U.S. spy plane. -
John F. Kennedy elected
John F. Kennedy elected into office. -
Cuba and Soviet Union
Cuba openly aligns itself with the Soviet Union and their policies. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was the first attempt to topple Castro and his fellow communist in Cuba. Though it failed completely. -
Berlin Wall goes up
Constrution of the Berlin Wall begins. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
USSR moves missles to Cuba creating a huge threat to the homeland, and puts the U.S. on full alert. -
President Kennedy Assassinated
President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas while riding in parade. -
Gulf of Tonkin incident
North VIetnamese shoot at US ships in the Gulf of Tonkin. -
Man on the Moon
Apollo 11 lands on the moon landing the US at the top of the space race by being the first country to land a man on the moon. -
Vietnam Cease fire
Firing between North vietnam ad The United States ends. -
President Nixon resigns
President Nixon resigns bfore being impeached. -
north vietnam defeats south vietnam
North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam which falls to Communist forces. -
poland: independent
Poland becomes independent. -
Hungary:independent
Hungary becomes independent. -
Berlin Wall comes down
Berlin Wall is demolished and East Germany allows unrestricted migration to West Germany. -
Fall of Communism
Communist governments fall in Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Rumania.The decline of the Soviet Union. -
Germany reunited
Germany restored to its original state. -
End of Cold War
End of the soviet union nd the cold war.