Cold war 1950s

The Onset of The Cold War& 1950's

By TashaBoo25

  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine
    U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent their falling into the Soviet sphere

  • The Marshall Plan

    The Marshall Plan
    American program to aid Europe where the United States gave monetary support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism

  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift
    Aircrews from the United States Air Force, the British Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, and South African Air Force flew over 200,000 flights in one year, providing up to 4700 tons of daily necessities such as fuel and food to the Berliners.

  • NATO

    NATO
    The organization constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party

  • Korean Conflict

    Korean Conflict
    A war between South Korea, and North Korea, it caused North andSouth to seperate because the defferopins on political parties.

  • The Polio Vaccine

    The Polio Vaccine
    The first was developed by Jonas Salk.
    An oral vaccine was developed by Albert Sabin using attenuated poliovirus

  • Castro’s Cuban Revolution

    Castro’s Cuban Revolution
    An armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement and its allies against the regime of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
    The Revolution began when Fidel Castro's armed rebels attacked the Moncada Barracks in Santiago and the barracks in Bayamo

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    The first official man made satelite ever sent into orbit, and it was sent by The Soviet Union.

  • NASA Established

    NASA Established
    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research

  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs
    It is an inlet of the Gulf of Cazones on the southern coast of Cuba. It was unsuccesfully invaded in 1961

  • Building the Berlin Wall

    Building the Berlin Wall
    A ical barrier that was built to completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and seperate from East Berlin.

  • 6-Day War

    6-Day War
    was fought by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria.
    Within six days, Israel had won a decisive land war. Israeli forces had taken control of the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, the West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan, and the Golan Heights from Syria.