Timeline of WWII

By Hans222
  • An iron curtain descends across Europe

    An iron curtain descends across Europe

  • Berlin Airlift occurs and Czechoslovakia becomes the last Eastern European country to become Communist

    Berlin Airlift occurs and Czechoslovakia becomes the last Eastern European country to become Communist

    Berlin Airlift occurs and Czechoslovakia becomes the last Eastern European country to become Communist
  • Creation of East and West Germany

    Creation of East and West Germany

  • China comes to the aid of North Korea and forces UN troops to retreat

    China comes to the aid of North Korea and forces UN troops to retreat

  • North Korea invades South Korea

    North Korea invades South Korea

  • The Korea War ends with a cease fire and Korea remains divided at the 38th parallel ands Stalin, leader of Soviet Union dies

    The Korea War ends with a cease fire and Korea remains divided at the 38th parallel ands Stalin, leader of Soviet Union dies

    The Korean War ended with a ceased fire and Korea remains divided at the 38th parallel ands Stalin, leader of Soviet Union dies
  • The French lose the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and decide to pull out of Indochina.

    The French lose the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and decide to pull out of Indochina.

    The French lost the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and decided to pull out of Indochina.
  • Nikita Khrushchev becomes Soviet Premier and Austria reunifies under the condition they remain neutral in the Cold War.

    Nikita Khrushchev becomes Soviet Premier and Austria reunifies under the condition they remain neutral in the Cold War.

    Nikita Khrushchev becomes Soviet Premier and Austria reunifies under the condition they remain neutral in the Cold War.
  • Soviets crush a revolt in Hungary while the West does nothing.

    Soviets crush a revolt in Hungary while the West does nothing.

    Soviets crush a revolt in Hungary while the West does nothing.
  • Sputnik I is launched.

    Sputnik I is launched.

    Sputnik I is launched.
  • American U-2 spy plane is shot down by the Soviet Union.

    American U-2 spy plane is shot down by the Soviet Union.

    American U-2 spy plane is shot down by the Soviet Union.
  • Construction begins on the Berlin Wall & the Bay of Pigs Invasion.

    Construction begins on the Berlin Wall & the Bay of Pigs Invasion.

    Construction begins on the Berlin Wall the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis occurs.

    Cuban Missile Crisis occurs.

    Cuban Missile Crisis occurs.
  • The Gulf of Tonkin Incident occurs and the United States Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and Leonid Brezhnev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union.

    The Gulf of Tonkin Incident occurs and the United States Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and Leonid Brezhnev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union.

    The Gulf of Tonkin Incident occurs and the United States Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and Leonid Brezhnev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union.
  • President Lyndon B. Johnson sent the first 60,000 ground troops to Vietnam.

    President Lyndon B. Johnson sent the first 60,000 ground troops to Vietnam.

    President Lyndon B. Johnson sent the first 60,000 ground troops to Vietnam.
  • Tet offensive occurs

    Tet offensive occurs

    Tet offensive occurs
  • Detente begins.

    Detente begins.

    Detente begins.
  • United States and North Vietnam agree to a cease fire.

    United States and North Vietnam agree to a cease fire.

    United States and North Vietnam agree to a cease fire.
  • The last combat troops leave South Vietnam and the nation falls to Communist North Vietnam.

    The last combat troops leave South Vietnam and the nation falls to Communist North Vietnam.

    The last combat troops leave South Vietnam and the nation falls to Communist North Vietnam.
  • Soviet-Afghan War begins.

    Soviet-Afghan War begins.

    Soviet-Afghan War begins.
  • Josip Broz Tito, president of Yugoslavia, dies and Lech Walesa establishes the Solidarity Movement in Poland.

    Josip Broz Tito, president of Yugoslavia, dies and Lech Walesa establishes the Solidarity Movement in Poland.

    Josip Broz Tito, president of Yugoslavia, dies and Lech Walesa establishes the Solidarity Movement in Poland.
  • Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union.

    Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union.

    Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union.
  • The Soviet Union withdraws troops from Afghanistan, Romanian uprising oust Nicholas Ceausescu and his wife, and the U.S.S.R allows the dismantling of the Berlin Wall.

    The Soviet Union withdraws troops from Afghanistan, Romanian uprising oust Nicholas Ceausescu and his wife, and the U.S.S.R allows the dismantling of the Berlin Wall.

    The Soviet Union withdraws troops from Afghanistan, Romanian uprising oust Nicholas Ceausescu and his wife, and the U.S.S.R allows the dismantling of the Berlin Wall.
  • Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania declare their independence and East and West Germany reunite under Chancellor Helmut Kohl.

    Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania declare their independence and East and West Germany reunite under Chancellor Helmut Kohl.

    Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania declare their independence and East and West Germany reunite under Chancellor Helmut Kohl.
  • Soviet republics of Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan declare independence and Gorbachev resigns and Boris Yeltsin becomes the first president of Russia.

    Soviet republics of Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan declare independence and Gorbachev resigns and Boris Yeltsin becomes the first president of Russia.

    Soviet republics of Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan declare independence and Gorbachev resigns and Boris Yeltsin becomes the first president of Russia.
  • Czenchoslovakia becomes the Czech Republic and Slovakia

    Czenchoslovakia becomes the Czech Republic and Slovakia

    Czenchoslovakia becomes the Czech Republic and Slovakia