Cold War

By allisonnolan27
  • 1960 BCE

    U-2 Incident

    U-2 Incident
    An American U-2 spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers was shot down over Soviet air space. On the first day of the Paris summit, Soviet Premier Nikita stormed out after delivering a condemnation of U.S. spy activities.
  • 1957 BCE

    The Eisenhower Doctrine

    The Eisenhower Doctrine
    Eisenhower within a "Special Message to the Congress on the Situation in the Middle East". Under the Eisenhower Doctrine, a Middle Eastern country could request American economic assistance or aid from U.S. military forces if it was being threatened by armed aggression.
  • 1957 BCE

    Sputnik launched into orbit

    Sputnik launched into orbit
    the Soviet Union launched the earth's first artificial satellite, Sputnik I. The successful launch came as a shock to experts and citizens in the United States, who had hoped that the United States would accomplish this scientific advancement first.
  • 1953 BCE

    End of Korean war

    End of Korean war
    Seven months after President Eisenhower's inauguration as the 34th President of the United States, an armistice was signed, ending organized combat operations and leaving the Korean Peninsula divided much as it had been since the close of World War II at the 38th parallel.
  • 1950 BCE

    start of the Korean war

    start of the Korean war
    The Northern Korean People's Army invaded South Korea in a coordinated general attack at several strategic points along the 38th parallel, the line dividing communist North Korea from the non-communist Republic.
  • 1948 BCE

    The Marshall Plan is introduced

    The Marshall Plan is introduced
    It became known as the Marshall Plan, named for Secretary of State George Marshall, who in 1947 proposed that the United States provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe.
  • 1948 BCE

    Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift
    when Soviet forces blockaded rail, road, and water access to Allied-controlled areas of Berlin. The United States and United Kingdom responded by airlifting food and fuel to Berlin from Allied airbases in western Germany.
  • 1947 BCE

    Truman doctine

    Truman doctine
    With the Truman Doctrine, President Harry S. Truman established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.