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The Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine started in 1947 and the U.S would send money and profits support to the nations that they are against. -
The Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan Was very simple. The plan was to prevent the spread of communism. -
Berlin Airlift
Soviet forces blockaded rail, road, and water access to Allied-controlled areas of Berlin. -
Formation of NATO
NATO was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. -
Start of the Korean War
the Korean War began on June 25, 1950, when 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. -
End of the Korean War
On July 27, 1953, President Eisenhower's inauguration as the 34th President of the United States signed an armistice that ended 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. -
Formation of the Warsaw Pact
the Warsaw Pact was created on May 14, 1955 immediately after the accession of West Germany to the Alliance. -
The Eisenhower Doctrine
The Eisenhower Doctrine was a policy enunciated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 5, 1957, within a "Special Message to the Congress on the Situation in the Middle East". -
Sputnik gets launched into orbit
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the earth's first artificial satellite, Sputnik-1. 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. -
U-2 Incident
On 1 May 1960, a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Air Defence Forces while conducting photographic aerial reconnaissance inside Soviet territory.