Cold War timeline

  • United Nations formed

    United Nations formed
    Many Nations combined to create the UN and their goal was to improve life all throughout the world
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine
    A Foreign Policy announced by the US that aimed to prevent the spread of Communism
  • Hollywood Ten

    Hollywood Ten
    10 famous movie producers, firectors, and writers were blacklisted because they refused to talk about their Communist ties with Congress
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan
    A plan to help Western Europe economically and hopefully stop the spread of Communism throughout the World.
  • NATO formed

    NATO formed
    NATO was formed as a defense Mechanism after the threats of WW2
  • Korean War

    Korean War
    Instigated by North Korea's attack and invasion on South Korea, marking the first military action of the Cold War.
  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    The first Satelite to be leucnhed into space by the Soviet Union
  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs
    A failed US operation where the US tried to overthrow the communist party in Cuba with the help of Cuban Exiles.
  • Berlin Wall Goes Up

    Berlin Wall Goes Up
    Separated Berlin into East and West sides, the West being much more prosperous. It successfully kept East Germans out of West Germany
  • US enters Vietnam War

    US enters Vietnam War
    America decided to invade Vietnam despite many Americans being against it. They decided to join because of the fear of Communism spreading
  • Soviets invade Afghanistan

    Soviets invade Afghanistan
    This invasion was in support of the PDPA government, and hopefully prevent it from collapsing
  • Berlin Wall Comes Down

    Berlin Wall Comes Down
    After the East German Government told East Germans they could cross the border, crowds of people went reuniting West and East Germany