1925-1950 WWII/early Cold War

  • Leaving Nicaragua

    Leaving Nicaragua
    American troops leave Nicaragua after 13 years of occupation there, the outcome was having no more troops overseas in Nicaragua.
  • War payments

    War payments
    The US and France reach agreement on repaying back money on destruction in WW1, France agreed to help pay for the damage along with the US to help.
  • US occupation strikes again

    US occupation strikes again
    The US redeploys troops back into Nicaragua to help fight in the "Banana Wars", the outcome was USA winning the war.
  • The London Naval conference

    The London Naval conference
    The United States, Great Britain, Italy, France, and Japan states signed a treaty that reduced the number of naval ships the countries had. The outcome of this was a reduced number of Naval vessels roaming the seas.
  • US enters the War

    US enters the War
    Pearl harbor was attacked and we lost hundreds of troops due to Japanese ships invading, the outcome was the US joining the Allied powers
  • More US troops deployed

    More US troops deployed
    In Iwo Jima, troops enter the small island in order to kill all opposing Japanese enemies, the outcome ,after a fierce battle, is the US winning taking over Iwo Jima.
  • Yalta conference

    Yalta conference
    The Yalta conference was a meeting of British prime minister Winston Churchill, Soviet premier Joseph Stalin, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The outcome of this meeting was the demand of Germany surrendering and a plan of a post war world
  • Germany surrenders

    Germany surrenders
    The allies take over the German area and shut down the nazi party. The outcome is a new foreign policy that reopens trade with Germany
  • Potsdam conference issues

    Potsdam conference issues
    The meeting of the big three in order to negotiate peace among them took place in Germany. The outcome of this meeting was stronger cold war fighting by not allowing Russians to enter US territory.
  • United Nations

    United Nations
    The US helps form the United Nations. The UN is a group of countries formed together to help end communism. The outcome was a strong group that was against communism.
  • The long telegram

    The long telegram
    A telegram is sent to the united states in order to urge them to start a containment policy to keep out communism. The outcome was the mass hysteria known as the red scare.
  • Truman doctrine

    Truman doctrine
    The Truman doctrine was a form of foreign policy that prevented people from even toying with the idea of supporting communism. The outcome was more paranoia leading to the "Red Scare"
  • The Marshall plan

    The Marshall plan
    A new plan that allowed military action to be taken against communism, the outcome is that Western Europe was given $12 billion dollars to help protect them against communism
  • The USA joins NATO

    The USA joins NATO
    America joins NATO. NATO was a group consisting of the USA, Canada, Greece, Turkey, Denmark, France, Denmark, and Iceland. The outcome was a group that tried to prevent communism in any way possible.
  • US troops withdraw from Korea

    US troops withdraw from Korea
    US troops stationed in Korea are recalled from the country. The outcome of this was a Pro-communism government was left in charge with a vastly superior military force that could easily overwhelm South Korea's army.
  • The Berlin Airlift

    The Berlin Airlift
    The US provides supplies to the people of Berlin in order to help them survive. the outcome was an even more tense cold war struggle between the US and Russia